Full Cast Set For SOME DEMON at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024
Papatango has announced the full cast for the world première of the 2023 Prize-winning play Some Demon by Laura Waldren – a play focusing on the relationships fostered and fractured when a group of strangers are thrown together in an eating disorder unit.
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - May 9, 2024
Tom Wingfield opens Tennessee William’s haunting memory play with this admonition: “Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you the illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” What follows in this stunning production is a sometimes surreal, always emotionally devastating remembrance of a broken family teetering on the edges of disillusion and the hope of salvation.
KCAT Kicks Off Season 20 with THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2024
Kansas City Actors Theatre will kick off its 2024/2025 20th Anniversary Season of productions with the award-winning The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, adapted to English by Ben Power.
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas to Star in Musical Comedy from ONCE Director
by Josh Sharpe - May 2, 2024
Deadline has reported that Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas will appear in a new musical comedy from John Carney, director of Once and Sing Street. The film, titled Power Ballad, is said to tell 'the story of a wedding singer (Rudd), a rock star (Jonas), and the song that comes between them.' The musical, which is currently filming in Dublin, will hit the Cannes market this month.
New York Choral Society Celebrates 65 Years With THE UNICORN
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2024
In a landmark celebration of its 65th anniversary, the New York Choral Society has announced The Unicorn, an innovative and provocative theatrical production intertwining choral music, dance, and narrative, while offering a contemporary exploration of gender roles and LGBTQ themes.
Hayao Miyazaki's SPIRITED AWAY Returning to Theaters for Studio Ghibli Fest 2024
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 16, 2024
Spirited Away is coming back to theaters. Tickets are on sale now for master director Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning adventure, Spirited Away, which returns to theaters in April for 5 nights of screenings nationwide. Coming off the blockbuster theatrical release, and triumphant Oscar win for the director’s latest feature, The Boy and the Heron, GKIDS and Fathom are thrilled to kick off the 2024 edition of Studio Ghibli Fest with the celebrated filmmaker’s previous Academy Award-winning feature.
Video: Watch the Trailer for Animated Musical THELMA THE UNICORN
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2024
The new trailer for Netflix's upcoming musical adventure has just dropped! Thelma the Unicorn, based on the children's book by Aaron Blabey, follows the story of an average pony named Thelma who dreams of becoming the next big pop star. After turning into a unicorn, everybody's eyes are now on her as she must learn how to navigate this newfound fame. Watch the trailer here!
Review: STRANGER SINGS, THE PARODY MUSICAL at The Black Box
by Steve Wilson - Apr 7, 2024
But on the upside, there is always Hawkins, Indiana, nothing strange ever happens there. Unless you are in the upside/down and Hawkins is inside The Black Box, for Padgett Productions' phenomenal Kansas City premiere of STRANGER SINGS, THE PARODY MUSICAL.
Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.