Hans Christian Andersen News

The Little Mermaid comes to the Lied Center next month. Performances run November 12-17, 2024.

Reading Rep Theatre has announced the full cast for their 2024 winter offering, a new production of The Snow Queen by Anna Wheatley, which will run at the Berkshire venue from Friday 29 November to Tuesday 31 December.

Join the B. Iden Payne Awards Council at the Austin Scottish Rite Theatre to honor excellence in Austin theatre, recognizing achievements across various genres. Learn how to attend.

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director for the 2024–25 season, marking a new chapter in the orchestra's leadership.

Playful People Productions, a theater education nonprofit in San Jose, will present Honk! JR., a family-friendly musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling, with music by George Stiles and book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe.

Join the whimsical and outlandish screening of DUCKY & PATSY'S FAIRYTALES FOR SOPHISTICATED ADULTS at Culture Lab LIC. Enjoy a pay-what-you-will admission.

Broadway star Michael Urie stopped by Good Morning America to discuss the new season of Apple TV's Shrinking, as well as the current Broadway production of Once Upon a Mattress, where he performs opposite Sutton Foster.

Inland Valley Repertory Theatre will bring Disney's beloved classic 'The Little Mermaid' to life on stage at the Lewis Family Playhouse October 18-27.

A reimagined version of the classic story The Princess and the Pea, full of acrobatics and physical comedy, will open the New Victory's 2024-25 season. This is a playful remix of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Kyoto will transfer to @sohoplace for a limited 16-week run from Thursday 9 January to Saturday 3 May 2025. Plus, learn more about Twelfth Night and The Red Shoes here!

Wandsworth Borough Council’s The Little Mermaid is coming to Wandsworth in 2024, bringing a dazzling show that combines theatre, dazzling dance, and plenty of laughter. This modern reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale promises an adventure for audiences of all ages, which you can dive into at the Wandsworth Civic Suite this festive season.

In 2025 The TADA Theatre will bring a diverse array of entertainment to the stage ranging from a current hit on Broadway, a special guest from 'America's Got Talent', a hilarious comedy, a Las Vegas headliner, an original musical, a creature from outer space and much more!

Festive classics return this Christmas season to Sadler's Wells Theatre, the Peacock Theatre and Sadler's Wells Digital Stage, including Birmingham Rep's The Snowman, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and Ballo Arthur Pita's The Little Match Girl.  

This festive period, How It Ended and artsdepot will present an imaginative and brand-new theatrical adaption of Hans Christian Andersen’s moral tale, The Fir Tree.

The Syracuse University Department of Drama has announced the 2024/2025 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

See first look photos of MTVarts' production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR..

We continue with the creatives from Once Upon a Mattress- Scenic Designer David Zinn, Sound Designer Kai Harada, Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer J. Jarad Janas, and Costume Designer Andrea Hood.

Last night at the Hudson Theatre, the cast and team of Once Upon A Mattress shared a toast to celebrate Lear deBessonet's new role at Lincoln Center Theater as the Artistic Director. See photos!

With their co-production with the RSC of The Buddha of Suburbia about to transfer to the Barbican, Wise Children has announced their forthcoming season of work, which includes Artistic Director Emma Rice's brand-new adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, which she also directs. Learn more about the full season here!

JM Cabling and PJ Rebullida, dancers and choreographers, learn, unlearn, and relearn from each other. They currently work together in a production of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Once On This Island,' book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, co-produced by 9 Works Theatrical and Ticket2Me.