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DIAL M FOR MURDER Opens At New Theater in Chinatown
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2018


There's a new performance venue in San Francisco, and the SF City Theatre Company has found a new home there. The Clarion Music Performing Arts Center is in San Francisco's Chinatown at 2 Waverly Place (at Sacramento Street.) SFCTC's first offering in the new venue will be Frederick Knott's suspense thriller, Dial M for Murder, March 10-24.

Photo Flash: First Look at Flat Rock Playhouse's DIAL M FOR MURDER
by Julie Musbach - Oct 28, 2017


Halloween is just around the corner and the Playhouse is celebrating the season with the opening of a sophisticated, chillingly sinister thriller that will hold audiences spellbound with suspense!

LOVE FROM A STRANGER to Embark on UK Tour
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2017


A whirlwind romance with a handsome and charming stranger sweeps Cecily Harrington off her feet and she recklessly abandons her old life to settle in the remote and blissful surroundings of a country cottage. However, her newfound love is not all that he seems

Flat Rock Announces Chilling Thriller DIAL M FOR MURDER
by Julie Musbach - Oct 13, 2017


Halloween is just around the corner and the Playhouse is celebrating the season with the opening of a sophisticated, chillingly sinister thriller that will hold audiences spellbound with suspense!

DIAL M FOR MURDER Opening Soon at Stage Door Players
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2017


STAGE DOOR PLAYERS (SDP) opens its 44th season with the thrilling drama, Dial M For Murder, by Frederick Knott on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Theatre's home in the North Dekalb Cultural Arts Center at 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody.

Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre presents DIAL “M” FOR MURDER
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2017


Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre (FMCT) presents Dial "M" for Murder on October 6-7, 13-14 at 7:30pm, and October 8 & 15 at 2pm at The Stage at Island Park.

Flat Rock Playhouse Announces 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2016


The Vagabonds say, "ready, set, subscribe" for an exciting and jam-packed season line-up.  Today, Flat Rock Playhouse announced the highly anticipated 2017 season of twenty-five productions that make up Flat Rock's Mainstage features, Studio 52 & Family programming, and the popular Music on the Rock series.

KISS ME KATE Screens in 3-D at Film Forum
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 2, 2016


"3-D Auteurs," a 19-day, 34-film festival spotlighting stereoscopic movies by some of history's most distinguished directors, will run at Film Forum from Friday, November 11 through Tuesday, November 29. The festival spans 3-D's earliest days (including some turn-of-the-century films by pioneer Georges Melies) to the present, and represents virtually every genre, including Westerns, Film Noir, and Science Fiction.

THE MOUSETRAP to Open 60th Anniversary Tour at Theatre Royal
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 3, 2016


?Agatha Christie's beloved murder mystery The Mousetrap will begin the final leg of its record-breaking, and first ever, UK tour at Glasgow Theatre Royal on Monday 12 September. 

Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP Begins Final Leg of Record-breaking UK Tour
by Marianka Swain - Jun 2, 2016


Agatha Christie's beloved murder mystery THE MOUSETRAP will begin the final leg of its record-breaking, and first ever, UK tour at Glasgow Theatre Royal on 12th September. The tour will then visit Swindon, Cardiff, Wakefield, Perth, Ayr, Edinburgh, Guildford, Birmingham, Tunbridge Wells, Isle of Wight, Derry, Oxford, Carlisle and Aberystwyth.

Stage West to Present WAIT UNTIL DARK, Beginning 5/26
by Tyler Peterson - May 16, 2016


Susan Hendrix is working hard to become self-reliant, having lost her sight fairly recently in a car wreck.  It's no easy task--but things are about to get a whole lot harder, as her apartment is invaded by some ruthless thieves, in Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of the Frederick Knott thriller Wait Until Dark, beginning its 5-week run at Stage West on Thursday, May 26. 

BWW Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Olney Theatre Center - It's Like 'CSI' In Person
by Charles Shubow - Apr 18, 2016


Olney Theatre Center Associate Artistic Director Jason King Jones directs an enticing psychological thriller.

Nashville Theater Calendar 2/8/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 8, 2016


Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.

