Theatre
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Hershey Felder: The Piano & Me
The King of Composer Bios Tells His Own Story
By: - Jan 25th, 2026Hershey Felder's career has been dominated by his creation of one-man plays in which he portrays a composer and performs the composer's works on piano. After Felder's constructing eight well received musical biographies, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents his autobiography set in the same format, with the artist performing works of his own preference and those which were important in his professional development.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
An Innovative Adaptation of a Classic at ACT
By: - Jan 23rd, 2026Having lost the family plantation in Mississippi, Blanche DuBois arrives on the doorstep of her sister Stella and husband Stanley in a working class neighborhood of New Orleans. Sparks fly between the fragile Blanche and the rough Stanley from the outset. No good is likely to come from this punishing relationship.
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Marjorie Prime
New York's Helen Hayes Theatre
By: - Jan 23rd, 2026What struck me after seeing the incredibly acted production of Marjorie Prime at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City was that these two plays (Your Name Means Dream was the other) use AI to provide companionship to elderly people.
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The Little Foxes
Island City Stage
By: - Jan 22nd, 2026Island City Stage's strong production of "The Little Foxes," by Lillian Hellman is riveting. The production finds the humanity in the story while steering clear of excess melodrama.
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Tiergarten, a Cabaret at Prototype
Andrew Ousley Gives Decadent and Provocative Evening
By: - Jan 19th, 2026The Prototype Festival, founded by Beth Morrison and the producers of HERE twenty years ago, has been at the forefront of new opera since its inception. This season, a cabaret evening created by another new-performance impresario, Andrew Ousley, took a special place in Prototype.
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10 x 10 At Barrington Stage
Winter Theatre Quickies
By: - Jan 16th, 2026With a cast of Barrington Stage Company favorites, BSC presents 10 fast-paced plays full of drama, comedy, wit, and irreverence, in its annual 10x10 New Play Festival, the cornerstone of Pittsfield’s Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. Now in its fifteenth year, 10x10 will run for five weeks, from February 12 through March 15, on the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center in Downtown Pittsfield.
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Tina Packer's Epic Women of Will
Five Three Hour Performances
By: - Jan 10th, 2026During a remarkable career one of the greatest accomplishments of Tina Packer was her epic series the five part Women of Will. She started writing the extracted texts while a fellow at The Bunting Institute. After she retired as artistic director of Shakespeare & Company she was able to focus on the project. She performed with male partners from the Company at various stages of development. I saw the series performed with Nigel Gore.
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Tina Packer Co Founder of Shakespeare & Company
September 29, 1938- January 9, 2026
By: - Jan 10th, 2026Tina co-founded Shakespeare & Company in 1978 along with a cadre of theater artists, served as its Artistic Director until 2009, and continued to direct, teach, and advocate for the Company until her passing. Her indelible creativity will be carried forward by countless artists, students, colleagues, admirers, and friends, and her influence on the world of Shakespeare will be enduring.
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Irving Berlin White Christmas
At Goodspeed
By: - Dec 19th, 2025The highlight is the dancing. An early number, “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” sets up the expectations with a ballroom number by Phil and Judy. Act two opens with a perhaps over long but spectacular tap number, “I Love a Piano.” It stopped the show.
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Revisiting Les Miserables
Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Dec 18th, 2025The equity national touring production of "Les Miserables" has returned yet again to South Florida. The musical, especially the number "Bring Him Home" feels especially relevant at the end of 2025. This production doesn't present the 'Les Miserables' that previous generations experienced.
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Hedda Gabler at Yale Rep
Production Leaves Us Floundering
By: - Dec 15th, 2025Gailus as Hedda gives a performance that emphasizes her manipulative nature so much so that a friend of mine asked if she was a sociopath. The performance doesn’t reveal enough of her depression, despair, and sense of being trapped.
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All Is Calm
Must See at Playhouse on Park
By: - Dec 13th, 2025Must see theatre at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.
