Conor McPherson News

Berkshire Theatre Group has revealed the cast for Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, featuring David Adkins, Corinna May, and others. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Written and directed by Conor McPherson, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY doesn't feel like other jukebox musicals. If anything, with its engrossing dialog, delivered with a heightened sense of heartbreaking realism from an excellent touring ensemble, you're never quite sure how best to describe the production. Is it a jukebox musical, a drama that wants to be a musical, or a play with music in it?

Centenary Stage company will be holding an open call (AEA & Non-union welcome) for their upcoming production of “The Weir” by Conor McPherson. Learn how to audition.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present the premiere of Abbe Fralix and Jerome Davis’ Bringing Them Home. Learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for August 2024 include Disney's Frozen and more!

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Olivier Award-winning classic Our Country's Good, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker,  and directed by Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with Broadway Across America and Florida Theatrical Association, has announced the on-sale dates for the AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando 24/25 Season. 

The World’s Greatest Stage Musicals will be coming to over 350 cinemas across the UK and Ireland this Autumn for a season of must see shows for theatre enthusiasts everywhere. Learn more about the shows you can catch in cinemas here!

The North American Tour of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is headed to the Orpheum.  The tour will play Memphis at the Orpheum Theatre October 8-13, 2024.

Dear Readers, I will admit that “Girl From the North Country”, currently playing at The Paramount, is a tough one to get into. It’s not a happy little romp and not structured like your typical musical. But if you can get past the bleak and let those voices wash over you, it’s a tragically beautiful ride, assuming they can work out some of those sound mixing issues in the theater.

Summers around Seattle tend to get a bit lighter on the theatrical side. But there’s still a bunch of fun things coming along. Here are a handful that I’m excited about.

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (book by Conor McPherson, music and lyrics by Bob Dylan) is a Tony-winning production, now on tour across the U.S., U.K. and Australia. The show is a re-imagining of 20 legendary Bob Dylan songs used to stitch together a patchwork of stories of several strangers in 1930s Duluth, Minnesota. 

The North American Tour of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY will perform a limited engagement at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre beginning Tuesday, July 30 and running through Sunday, August 18, 2024.

Lionsgate will return to the world of Panem with the major motion picture adaptation of the next book in the franchise, Suzanne Collins's highly anticipated Hunger Games novel Sunrise on the Reaping. The film will be released in theaters in North America beginning on November 20, 2026.

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY will be performed at The Paramount in June. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets.

Centenary Stage Company, the not-for-profit theatre company prepares a full schedule of professional theatrical performances for their 39th season.

Broadway in Portland will present the Portland engagement of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical Girl From The North Country at Keller Auditorium.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the appointment of Nadia Fall as its new Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive.

Girl From the North Country is headed to The Smith Center for an eight-show run from June 4-9. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Summer 2024 include A Strange Loop, Jersey Boys, and more.