Union Avenue Opera Celebrates 25th Season

Union Avenue Opera Celebrates 25th Season

Union Avenue Opera presents two company premieres in 2019 Christine Brewer returns to Union Avenue Opera for role debut as The Old Lady in Bernstein’sCandide... Details
Getting Churched – Black Rep’s ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’ Rages and Praises Its Way Through the Ruins

Getting Churched – Black Rep’s ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’ Rages and Praises Its Way Through the Ruins

By CB AdamsContributing Writer During a weekend hyper-inflated with entertainments of mass distraction – in particular, the Game of Thrones series finale and the St.... Details
Steamy ‘Night of the Iguana’ a Multi-Layered Masterpiece

Steamy ‘Night of the Iguana’ a Multi-Layered Masterpiece

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Desperation hangs thick in the air in Tennessee Williams’ richly detailed “The Night of the Iguana,” the remarkable centerpiece to... Details
Muny Updates Progress on Capital Campaign

Muny Updates Progress on Capital Campaign

Nearly a year into the public phase of their Second Century Capital Campaign, The Muny announced this week a progress update of $72 million raised... Details
Arts For Life to Celebrate 20 Years of Best Performance Awards June 9

Arts For Life to Celebrate 20 Years of Best Performance Awards June 9

BPAs honor excellence in community musical theatre; Theatre Mask Awards recognize excellence in plays Arts For Life will celebrate its 20th anniversary June 9 at... Details
Joyous ‘Come from Away’ Reminds Us of the Power of Community

Joyous ‘Come from Away’ Reminds Us of the Power of Community

C By Joe GfallerContributing WriterIt is often said that crisis brings a community together. Too often in recent years real or manufactured crisis in our... Details
Best Bets: What’s Happening This Weekend

Best Bets: What’s Happening This Weekend

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Treat Mom to a play or musical this weekend? Or next weekend! Any time is the right time to Go... Details
‘Head Over Heels,’ ‘Cry-Baby,’ ‘Urinetown,’ Film Series and More Ahead for New Line Theatre’s 29th Season

‘Head Over Heels,’ ‘Cry-Baby,’ ‘Urinetown,’ Film Series and More Ahead for New Line Theatre’s 29th Season

New Line Theatre, “the bad boy of musical theatre,” has announced its 29th season of adult, alternative musical theatre, including the return of the wild,... Details
The Black Rep Announces 2019-2020 Season of Civil Rights, Identity and Soul

The Black Rep Announces 2019-2020 Season of Civil Rights, Identity and Soul

The season begins with the soulful musical revue, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, then August Wilson’s masterpiece, Two Trains Running. The season then moves... Details
We (Heart) Immigrant Project Launches Inaugural Production

We (Heart) Immigrant Project Launches Inaugural Production

The favorable response to the inaugural production of “Your Immigration Stories, Mine and Ours,” means that more will be planned, said Joan Lipkin of That... Details