Popular Productions News

What can be more cheering on a dreary, wet evening than seeing a jolly Alan Ayckbourn comedy?

Back in December, I saw the chamber version of John Adams’s EL NINO—dubbed EL NINO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Pared down to its essence, it was wonderful, starred two of the singers who made their debuts in the premiere at the Met, soprano Julia Bullock and bass-baritone Davone Tines plus countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, who were at their best. It was a somber evening in a dramatic setting—a far cry from the oratorio/opera’s over-the-top welcome to Lincoln Center last night, in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s production that made me wonder what Franco Zeffirelli might have done with it. Think the Parisian throngs in Act II of the Met’s LA BOHEME (which, of course, is one of the Met’s most popular productions with audiences).

Lumination of the Forgotten runs from 18th May to 2nd June at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre. Tickets are now available at URBTIX outlets.

Mosaic Theater Company is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a season centering iconic artists and new plays. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

One of the most popular operas in history, Gioachino Rossini’s comedy The Barber of Seville returns to the Seattle Opera stage to close out the company’s 60th-anniversary season.

Auditions announced for the musical 'Anne of Green Gables' at Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. Open auditions on Feb 22 and callbacks on Feb 24. Singers and actors of all ages welcome. Rehearsals begin in March. Don't miss this heartwarming production!

Farmers Alley Theatre announces the upcoming production of Native Gardens in Kalamazoo, MI. Check out the press release for more details.

Tweed & Company announces their 2024 season with a lineup of five major theatrical productions in Tweed and Bancroft. Tickets go on sale November 21st.

The National Theatre will release two new National Theatre Live productions to audiences in cinemas across the UK and Ireland this winter. Following sold-out runs, Dear England and VANYA will be new to NT Live, alongside the re-release of Olivier-award winning production, Skylight. 

If using the relaxing music of dinner party favourite Sting as the basis for a wild and inventive hip hop dance show isn’t an act of iconoclastic bravado, then what is?

Following a series of successful hits which have cemented the English National Opera’s (ENO) place as a major home for Gilbert & Sullivan’s works, Cal McCrystal’s  Iolanthe returns to the London Coliseum for its first revival this October. Check out all new production photos here!

Tuacahn has revealed its 2024 season featuring five productions that have never before graced the Tuacahn stages. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Cal McCrystal’s Iolanthe returns to the London Coliseum for its first revival this October. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Our Uppish and Defiant Fellows comes to the National Theatre in Prague this month. Performances run 31 August 2023 - 25 March 2024.

New Village Arts (NVA), North County's cultural hub, will bring back to its stage one of the most popular productions of 2019, Herbert Siguenza's tour-de-force performance of A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO. 

The independent theater company Northern Town Parodies has announced the upcoming premiere of their newest original musical, Space Quest - an all-new, imaginative story delivering fantastical surprises at every turn!

Beginning Friday, May 5, take a trip to the French Riviera, as two conmen battle for the heart-and the wallet-of an American heiress, in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based off the critically-acclaimed 1988 MGM film. Arizona Broadway Theatre's (ABT) production of this musical extravaganza is based on a book by Jeffrey Lane and will run until June 4.

Fort Salem Theater has unveiled its extended 2023 season, featuring a lineup of exciting shows that will cater to audiences of all ages. Following a successful start with 'Spring Awakening,' the theater will showcase a range of popular productions and exciting events now through December. 

In the world premiere of an original play commissioned by The Umbrella Stage Company, Hortense Gerardo's Middleton Heights unravels a wry, charming and honest tale that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.

There's just one month to go before Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby opens at Leeds Grand Theatre for a two week run from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 18 March.