Lynn Ahrens News

Pulse Theatre Chicago is back with a remount of the Tony Award-winning musical, Once On This Island. Experience the captivating story of Ti Moune and her journey in the French Antilles. Don't miss this limited engagement at the historic eta Creative Arts Foundation. Get your tickets now at Pulse Theatre Chicago's website.

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first listen to the cast of Signature Theatre's Ragtime performing the show's incredible opening number.

Get ready for an unforgettable night as theater icons Patti LuPone, Deborah Cox, Eric McCormack, and more take the stage at the Dramatists Guild Foundation 2023 Gala. Join in for a star-studded evening of performances and support a great cause. Save the date and be a part of this must-attend event for theater lovers and supporters.

Pittsburgh CLO has unveiled the exciting lineup for their 2024 Summer Series. Find out the dates and locations of the upcoming shows.

Elvira Tortora shares her childhood story as the daughter of a bookie in Brooklyn through the songs of Broadway in her highly anticipated nightclub debut, 'The Bookmaker's Daughter.'

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the epic musical Ragtime, with book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Woodside Musical Theatre will present SEUSSICAL a musical with music, book, and story by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, beginning next month. Get event and ticket information here!

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will open its 24th season with “Once On This Island.” Learn more about the musical and find out how to get tickets here!

Critics use the word “well” often when describing the arts. Something is “well-written,” “well performed,” “well-acted,” “well thought-out.” RAGTIME, which runs Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long Street in downtown Columbus), is all of those things, and more.

JOB, the world premiere of a new play by Max Wolf Friedlich, starring Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon has extended its critically acclaimed run.

Bishop has served as Producing Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater since July 2013, and first joined the organization as Artistic Director in January 1992.  His departure in June 2025 will coincide with the close of Lincoln Center Theater’s 40th anniversary season.

David Glover is out to disprove the adage of “Those who can’t do, teach” when he takes on the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Columbus Children’s Theatre production of RAGTIME THE MUSICAL. The Terrance McNally musical will be performed Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St. in downtown Columbus).

Following a successful 20th anniversary season in 2022 and early 2023, Good Theater has announced the schedule for the 2023/2024 season, as well as an updated rush ticket policy to help make live theater more accessible for all. 

The Sieminski Theater and Trilogy Repertory Theater are thrilled to announce their upcoming production of the acclaimed musical A Man of No Importance by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally.

Playful People Productions will present Seussical JR, featuring beloved Dr. Seuss characters and storylines performed by grade school children, directed by Shannon Santandrea and Emily Pennington. Seussical JR performs at Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose Sept. 22—Oct. 1, 2023.

The 2024 Season marks a landmark for one of the area's most established and respected theatre organizations.  With the opening of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced on January 19, 2024, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will kick off its Blockbuster 30th Anniversary Season. To celebrate the milestone, WOB's producers have announced a line-up that includes regional premiere productions of some of the newest and biggest name shows to appear on Broadway in recent seasons.

Second Street Players has announced audition dates for its 2023 holiday show, 'A Christmas Carol: The Musical.'

Don't miss your chance to audition for 'A Christmas Carol: The Musical' at Second Street Players. Be part of this beloved Christmas tale and join the cast for a festive and entertaining holiday show.

When the musical Ragtime was produced for Broadway in 1998 it was a colossal, big-budget show.  It cost some ten million dollars.  What in the world were the folks at tiny little Union Avenue Opera thinking when they decided to include this show in their twenty-ninth season?  Ragtime, the musical treatment of E. L. Doctorow’s vast rambling nostalgic, wonderfully American novel, is far removed from opera.

Jason Danieley is a candidate for caring who takes care in how he sings and speaks his heart.