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Art
In the Eye of the Beholder
By: - Dec 11th, 2025In any long-term relationship, patterns of behavior, control, dominance, and power are fixed. But when one person begins to change the unwritten contract, it causes ripples. The other person often retaliates or fights back to reestablish the status quo.
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Upcoming production by New City Players in Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Dec 10th, 2025The Ft. Lauderdale area's New City Players will present its holiday show at a different location this year. 'It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' by Joe Landry will take place at General Provision Downtown, 300 S.W. 1st Ave., Suite 155, Fort Lauderdale.
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A Christmas Carol in South Florida
The Wick Theatre and Museum Club
By: - Dec 09th, 2025The Wick Theatre and Museum Club in Boca Raton, Fla. presents a heartwarming and invigorating production of 'A Christmas Carol.' The production features a large, talented cast that disappears into their characters.
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Stomp
30th Anniversary Tour of Percussion Extravaganza
By: - Dec 08th, 2025For 90 minutes, a cast of eight produces sounds from a slew of props. The additions of rhythm and combinations of sounds produce an orchestration of beats. Together with choreographed movement, the result is a unique and energetic show.
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Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare
Imaginative Production by Thinking Cap Theatre in South Florida
By: - Dec 08th, 2025Thinking Cap Theatre in South Florida presents the rarely staged William Shakespeare play, Cymbeline. This unwieldly play is a mashup of genres and styles. Scholars refer to Cymbeline as Shakespeare's "Kitchen Sink" play.
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Chess Revived on Broadway
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Shakespeare & Company Holiday Show
Austen's Sense & Sensibility by Kate Hamill,
By: - Dec 04th, 2025Shakespeare & Company’s traditional winter show returns this year with Sense & Sensibility by Kate Hamill, a fast-paced, staged reading wherein the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic tale come to life. This year, the Austen-inspired production coincides with her 250th birthday on December 16.
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'Better Late' by Larry Gelbart
Pigs Do Fly Productions in South Florida
By: - Dec 03rd, 2025Pigs Do Fly Productions' mounting of 'Better Late' by Larry Gelbart featured impressively convincing performances but scene transitions that lasted too long. The production recently ended following a three-week run.
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Oedipus Rex on Broadway
Outstanding British Production
By: - Dec 01st, 2025Mark Strong is magnificent as Oedipus – a mixture of arrogance and moral certainty and idealism. It is a powerful combination. Yet he can be ruthless and cruel, and always needs to be right; often angry at Creon, his campaign manager and Jocasta’s brother, played by a fine David Carroll Lynch.
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The Monkey King
Spectacular World Premiere by San Francisco Opera
By: - Nov 21st, 2025Drawing from one of the four classic novels of Chinese literature, the opera tells the story of the Monkey King who claims to be more powerful than any being on earth other than the Buddha. Nonetheless, his story begins with 500 years of imprisonment but ends with his learning the ultimate lesson in life. It is hard to imagine an opera being more stunning visually.
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Chorus Line at Barrington Stage Company
To Be Directed by Alan Paul
By: - Nov 20th, 2025Barrington Stage Company announce that the company’s 2026 season will feature a 50th Anniversary production of A Chorus Line, the legendary Broadway musical that won nine 1976 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. BSC’s production will be directed by Alan Paul. Additional creative team will be announced soon.
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Ruthless! The Musical
Must-See Production at Island City Stage
By: - Nov 19th, 2025Island City Stage's fine production of "Ruthless the Musical" is a treat to savor. The professional production of the musical spoof runs through Dec. 7. Island City Stage's intimate black box theater is located at 2304 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors.
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Madama Butterfly
One of Opera's Most Beloved by Opera San Jose
By: - Nov 18th, 2025Against social norms, the naive ingenue Cio Cio San marries the footloose U.S. Naval officer Pinkerton. On leaving, he promises to return to her before the robins nest. Some three years later, his return brings surprise and tragedy.
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