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Your home for information about the touring broadway productions in north america, “parade” announces north american tour to launch in 2025.

The producers of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Parade , winner of the 2023 Tony Award ® for Best Revival of a Musical and Grammy Award ® nominee for Best Musical Theater Album, announced today that a North American Tour will launch in January 2025.

The production will run technical rehearsals and have its first public performances at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, followed by its official tour premiere at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Additional tour stops, casting and on-sale dates will be announced later.

In a joint statement, the producers of Parade said, “When Jason Robert Brown ’s and Alfred Uhry ’s masterpiece played its record-breaking and sold-out runs at New York City Center and on Broadway, it was heralded by critics for its stellar performances, magnificent score, impassioned direction, and of course, its timeliness. We are honored that we can bring Parade to audiences across North America so that they too can experience this once in a lifetime production in this moment in history.”

“It’s with immense pride for Hennepin Theatre Trust to launch the North American Tour of Parade ,” says Todd Duesing , Hennepin Theatre Trust president and CEO. “We’re honored that Minneapolis has been chosen as the official premiere city to tell this important story of the enduring power of human resilience and redemption. It’s a testament to our city’s cultural significance and artistic appreciation where diverse audiences come together to experience the magic of Broadway.”

Parade is directed by Tony Award ® winner Michael Arden , with book by two-time Tony Award ® winner, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Academy Award ® winner Alfred Uhry , music and lyrics by three-time Tony Award ® winner Jason Robert Brown , and co-conceived by 21-time Tony Award-winning legend Harold Prince .

The production has received overwhelming acclaim since its debut. The New York Times said, “this revival, filled with deft flourishes by director Michael Arden, recalls an era of big casts, big stories, and big talent – a time when musicals actually felt like events.” Entertainment Weekly called Parade “the most gorgeous production on Broadway.” Deadline proclaimed that Parade is “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival to hit Broadway in years.” Time Out New York stated that “Parade will echo for a long time to come. See it before the parade passes by.”

Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful, Parade reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another.

Parade played its final performance of its strictly limited Broadway engagement on Sunday, August 6, 2023. This production first premiered at New York City Center where it was instantly sold out, playing November 1-6, 2022.

The Grammy Award-nominated Parade (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) , is available on all digital platforms. Parade.lnk.to/BroadwayCastRecording

The creative team for Parade includes Lauren Yalango-Grant & Christopher Cree Grant (choreography), Tony Award nominee Dane Laffrey (scenic design), Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty (costume design), Tony Award ® nominee Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Drama Desk Award nominee Jon Weston (sound design), Tony Award nominee Sven Ortel (projection design), Tom Watson (hair and wig design), Kimberlee Wertz (music coordinator), and Telsey + Co/Craig Burns, CSA (casting director). Parade was originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince.

Parade on Broadway was produced by Seaview, Ambassador Theatre Group, Alex Levy, Kevin Ryan, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Interscope & Immersive Records, Erica Lynn Schwartz, Creative Partners Productions, Marcia Goldberg, John Gore Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tom Tuft, Benjamin Simpson, Nathan Vernon, Brian & Nick Ginsberg, Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Roth-Manella Productions, Chutzpah Productions, 42nd.club, Ahava 72 Productions, The Andryc Brothers, The Array, At Rise Creative, Caiola Jenen Productions, Coles Achilles, deRoy Brunish Productions, Fakston Productions, Federman Batchelder, Level Forward, Pencil Factory Productions, Renard Lynch, Robin Merrie, Rubin Stuckelman, Runyonland Sussman, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Bee Carrozzini, and New York City Center.

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Theater Tour Announcement: YEMANDJA (Angélique Kidjo)

by Lamont Williams on March 11, 2022

in Theater-Los Angeles , Theater-Regional , Tours

YEMANDJA , ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO’S FIRST FORAY INTO THEATER

After the world premiere at MASS MoCA this week, the co-commissioned Los Angeles premiere of Yemandja will take place at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica April 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm before the new work continues on tour to Cal Performances at UC Berkeley on April 23 . Inspired by her ancestors, her family, and Africa’s resilience, Kidjo conjures up a timely theatrical work that is at both a family drama and historical thriller, redolent of Greek tragedy and infused with themes of love, betrayal, honor, free will, and the horror and injustice of slavery.

Yemandja features Global pop star and four-time GRAMMY award winner Angélique Kidjo, who plays the Yoruba orisha Yemandja, a cast of nine Broadway performers and an eclectic musical ensemble including African percussion, electric bass, guitars, and keyboards. Yemandja is a full theatrical work of magical realism that illuminates what happens when people are robbed of their culture.

The story is set in 19th century Dahomey, the West African kingdom that once occupied the territory that is now Benin; the slave trade is in full swing. In the port city of Ouidah, where the world of the gods is close to that of men, Yemandja—deity of water and fertility—has given her protégée Omolola a secret gift: the power of song to change the course of history. But there is one caveat: the power only works if your heart is pure. As DeSalta, a Brazilian slave trader who has struck a deal with King Akaba and controls the city, kills or enslaves those around Omolola, she struggles to access her song, her desire for revenge threatening to surpass her will to be a positive force.

