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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Long Island Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Long Island Awards; AMERICAN PSYCHO, FEVER/DREAM, Post Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; AMERICAN PSYCHO, FEVER/DREAM, Post Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards December 5th Standings; AMERICAN PSYCHO Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; FEVER/DREAM Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards


by BWW Awards - January 11, 2023

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022....

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; at Merrick Theatre And Center for the Arts Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


by BWW - December 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 05, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; The Gateway's NEWSIES Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Staff - December 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Past Shows

Beauty and The Beast
Beauty and The Beast
5/2 - 5/31/2020


A selfish prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful ...

OLiver
OLiver
3/14 - 4/11/2020


A 9 year old orphan, Oliver Twist, falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal ...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
2/1 - 2/23/2020


Cantankerous retiree Norman Taylor and his conciliatory wife, Ethel, spend summers at their New England home on the shores of Idyllic, Golden Pond....

Elf Jr
Elf Jr
12/7 - 1/4/2020


Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/30 - 12/29/2019


A novella by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man who is well-known for his miserly ways. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by ...

]Junie B Jones
]Junie B Jones
10/26 - 11/30/2019


It's Junie B's first day of first grade, and a lot of things have changed for her. Junie's friend, Lucille, doesn't want to be her ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
10/19 - 11/17/2019


That lovable family of creepy kooks is alive and well and living in their super-spooky mansion in Central Park. The Addams family, led by the ...

Legally Blonde the Musical
Legally Blonde the Musical
6/22 - 7/21/2019


For stylish Elle Woods looking smart has always meant wearing the right shoes with the right (pink) outfit. But when her hunky college boyfriend becomes ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
5/11 - 6/2/2019


Transposes Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the gang-ridden streets of 1950's Manhattan dominated by the Sharks and The Jets....

The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door
4/6 - 4/28/2019


Focuses on the lives of four mentally disabled men who live in a communal home with their guardian, a sincere but despairing social worker. It ...

Ain't Misbehavin
Ain't Misbehavin
3/2 - 3/24/2019


A cast of five singers perform the music and celebrate the freewheeling spirit of Harlem musician Thomas "Fats" Waller....

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
1/26 - 2/17/2019


Explores the grieving process of a couple who have lost their only child to a senseless car accident....

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
9/2 - 10/1/2017


INTO THE WOODS Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by JAMES LAPINE Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick A ...

Parade
Parade
5/13 - 6/11/2017


The tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a man wrongly accused of murder is brought to theatrical life....

Parade
Parade
5/13 - 6/11/2017


Leo Frank, a Jewish factory owner is put on trial for the murder of 13 year old Mary Phagan. Desperate for someone to blame, the ...

Camp Rock
Camp Rock
4/15 - 6/3/2017


A classic story of rivalry and power, Disney's Camp Rock: The Musical opens with Mitchie and her friends arriving at Camp Rock ready to spend ...

ART
ART
4/1 - 4/30/2017


"Art" is about one man, Serge, who buys a painting, and the reactions of his friends Marc and Yvan, to his purchase. Marc's response is ...

Aladdin
Aladdin
2/18 - 4/8/2017


When the street urchin, Aladdin, vies for the attention of the beautiful princess, Jasmine, he uses a genie's magic power to become a prince in ...

Vanya and sonia and masha and spike


Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?


History professor and his boozy wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's father. ...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf


History professor and his boozy wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's father. ...

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1/7 - 1/11/2017


The ever-curious Alice’s journey begins innocently enough as she chases the White Rabbit. Her adventures become increasingly more strange as she races the Dodo Bird, ...

Elf the Musical
Elf the Musical
10/29 - 12/24/2016


Buddy, a young orphan mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that ...

The NErd
The NErd
11/19 - 12/18/2016


The Nerd centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by Rick, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but ...

Madagascar
Madagascar
10/29 - 12/17/2016


Director Kimberly Senior and internationally recognized playwright J.T. Rogers, the pair who brought you The Overwhelming, team up again to offer audiences another gripping thriller. ...

Little Women
Little Women
10/8 - 11/6/2016


Follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not ...

JUnie B. Jones The Musical
JUnie B. Jones The Musical
9/10 - 10/22/2016


It's Junie B.'s first day of first grade and a lot of things have changed for her: Junie's friend Lucille doesn't want to be her ...

God Of Carnage
God Of Carnage
8/27 - 9/25/2016


God of Carnage relates an evening in the lives of two couples, residents of a tony Brooklyn neighborhood, who meet to discuss a playground incident. ...

Moonlight and Magnolias
Moonlight and Magnolias
7/16 - 8/7/2016


An affectionate portrait of the legendary movie producer, David Selznick and his collaborators. It dispenses a good deal of insider's dope on the professional and ...

