Rockland / Westchester Theatre Newsroom

Budding writers in high schools and colleges in or near Rockland County are being invited to compose and submit 10-minute plays for a festival sponsored by Penguin Rep Theatre. Learn more here!

Rivertowns Playhouse will present its fourth annual Summer Festival Season, featuring two acclaimed productions. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Potus is a satirical farce written by L.A.-based playwright and performer Selina Fillinge. The play opened on Broadway on April 27, 2022 at the Shubert Theatre. The premise is that It takes seven women to keep the President of the United States functioning—or at least trying to.  As his chaotic three-year tenure reaches yet another crisis, it’s up to the women around him to save the day once again. As farces go, it is appropriately over-the-top, its absurdity, bold characters, and crazy antics prompt plenty of laughs. 

The acclaimed Purchase Opera will present a fully staged production of Monteverdi’s Italian masterpiece, L’incoronazione di Poppea. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

The Broadway-style musical Just Desserts: A Musical Bake-Off will return to Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, March 28-30. Learn more about the show here!

Chamber Music America and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Ivalas Quartet and their program First Light. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The play selections at TPNC have always intrigued me. I consistently leave their shows with new insights and feeling thoroughly entertained, or emotionally roused. Currently playing is Terra Nova, which won playwright Ted Tally an OBIE Award for its 1984 New York production. Tally also won an Oscar for his adapted screenplay of The Silence Of The Lambs in 1991.

Rye Neck High School will be presenting a Sensory Friendly Performance of Grease, featuring softened lighting and sound, plus more. Learn more about the upcoming performance and see how to attend.

What did our critic think of SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Elmwood Playhouse?

Who says learning about history – American history in particular – can’t be entertaining as well as educational? Witness Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway juggernaut Hamilton, or, harking back a few deades, the Peter Stone musical 1776?

The highly anticipated musical production, The Sound of Music, will have its official opening on March 1, 2025 at Yorktown Stage. A Professionally Produced Broadway Musical performed by a professional cast, including Broadway Veteran Monica Wemitt.

The lead character, Jordan, is beautifully rendered in a heartfelt, high-energy turn by John Carlos Lefkowitz, who delivers Joshua Harmon's stream-of-consciousness monologues in a lilting voice that is almost musical.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Antrim Playhouse has revealed the the cast for their upcoming production of Billy Elliot The Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Significant Other, written by Joshua Harmon, is coming to Elmwood Playhouse this month. Learn more about the upcoming show and find out how to get tickets here!

Sunday brunch will get the blues when Bees Deluxe, the British-American sensation, comes to the stage at Daryl's House in Pawling NY. Learn more about the performance here!

The Duprees and Special Guests are coming to  White Plains PAC this month. If you love timeless and romantic doo-wop classics, prepare for an  evening with The Duprees and special guests, The Classic Sounds.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

In 1989, Lucas formed his longtime band GODS AND MONSTERS. The December 22 performance at the Colony Woodstock will serve as the debut for the latest iteration of the band.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School has announced its upcoming First Instruments, Mini-Private Lessons, and Junior Flute Club Open House event.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

When a play is rooted strictly in powerful monologues that are written by a master of the form like Mr. Friel, it demands virtuoso acting, which is precisely what this cast delivers to the audience. 

PTAC will be holding auditions for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream-set against the lush, mysterious backdrop of a southern swamp.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!