& JULIET to Present Encore Sing-Along Performance in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2024
The Broadway musical & JULIET, featuring music from legendary five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, will present a new Sing-Along performance. Learn how to take part!
Industry Pro Newsletter: Disneyland Parade and Character Performers Seek Union Protections
by Alex Freeman - Apr 22, 2024
Charleston Stage has a new Managing Director, and Dallas Theater Center has a new interim Artistic Director. Along with these movements of the regional leadership carousel, Seattle Opera has introduced a new Artistic Ambassador, a role designed to help bridge the gap between the stage and the community, and foster new audiences.
Door Shakespeare 2024 Summer Season Early Bird Tickets Available
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2024
Door Shakespeare have announced that tickets are available for the 2024 summer season, including two shows running in alternating repertory: William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jane Austen's Emma, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy.
ROMEO AND JULIET Comes to Austin Shakespeare in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2024
Austin Shakespeare, in conjunction with the University of Austin, presents Shakespeare’s classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, May 23 to June 9, at the Curtain Theater.
Hideki Noda and Noda Map Return to the UK With LOVE IN ACTION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024
Acclaimed Japanese theatre maker Hideki Noda and his production company NODA MAP will return to London this October with another re-telling of a literary masterpiece following their take on Romeo & Juliet set to the songs of Queen two years ago.
Maya Boyd Will Take on the Role of 'Juliet' in & JULIET on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2024
Maya Boyd will join the company of & Juliet on Broadway, taking on the title role of ‘Juliet’ beginning Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Lorna Courtney, the show’s Tony Award nominated original ‘Juliet,’ will play her final performance in the Broadway company on May 12, 2024.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Kicks Off Stratford's 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2024
This year at the Stratford Festival, it's hard to be the Bard! The Stratford Festival begins its 2024 season with Something Rotten! directed and choreographed by Donna Feore led by Starr Domingue, Henry Firmston, Jeff Lillico and Mark Uhre.
STAGES St. Louis Announces Creative Team for STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by James Lindhorst - Apr 16, 2024
STAGES St. Louis has announced the creative team behind its 2024 season opener, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, at the Ross Family Theatre in the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. The show will run from May 31- June 30 and highlights a multitude of St. Louis local designers, actors, artists, technicians, stagehands, and more.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor Tease ROMEO & JULIET Casting
by Joshua Wright - Apr 15, 2024
Rachel Zegler (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story) and Kit Connor (Netflix's Heartstopper) have teased on Instagram that the duo will star as Juliet and Romeo respectively in an upcoming project.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Concord Theatricals' Catalog Now On Stage Mag
by Alex Freeman - Apr 15, 2024
As news of additional cuts comes from more councils in the UK, in the US, a new piece of legislation looks to support the still struggling live entertainment industry as it emerges into the new normal. As evidence of the need for such action, we’ve got stories about layoffs at a New Jersey NPR station, as well as another urgent fundraising plea.
Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024
S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders has made the jump from page to stage and is opening on Broadway tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The critics stopped by to see what the musical take on the literary classic has in store for audiences! Read the reviews!