Bethany Thomas News

American Coast Theater Company has announced its 2024 Christmas Cabaret, a festive celebration of holiday cheer and musical magic!

Vanguard University's Department of Theatre Arts will present PARFUMERIE, a classic romantic comedy set in a 1930s Budapest perfume shop, exploring themes of love and mistaken identity.

Vanguard University's Department of Theatre Arts announced a production of GREASE, celebrating 1950s rock 'n' roll, at the Lyceum Theater from October 17 to November 3, 2024, directed by Susan K. Berkompas.

Get a preview of Marie and Rosetta from Milwaukee Rep favorites Bethany Thomas and Alexis J Roston as they rehearse the soulful renditions of Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s hit songs like “Strange Things Happening Every Day” and “I Want a Tall Skinny Papa.”

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.

Writers Theatre is extending its hit production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, written by Dave Malloy and directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman with music direction by Matt Deitchman. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present Marie and Rosetta, the unsung story of the Rock ‘n’ Roll’s roof-raising soul sisters. The play is wrritten by acclaimed playwright George Brant and directed E. Faye Butler. Learn how to purchase tickets.

It’s a joy to experience GREAT COMET end-to-end, and for musical theater lovers that want to hear a complicated score flawlessly performed, this is the ticket. This GREAT COMET soars.

The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Braden Abraham, opens its 2024/25 Season with Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 written by Dave Malloy and directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman with music direction by Matt Deitchman. 

PCPA has announced its 61st season featuring THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE BOOK OF WILL, THE RIVER BRIDE, and more. Discover a diverse lineup of performances from classics to contemporary works.

Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced Stephen McKinley Henderson as the 2024 Master Teacher for the nationally acclaimed Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at the Historic National Landmark, Ten Chimneys.

Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced Stephen McKinley Henderson as the 2024 Master Teacher for the nationally acclaimed Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at the Historic National Landmark, Ten Chimneys.

Porchlight Music Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for its free summer music series, BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD, bringing musical theatre performances to various Chicago neighborhoods.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the cast for Chicago Sings Broadway Pop II,  its annual fundraising concert, Monday, April 15, at the House of Blues Chicago.

Watch as Sylvia Hernandez DiStasi, the Acrobatic Coordinator of Moby Dick, discusses her approach to circus arts - and David Catlin, the Director and Adaptor of Moby Dick discusses how aerial acrobatics can add depth to creative storytelling.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater announces its 2024/25 Season, featuring award-winning titles, world premieres, and more. Get all the details in the press release attached.

The Rep’s Moby Dick isn’t just a cleverly staged reinvention of a stodgy classic, it’s an emotionally driven theatrical voyage that challenges, engrosses and captivates audiences. This is breathtaking and jaw dropping theater.

Watch an all new trailer for Moby Dick, which comes to The Rep February 6-25. The Repertory Theater of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the captivating timeless classic, Moby Dick at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Campus of Webster University.  Moby Dick is based on the book of the same name by Herman Melville and adapted and directed by Lookingglass Theater Company founding ensemble member and former Artistic Director David Catlin. 

 The Repertory Theater of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the captivating timeless classic, Moby Dick this February 6-25, 2024 at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Campus of Webster University.