Brian MacDonald News

Saint Michael's Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the June 19 opening of the Playhouse's 71st summer theater season with the Tony Award-winning Musical Once, based on the Academy Award-winning Irish independent film of the same name.

Last week, before their performance at the 02 Brixton Academy, PVRIS (Alex Babinski, Lynn Gunn and Brian Macdonald) visited the New London Theatre to swap rock stories and meet with the kids cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock - The Musical. Imogen Bowden, Annabel Gracey, Milano Preston and Phoenix Taylor performed a special rendition of 'Teacher's Pet' from the show and chatted to PVRIS performing on stage and the perks of being a rock star - check it out in the video below!

Saint Michael's Playhouse, Northern Vermont's Actors' Equity Resident Theater Company, has announced the August 2 opening of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning American comedy classic You Can't Take It With You, directed by Catherine Doherty.

Saint Michael's Playhouse, Northern Vermont's Actors' Equity Resident Theater Company, has announced the August 2 opening of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning American comedy classic You Can't Take It With You, directed by Catherine Doherty.

In the past week, the arts in Canada have lost two bright lights in Stuart McLean and Richard McMillan. In the time-honoured theatrical tradition, the marquee lights of all four Mirvish Theatres - the Royal Alexandra, the Princess of Wales, the Ed Mirvish and the Panasonic - will have their lights dimmed at the traditional curtain time, 8 PM, today, February 22, 2017.

Grammy Award-winning rock band MUSE today announced a tour of North American amphitheaters with worldwide multi-platinum selling band Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Grammy Award-winning rock band MUSE today announced a tour of North American amphitheaters with worldwide multi-platinum selling band Thirty Seconds to Mars.

St. John's College, along with its programming partner Annapolis Shakespeare Company, is the host site for the state of Maryland for "First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare," a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, one of the world's most treasured books.

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the August 3rd opening of the musical comedy Pete 'n' Keely, at Saint Michael's Playhouse (August 3 - 13). 

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the August 3rd opening of the musical comedy Pete 'n' Keely, at Saint Michael's Playhouse (August 3 - 13). 

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 20th opening of the Vermont Premiere of Todd Kreidler's stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, at Saint Michael's Playhouse (July 20 - 30). BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 20th opening of the Vermont Premiere of Todd Kreidler's stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, at Saint Michael's Playhouse (July 20 - 30). BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

The Vermont Premiere of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, at Saint Michael's Playhouse opens tonight, July 6 and runs through the 16th.

Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 6th opening of the Vermont Premiere of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, at Saint Michael's Playhouse (July 6 - 16).

Saint Michael's Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the June 21 opening of the Playhouse's 2016 summer theater season with the five-time Tony-nominated musical Sister Act, the sparkling smash hit musical comedy that the New York Post called 'ridiculously fun.'

I fell into an orchestra pit. Just like the Coyote being chased by the Road Runner and ending up in a puff of smoke at the bottom of an endless canyon, I plunged into an empty black crevasse that was just as unforgiving. It was in the Avon Theatre, the year was 1983 and the show was The Gondoliers.

The 16th edition of Malibu International Film Festival presented by Yelp proudly unveils the full lineup of films and special events that kicks off December 3 at Regal Cinemas Malibu with Chip Croft's powerful documentary Lost Compassion followed by the Opening Night Party at Cafe Habana.

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin previously announced the opening Woody Guthrie's American Song, an exuberant musical celebration of America, running evenings at 8 p.m. tonight, July 29, and August 1, 4 - 8 and matinees at 2 p.m. on August 1 & 8, 2015.

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the opening Woody Guthrie's American Song, an exuberant musical celebration of America.

Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin recently announced the area premiere of John Patrick Shanley's new Irish comedy Outside Mullingar, which had its world premiere on Broadway last year.