John Barrymore News

The Players at Barker Playhouse welcome the winter season with an enjoyable production of Paul Rudnick's adorably corny, oft-produced comedy, “I Hate Hamlet,” the story of a season in the life of a young actor eager to please everyone, including his fans, his agent, his girlfriend, and above all, a ghost.

Maxwell Caulfield will interviews Stacy Keach in An Evening of Intimate Conversation with Stacy Keach, presented by Theatre 40 in February. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Southbank Theatre Company will continue its fourth season with an upcoming production of Paul Rudnick's comedy, I Hate Hamlet. The show will run from Thursday through Sunday, November 7-17, 2024.

What did our critic think of I HATE HAMLET at The Pocket Community Theatre?

Actors Theatre of Indiana has announced the return of their Lab Series as they present IT GIRL or: Evelyn and the Eternal Question on Saturday, March 16, at the Carmel Clay Public Library, 425 East Main Street.

Happy Valentine's Day, BroadwayWorld! It is February 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

I HATE HAMLET, a Hauntingly Hilarious Comedy, Coming Up at Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Don't miss this hilarious production from Feb 23-March 23.

BARRYMORE is an exquisitely written script that is exceptionally acted in this first-rate production at St. Louis Actor’s Studio. This fantastic production can be seen through December 10th at The Gaslight Theatre.

St. Louis Actors' Studio will present 'Barrymore' starring John Contini at The Gaslight Theater.

Drama Works Theatre Company presents biographical drama, Barrymore, depicting the scandalous life of legendary actor John Barrymore. Don't miss this captivating play running from October 20-29.

Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is proud to announce the cast of “Trying” by Joanna McClelland Glass and the return of actor Lee E. Ernst to Wisconsin.  “Trying” runs for three weeks, August 16 through September 3, and is generously sponsored by Main Street Market.

Everyman Theatre Presents: A Night for Baltimore, a new annual special event, will take place on Saturday, September 30, 2023, co-chaired by Everyman Theatre Board Members Drew Tildon Reis of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP and Christopher Uhl of Baltimore's own Sweet Spot. This extraordinary celebration supports Everyman's education programming and community accessibility initiatives including its deeply discounted Pay-What-You-Choose offerings for every show. 

On June 9, the comedy-drama play “I Hate Hamlet” will open at the Ritz Theatre Company, a historic New Jersey venue.

I HATE HAMLET is a delightful romp for Shakespeare aficionados and newbies alike. The witty repartee just keeps coming as playwright Paul Rudnick dishes out great dialogue and some killer one liners. Nothing is funnier than actors making fun of actors, and I HATE HAMLET does it well. Despite its focus on one of the greatest dramas ever written, the show puts comedy front and center.

Hurry up and book your tickets!

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage continues their 36th MainStage Season with the hilarious I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick. The play will introduce audiences to Andrew, a young and successful television star who relocates to New York where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment.

Michael & Mardie LLC (Michael Garin and Mardie Millit) will present the FIRST private industry reading of MARY ASTOR'S PURPLE DIARY, an original musical inspired by the book of the same name by Edward Sorel, with book by Mardie Millit and music and lyrics by Michael Garin.

Rikki Lee Travolta will head the cast of Elgin Theatre Company's mounting of Paul Rudnick's iconic comedy I Hate Hamlet opening September 30, 2022, at the Elgin Arts Showcase just north of Chicago. Under the direction of Regina Belt-Daniels, Travolta will play the role of Andrew Rally – a famous but not terribly talented TV star who is cast in the title role of Shakespeare in the Park's Hamlet.

What did our critic think of MORE OF A GOOD THING: AN EVENING OF THEATER at Classics Lost 'n' Found Theater Company? We're going on the road! Briefly! We're taking four productions to Faribault on Saturday, 20 August for the MACT Fast Fest! Before we go, we want to share these productions with you! The Man Behind the Man in the Cape and Women's Work is Never Done by Noreen K. Brandt, as well as Steven LaVigne's two short solo plays Cock and Bull Queen Enid will be presented along with staged readings of scenes from our upcoming fall show!

Josephine Sanges, John M. Cook, and Jeff Harnar have outdone themselves with the new Fanny Brice tribute show playing the Beechman. Read our critic's review.