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Des Moines Playhouse Celebrates New Years With 'Party in a Box'

The Playhouse will help ring in the new year with Party in a Box. The Playhouse Party in a Box has all the elements for fun: beverages, snacks, and noisemakers with options for families and for grown-ups. Party in a Box also includes entertainment with an on-demand concert available for viewing whenever your celebration takes place.
BWW Review: LOVE LETTERS at Des Moines Playhouse: A Welcome Journey

Recently, the term intermission has taken on a new meaning in the theatre community.  While we usually use it as a term to signify a break in a show, we have recently modified it to a break in theatre productions due to COVID19. While we may not be able to gather as a theatre community to sit in a theatre for a show, some theatres are getting creative in how they present shows this summer.  One of them is Des Moines Playhouse.  I attended a dress rehearsal of their socially distanced production of 'Love Letters,' which opens on June 12.
The Des Moines Community Playhouse Adds 15 Live Theatre Drive-In Performances

The Des Moines Community Playhouse has added 15 Live Theatre Drive-In performances. Originally announced performances sold out in five days. Tickets for the added performances are available online at dmplayhouse.com or by calling The Playhouse ticket office at 515-277-6261.
DM Playhouse Honors Legends

The Des Moines Community Playhouse honors legends J Michael Kellar, Melissa Kellar, Greg Leavengood, Mark Morrison, and Antonia Nozicka on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. A reception begins at 3:00 PM with a program at 4:00 PM.
Seven Theater Companies Win Cloris Awards; A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and RAGTIME Win Best Play and Musical!

Seven local theater companies took home trophies in 20 categories from this year's Cloris Awards ceremony Sunday night at Hoyt Sherman Place.
Seven Theatre Companies Win Big at the Cloris Awards

Seven local theater companies took home trophies in 20 categories from this year's Cloris Awards ceremony Sunday night at Hoyt Sherman Place.
The Des Moines Community Playhouse Celebrates 100 Years In Song

The Des Moines Community Playhouse is approaching its 100th anniversary, and has already begun the celebration with a special performances each year leading up to the big day. On Feb. 16-17, the Playhouse will continue the trip down memory lane with 'Countdown to 100: Musicals of the 2000s.' The program celebrates Playhouse and Broadway musical theatre history. 'Countdown to 100' is presented by Hubbell Realty Company with support from Workiva.
DM Playhouse to Honor Acting Legends With Summer Reception

The Des Moines Community Playhouse honors legends Steve Berry, Gina Gedler, Linda Juckette, and Joe Tish today, July 22.
DM Playhouse to Honor Acting Legends With Summer Reception

The Des Moines Community Playhouse honors legends Steve Berry, Gina Gedler, Linda Juckette, and Joe Tish on Saturday, July 22.
DM Playhouse Counting Down to 100th Anniversary with Song

The Des Moines Community Playhouse is approaching its 100th anniversary, and is starting the celebration early with a special fundraising performance to be held each year leading up to the big day.
Bookworks Albequerque Presents January Highlights

January brings events to Bookworks that explore transformations, education, social issues like war and charity, and great new literature.
INTO THE LION'S MOUTH Shares FBI Memos and Letters on Pearl Harbor

Combing through thousands of pages in recently declassified files at the U.S. National Archives and the U.K. National Archives, attorney and author Larry Loftis has collected startling evidence regarding America's entrance into World War II. His recent book, INTO THE LION'S MOUTH, provides FBI memos and letters showing that in August 1941 J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI were not only warned of a surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but given documentary proof.
Le French Book Offers International Bestsellers at 99 cents

Mystery and thriller publisher Le French Book is dedicated to hand-picking, translating and publishing top crime fiction from Europe. Their catalogue includes a number of top-selling mystery and thriller writers from France, including Frédérique Molay, author of the best-selling Paris Homicide series, and Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne, who have penned the worldwide bestselling Antoine Marcas Freemason series.
MANHATTAN LOCKDOWN by Paul Batista is Now Available in Hardcover and Digital Formats

The Story: A birthday party on a beautiful summer Sunday afternoon on the roof garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the guest of honor, Roland Fortune, mayor of New York City.
DEAL MASTER by Adam Gittlin is Announced in Hardcover and Ebook

The Story: Power Broker Jonah Gray is home. But does that mean Amsterdam, or New York City? Will he be Ivan Janse or Jonah Gray?
Music By The Sea Welcomes Jaaleekaay to Sandgate Town Hall Tonight

A chance meeting in Gambia between Australian guitarist Steve Berry and two of Gambia's finest musicians gave rise to the musical collaboration known as Jaaleekaay - meaning crossing point in the Wolof language of West Africa. Jaaleekaay will perform tonight 5 March at 7:30 p.m. at Sandgate Town Hall as part of Music By The Sea.
DM Playhouse Counts Down to 100th Anniversary

The Des Moines Community Playhouse is approaching its 100th anniversary, and is starting the celebration early with a special performance to be held each year leading up to the big day. Today and tomorrow, Mar. 4-5, the Playhouse will begin the trip down memory lane with 'Countdown to 100: A Musical Revue of the '60s and '70s.'

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