South Pacific
South Pacific
5/28 - 6/19/2016


On a South Pacific Island during WWII, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's courted for a dangerous military mission....

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
4/23 - 6/11/2016


For tickets and more information, visit the website. Performed at YouthFront Auditorium 4715 Rainbow Blvd, Shawnee Mission KS 66205....

Visiting Mr. Green
Visiting Mr. Green
4/9 - 5/15/2016


86 year old widower, Mr. Green, is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive, Ross. Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ...

Beauty and The Beast
Beauty and The Beast
2/27 - 4/16/2016

Norman Is That You?
Norman Is That You?
2/20 - 3/20/2016


A Jewish couple arrives in New York to visit their adult son, Norman, after his wife runs off with his own brother. Instead of the ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
1/2 - 2/20/2016

Daughters
Daughters
1/9 - 2/7/2016


This play shows how four generations of Italian American women deal with crisis. The women gather in the kitchen of a Brooklyn home while the ...

Annie
Annie
11/7 - 12/26/2015


Leaping Lizards! Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/21 - 12/20/2015


An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve....

The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps And Gowns


The girls from Springfield High are back! It's time for the Marvelous Wonderettes to graduate in this long awaited sequel. Join Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
9/12 - 10/31/2015


Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. ...

The Heiress
The Heiress
9/5 - 9/27/2015


Plain Catherine Sloper, who lives a spinster's life with her unloving father and eccentric aunt, is courted by the dashing Morris Townsend, who her emotionally ...

Barefoot in The Park
Barefoot in The Park
7/18 - 8/16/2015


A free spirited bride and her buttoned down groom settle down to some rocky happily ever aftering in a Greenwich Village walk up, occasionally invaded ...

Carousel
Carousel
6/5 - 6/28/2015


When Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realize that Billy's rebellious ways will result in tragedy. Billy is given a ...

Love From a Stranger
Love From a Stranger
4/11 - 5/10/2015


Cecily Harrington, struggling alone on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiance. A stranger ...

I Ought To Be in Pictures
I Ought To Be in Pictures
12/27 - 1/18/2015


A Neil Simon comedy set in Hollywood. A father - daughter relationship develops between an unsuccessful scriptwriter afraid of commitment and his visiting adolescent daughter ...

That Championship Season
That Championship Season
10/11 - 11/2/2014


It started as a friendly meeting between four old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The ...

Jerry's Girls
"Jerry's Girls"
9/6 - 9/28/2014


A group of female performers pay tribute to the song catalogue of Jerry Herman with tunes from Hello Dolly, Mame, La Cage aux Folles, Mack ...

You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
7/12 - 8/10/2014


Alice Sycamore has to introduce the family of her fiance, Tony Kirby, to her own family. The Kirby's are a wealthy, stuffy family of great ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
5/31 - 6/22/2014


Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows....

Mystery Farce
Mystery Farce
4/26 - 5/18/2014

LOL Dalmatians
8/3 - 8/24/2013

The Jungle Book
7/6 - 7/27/2013


Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...

Thoroughly Modern Millie
6/1 - 6/23/2013


The final production of Masquerade’s 2010-2011 season is Thoroughly Modern Millie, the zany new 1920's-style musical that has taken Broadway by storm! Taking place in ...

Peanuts
4/27 - 6/15/2013

Songs for a New World
4/27 - 5/18/2013

Doubt
"Doubt"
1/5 - 1/27/2013


In a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 a popular priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled 12 year old black student is questioned by the school's ...

Social Security
Social Security
7/7 - 7/29/2012


The story of Barbara and David Kahn, successful Manhattan art dealers whose lives are suddenly disrupted when Barbara's mother moves in. Combine a hip New ...

Assassins
Assassins
5/19 - 6/17/2012


This most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States. Stephen ...

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men
1/7 - 1/29/2012


Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, "Twelve Angry Men" focuses on a jury's deliberations in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury ...

Videos


The Hound of the Baskervilles in Long Island The Hound of the Baskervilles
Theatre Box (4/19 - 4/28)
Some Enchanted Evening in Long Island Some Enchanted Evening
Staller Center for the Arts (11/13 - 11/13)
An Evening with Jackie Evancho in Long Island An Evening with Jackie Evancho
Staller Center for the Arts (11/23 - 11/23)
Disney Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert in Long Island Disney Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert
Staller Center for the Arts (10/14 - 10/14)
Karen Bella to Perform at Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame in Long Island Karen Bella to Perform at Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame
Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (5/5 - 5/5)
Comedy with Fred Rubino & Friends in Long Island Comedy with Fred Rubino & Friends
Jeanne Rimsky Theater (6/23 - 6/23)
Trouble in Mind in Long Island Trouble in Mind
BACCA Arts Center (4/6 - 4/21)
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