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Original Musical CANTERVILLE! to Run April 15-16, 2022 At Lakewood Theatre Company

Lakewood Theatre Company has announced the initiation of a new program entitled The New Treasures Series. Similar in style and presentation to Lakewood's Lost Treasures Program, which stages seldom produced musicals in a concert version, this series will instead explore new original musicals composed by local and regional artists.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at the Unicorn Theatre

Justin Audibert directs Anthony Weigh's new version of Oscar Wilde's comic novella, The Canterville Ghost - in a riotously spooky production for all the family, using magic and spectacular illusion to bring this classic and much-loved ghost story to life.  

Christmas at the Unicorn Announces Three Show Lineup

Christmas at the Unicorn continues the theatre's hugely successful tradition of producing thrilling, imaginative and visual theatre for all the family.  

BWW Review: SCARE PAIR: USHER HOUSE AND THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at The Broad Stage

On Sunday June 24, 2018, Los Angeles Opera gave a matinee presentation of two one-act Gordon Getty operas, USHER HOUSE and THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, which LAO calls SCARE PAIR. USHER HOUSE is Getty's 2014 edgy, operatic version of of Edgar Allan Poe's story, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. THE CANTERVILLE GHOST is Getty's realization of the Oscar Wilde story.

LA Opera Off Grand & The Broad Stage Present USHER HOUSE & THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

LA Opera Off Grand and The Broad Stage will present a double bill of one-act operas by Gordon Getty: Usher House and The Canterville Ghost. The operas will be performed on June 22 and 24 at The Broad Stage, located at 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Gordon Getty's SCARE PAIR Double Bill to Play Danny Kaye Playhouse; Peter Rosen Documentary to Air on WNET

The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's Scare Pair, a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost - together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues).

Premieres and Broadcast of Peter Rosen Documentary Begin 10/19

The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's Scare Pair, a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost -- together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues). Both works, with the libretto and music by Mr. Getty, will be sung in English and have a running time of 60 minutes each.

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST to Haunt Second Street Players This Fall

Second Street Players present The Canterville Ghost adapted by Pat Cook from the short story by Oscar Wilde September 15th, 16th, and 17th as well as the 22nd, 23rd, and the 24th.

Gordon Getty's SCARE PAIR Double Bill to Play Danny Kaye Playhouse; Peter Rosen Documentary to Air on WNET

The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's Scare Pair, a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost - together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues).

Premieres of Two Operas and Broadcast of Peter Rosen Documentary, 10/19-21

The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's "Scare Pair," a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost -- together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues).  Both works, with the libretto and music by Mr. Getty, will be sung in English and have a running time of 60 minutes each.

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST to Haunt Second Street Players This Fall

Second Street Players present The Canterville Ghost adapted by Pat Cook from the short story by Oscar Wilde September 15th, 16th, and 17th as well as the 22nd, 23rd, and the 24th.

CCO Opens 35th Season with Premieres of Two Getty Operas

The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's "Scare Pair," a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost -- together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues).  Both works, with the libretto and music by Mr. Getty, will be sung in English and have a running time of 60 minutes each.

Kelsey Grammer to Star in LA Opera's CANDIDE

Kelsey Grammer will make his LA Opera debut in the company's 2018 production of Candide, composer Leonard Bernstein's 1956 Broadway classic. 

Workshops & Special Events Announced For Sacramento From Oct.-Nov.

The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announces classes and workshops and special events for October-November. Also, they are holding auditions and present new shows that are now playing and opening soon.

SARTA Announces Fall Workshops/Classes & Special Events

SARTA announces workshops and classes and special events.

Haverty & Russ and Their Musical Journey to iGhost

Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ are getting ready to open their latest musical, iGhost, May 20th at the Lyric Theare in Los Angeles. Here they talk about what it's like to be longtime collaborators.