Anna Andresen, Nick Barclay and More Join Louise Jameson in UK Tour of MOUSETRAP - Full Cast Announced!
by Christina Mancuso - Dec 22, 2015


Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap will continue its record-breaking, and first ever, UK tour into 2016. The beloved murder mystery will begin the 2016 leg of its tour at Nottingham Theatre Royal, where it originally opened in 1952, on 19 January

Stage Door Theatre's DIAL M FOR MURDER Opens Tonight
by Carol Kassie - Oct 30, 2015


Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder is a psychological thriller - a character driven, carefully plotted, 'cat-and mouse' piece of theatre that is as contemporary now as it was when it first premiered on BBC television in 1952.  Stage Door Theatre's production of Dial M for Murder will open tonight, October 30th, and run through December 6th.

Stage Door Theatre's DIAL M FOR MURDER to Run 10/30-12/6
by Carol Kassie - Oct 23, 2015


Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder is a psychological thriller - a character driven, carefully plotted, 'cat-and mouse' piece of theatre that is as contemporary now as it was when it first premiered on BBC television in 1952.  Stage Door Theatre's production of Dial M for Murder will open on October 30th, and run through December 6th.

DIAL M FOR MURDER Opens Tonight at Peninsula Players
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season tonight, July 8, through July 26 when it presents the classic suspense-filled thriller, 'Dial M for Murder' by Frederick Knott. 'Dial M for Murder' was first staged on Broadway in 1952 and Knott adapted the script for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film.

DIAL M FOR MURDER to Open 7/8 at Peninsula Players
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2015


Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season July 8 through 26 when it presents the classic suspense-filled thriller, 'Dial M for Murder' by Frederick Knott. 'Dial M for Murder' was first staged on Broadway in 1952 and Knott adapted the script for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film.

Saint Michael's Playhouse Stages WAIT UNTIL DARK, Now thru 7/11
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2015


Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 1st opening of Jeffrey Hatcher's area premiere adaptation of Wait Until Dark, written by Frederick Knott at Saint Michael's Playhouse (tonight, July 1 - 11). Directed by Sarah Carleton the cast features Abby Lee as Susan, John D. Alexander as Roat, Christian Kohn as Mike, Bill Carmichael as Carlino, David Rossetti as Sam, and introducing Jillian Kenny as Gloria.

Saint Michael's Playhouse to Stage WAIT UNTIL DARK, 7/1-11
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2015


?Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the July 1st opening of Jeffrey Hatcher's area premiere adaptation of Wait Until Dark, written by Frederick Knott at Saint Michael's Playhouse (July 1 - 11).  Directed by Sarah Carleton the cast features Abby Lee as Susan, John D. Alexander as Roat, Christian Kohn as Mike, Bill Carmichael as Carlino, David Rossetti as Sam, and introducing Jillian Kenny as Gloria.

Curtain Call Playhouse Presents DIAL M FOR MURDER, Now thru 6/27
by Carol Kassie - May 8, 2015


Curtain Call Playhouse, South Florida's most active touring company, will present Dial M for Murder at various venues throughout the region through May and June.

Curtain Call Playhouse to Present DIAL M FOR MURDER, 5/8-6/27
by Carol Kassie - Apr 14, 2015


Curtain Call Playhouse, South Florida's most active touring company, will present Dial M for Murder at various venues throughout the region through May and June.

Cole Porter's KISS ME KATE Leads Blu-ray Musical Collection, Out 3/3
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2015


Kiss Me Kate -- Cole Porter's 1953 hit musical filmed with the most advanced 3D technology during the medium's "golden era" - will be released March 3 in a new restored Blu-ray edition by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Geva Theatre Center Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK, Now thru 10/5
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2014


Audiences will be on the edge of their seats when Geva Theatre Center presents Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by David Ira Goldstein. Wait Until Dark begins performances tonight, September 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 5.

Geva Theatre Center to Present WAIT UNTIL DARK, 9/9-10/5
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 14, 2014


Audiences will be on the edge of their seats when Geva Theatre Center presents Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by David Ira Goldstein. Wait Until Dark begins performances on September 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 5.

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