Theatre Now New York in association with Team HAB will present a concert of songs from the new musical Pompeii Rising August 30th at 7:00 PM at Judson Memorial Church on Washington Squ…
Theatre Calgary in Canada will present the international premiere of Beaches the Musical, based on the best-selling novel, which was made into the blockbuster film starring Bette Midler and …
CRAB'S LAST TAPE Ah, Theatre of the Absurd. a place where characters can grapple with existentialism, that which is the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent det…
DOWN AND UP IN HARLEM Barrington Stage Company's riveting production of Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky, directed by Candis C. Jones, opens with a fast-paced scene in which Guy Jacob…
THE DOCTOR IS IN First and foremost, get your tickets now before this limited run closes on August 19 at the Park Avenue Armory, the preeminent black box theater of NYC. [If you're not a …
Broadway and concert performer and EMI recording artist CHRISTIA MANTZKE will be performing her first ever cabaret show as part of Coachella Valley Rep's 2023 Summer Cabaret Series for one n…
A FENCES THAT KEEPS US IN Actors "ranney" and Ella Joyce bring a fresh and warm humanity to Shakespeare and Company's excellent and very satisfying production of August Wilson's Fences, whic…
YOU'D BE PSYCHO TO MISS THIS American Psycho is a ruthless and daring musical from Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, The Picture of Dorian…
PERFECTLY MARVELOUS You better tell Momma and everybody else to come see Wildsong's production of Cabaret, which opened last weekend in Ocean Beach. When you take into consideration that thi…
YOUR ONLY CRIME WOULD BE MISSING THIS PUNISHMENT The Old Globe Theater is presenting the world premiere of Crime and Punishment, A Comedy and it is a gem of a satire on one of the most famou…
GOOD NEWS: PIPPIN'S A PIP Some shows stay young by never growing up: With a book by Roger O. Hirson, this 1972 hit show originally directed by Bob Fosse is the perfect example of a musical t…
Drury Lane Theatre continues its 2023 season with a celebration of one of America's great music icons in Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash. American film and television actor Lance Gues…
THEATER AS THERAPY The waiting room at a psychiatrist's office is an emotional airlock between the chaos of the outside world and the sanctuary of the therapy office. It's public yet private…
Are you a theatre aficionado who loves nothing more than attending the opening night of the latest musical production? Or perhaps it's time to introduce your family or friends to the joys of…
DIAGNOSIS: DANCER Human nature loves to ponder the impossible to answer: What does food taste like to other people? What does a colorblind person imagine color looks like? What is it like to…
DELIGHTFUL PRODUCTION; SLIPPER-Y NEW SCRIPT Arriving for last Saturday's matinee performance and observing the front of house community support made for a welcoming atmosphere. It was deligh…
DON'T BE SKIPPIN' PIPPIN Here's a can't-miss opportunity: Beginning tomorrow, July 19, North Coast Rep is presenting the perky but dark 1972 musical, Pippin. With a book by Roger O. Hirson,Ã…
STEWPENDOUS Pulitzer-Prize finalist Stew by Zora Howard, and directed by Tyler Thomas, opened last Sunday at the Pasadena Playhouse. This play invites audiences into the intimate and …
THE TEMPEST AS RADIO PLAY One can only wonder why productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest have been sprouting up like magical vines in the jungle. Is it because the tale is about revenge as…
ANTSY The subject of "haves" and "have-nots" in the theater is nothing new, having been explored from The Greeks to Molière. More recent hallmarks are the Industrial Age's The Hairy Ape by …
OOHS AND OZ Just in time, a new, colorful and fun version of everyone's childhood favorite movie is here in Long Beach. Musical Theatre West's Royal Shakespeare version of The Wizard of O…
I HAVE A HUNCH YOU'LL LOVE THIS Victor Hugo published The Hunchback of Notre Dame, or Notre Dame de Paris in French, in 1831. Since that time the novel about Quasimodo, the hunchback and the…
BREWING UP SOME GOOD CHUCKLES IN THEIR KITCHEN Cooking shows are typically feel-good shows. The calm of Martha Stewart. The sweetness of Rachel Rae. The edge of Emeril Lagasse. Of course, it…
LAST SUMMER THIS SUMMER Written in 1976 by the late Jane Chambers, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove " which opened in 1980, NYC " is a milestone in lesbian theatre history. Chambers' name is leg…
FASCINATING, FUN AND FEEL-GOOD RHYTHM With stellar performances on two baby grands, a few silly props, and creative use of audience participation, Kirsten Salpini (sometimes wearing a tie to…