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Desi Oakley to Lead WAITRESS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2024


Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the cast of their first production of their 2024 season, Waitress. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Production Highlights: BONNIE & CLYDE at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Mar 5, 2024


Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's BONNIE & CLYDE - playing now through March 9. In the video, watch previews of the music including 'God's Arms Are Always Open', 'How 'Bout a Dance?', 'When I Drive' and 'This World Will Remember Us'.

Review: BONNIE & CLYDE at Pioneer Theatre Company is Next-Level
by Tyler Hinton - Feb 25, 2024


Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of BONNIE & CLYDE is a prime example of the next-level work that’s come from the theatre lately as the product of world-class performers and creative teams. There’s a reason why they bill themselves as “Utah’s premier professional theatre.”  If you haven’t given PTC a try, now is the time to see what you’ve been missing.

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for BONNIE & CLYDE at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Feb 14, 2024


Get a first look at rehearsals for Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Bonnie & Clyde, on stage from February 23-March 9, 2024.

Pioneer Theatre Company Presents Tony Nominated Musical BONNIE & CLYDE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2024


PTC presents the Tony-nominated musical 'Bonnie & Clyde' in Utah, marking the first professional production of the show in the state.

Alanna Saunders & Michael William Nigro to Star in BONNIE & CLYDE at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2024


Pioneer Theatre Company will present Bonnie & Clyde. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

DOROTHY DANDRIDGE! THE MUSICAL Comes to Latea Theater This Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2023


Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical is being presented at the New York Theater Festival on December 11, 15 and 17 after a successful debut at Carnegie Hall in 2022.

Chilina Kennedy, Kate Rockwell & More to Star in LOVE ALL World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2023


La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Love All, by Anna Deavere Smith. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN CD Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2022


The original cast recording of The York Theatre Company's 2022 world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), is out now.

Full Cast Announced for A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Broadway Musical At Gateway Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2022


A Christmas Carol, The Broadway Musical was originally staged at the famous Madison Square Garden and was brought to life by Broadway heavy hitters, Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island), with a book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens.

VIDEO: First Look at the Regional Premiere of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2022


Get a first look at the regional premiere of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. Check out the video here!

Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - Sep 21, 2022


What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse? The show is a revealing story about pop music icon, Carole King. While many know of her success as a solo vocalist and song writer after releasing the album, 'Tapestry,' few will know about her previous career as part of a songwriting team that produced a string of hits in the 1960s. (Today, more than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by over 1,000 artists resulting in 100 single hits and six Grammy awards.)

Sarah Bockel Will Lead Regional Premiere of BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical; Full Cast Announced
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2022


Ogunquit Playhouse has announced casting for the Regional Premiere of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (September 15–October 30, 2022).

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at City Springs Theatre Company
by Caroline Powell - Jul 14, 2022


What did our critic think of “SOMETHING’S COMING” FROM WEST SIDE STORY at City Springs Theatre Company?

City Springs Theatre Company to Present WEST SIDE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2022


City Springs Theatre Company, Atlanta's home for professional musical theatre, will present the ground-breaking, Broadway musical masterpiece West Side Story, the final performance in its 2021-22 PNC Bank Season.

Review Roundup: PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN at York Theatre Company
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 11, 2022


Read all the reviews for the The York Theatre Company  world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg, and music by Stephen Weiner.

Photos: Opening Night of PENELOPE at the York Theatre Company
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Apr 8, 2022


The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy. Find out more about the production, cast and creative team plus how to get tickets.

Photos: First Look at PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2022


Production photos for The York Theatre Company world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby (York’s Lolita, My Love), with music direction and orchestrations by David Hancock Turner (York’s Cheek to Cheek, Desperate Measures) and vocal arrangements by David Hancock Turner, Steve Delehanty, and Stephen Weiner. 

The York Theatre Company's World Premiere of PENELOPE Resumes Performances Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2022


Performances for Penelope resume TOMORROW, Saturday afternoon, April 2 at 2:30PM. The limited engagement will continue through Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2022 at 2:30PM at The York’s temporary home, The Theatre at St. Jeans (150 East 76th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). Opening Night is Thursday evening, April 7, 2022 at 7:00PM.

The York Theatre Company Postpones Performances of PENELOPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2022


The York Theatre Company, out of an abundance of caution and safety due to a recent COVID outbreak, has POSTPONED performances of the world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written.

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