“This has been in me since I was a kid,” said Angélique Kidjo to Sharon Smullen in the Berkshire Eagle . “I heard the word “slave” when I was 9-years-old, and wanted to understand more. And to find a way to build bridges, not pointing fingers at each other, [but] working together to move forward. It’s important for me, I believe that when we work [with family] we create more sustainable, radical beauty. I want people to feel uplifted by the beauty of the story and see the possibilities that they have. People have power, but they don’t use it.”

Last year, Kidjo was honored as one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world and named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2021.” Read the Times tribute by Alicia Keys here. Yemandja is conceived by Angélique Kidjo, Jean Hebrail & Naïma Hebrail Kidjo, with book & lyrics by Naïma Hebrail Kidjo, and music by Angélique Kidjo & Jean Hebrail. Hebrail is Kidjo’s husband of 35 years; they met when Kidjo left the then-repressive Benin for France. The text and lyrics are by their daughter, actor-writer Naïma Hebrail Kidjo. When Naïma was in college and studying Greek mythology, Kidjo was struck of the similarly of those stories with the orishas – she then spent a past decade developing Yemandja .

CREATIVE TEAM

CONCEIVED BY ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO, JEAN HEBRAIL & NAÏMA HEBRAIL KIDJO BOOK & LYRICS NAÏMA HEBRAIL KIDJO MUSIC ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO & JEAN HEBRAIL DEVELOPED WITH AND DIRECTED BY CHERYL LYNN BRUCE

STARRING ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

2022 Tour Schedule

March 4-5, 2022 | World Premiere Presentation at MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA) April 14-17, 2022 | The Main Stage at The Broad Stage (Santa Monica, CA) April 23, 2022 | Zellerbach Hall at Cal Performances (Berkeley, CA) May 6-7, 2022 | Eisenhower Theater at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) June 16-18, 2022 Holland Festival (International Theatre Amsterdam, The Netherlands) November 7-13, 2022 | Majestic Theater at ArtsEmerson April 2023 | Brown Arts Institute Fall 2023 | Schwarzman Center Yale University Additional dates to be announced.

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Sting to kick off intimate theater tour with pair of Fillmore Detroit shows in September

Sting will play his most up-close-and-personal Detroit concerts in years when he launches his latest tour in the Motor City.

The ex-Police front man’s Sting 3.0 Tour will kick off at the Fillmore Detroit with shows on Sept. 17 and 18. The two-month tour of North American theaters will wrap up at L.A.’s Wiltern on Nov. 12-13.

Tickets for Sting’s Fillmore Detroit dates will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. A presale for Sting fan club members activated today, and Citi cardholders will have access to presale tickets from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 5 p.m. Thursday.

Sting’s shows at the 2,000-capacity Fillmore will be his most intimate here since a 1999 gig at the same venue, then the State Theatre.

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A Live Nation tour announcement says the upcoming tour, which teams the bassist-singer with guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, will feature songs from across Sting’s “vast catalog through the urgent lens of a tight three-piece combo.”

It’ll be his first Detroit show in eight years. (Sting was scheduled to bring his stage musical “The Last Ship” to the Detroit Opera House in April 2020, but that run was canceled during the early days of the pandemic shutdown.)

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Adrian Belew (L) and Steve Vai are teaming up for the King Crimson 'BEAT' Tour.

In the late ’60s, King Crimson was one of the most influential prog-rock groups in the world.

After disbanding in 1974, guitarist Robert Fripp reformed the band in 1981 with new members Adrian Belew , Bill Bruford, and Tony Levin. The quartet took their sound in a wholly new direction with their three African, post-punk, and minimalist albums “Discipline,” “Beat” and “Three of a Perfect Pair.”

Now, more than 40 years later, King Crimson sans Fripp and Bruford will take that trio of records on the road for their 2024 ‘BEAT Tour’ with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey.

Along the way, the legendary outfit will stop into New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Oct. 5, Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Theatre on Oct. 9, Rochester’s Kodak Center on Oct. 19 and Albany’s The Egg on Oct. 21.

While Fripp isn’t part of the tour, he did give the upcoming jaunt its blessing.

“This is the project that Adrian Belew called me about last autumn, a project which I support and fully encourage, and discussed with Steve Vai recently at McCabes in Santa Monica. Even, I suggested the name,” the 77-year-old shared on Facebook .

For fans who want to see the daring rockers live, tickets are available for all concerts as soon as today.

Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 5, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.

Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.

King Crimson tickets 2024

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, and links to buy tickets can be found here.

Steve Vai tour 2024

On top of the King Crimson tour, Vai is touring with pals Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson on their ‘G3 Tour’ up until May.

Soon after, the ‘Satch/Vai Tour’ will take off sending the pair — who have played together since Satriani was Vai’s teacher when they were teens — on the road for another three months.

For a closer look, you can find all of Vai’s 2024 tour dates here .

Listen to King Crimson

If it’s been too long since you’ve heard the band’s ’80s output, here’s how you can hear King Crimson’s three albums that inspired the upcoming tour.

“Discipline”

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“Three of a Perfect Pair”

Huge rockers on tour in 2024

Many of the biggest names in rock are making the rounds this year and next.

Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.

• Robert Plant with Allison Krauss

• Kansas

• Alan Parsons Project

• Moody Blues

• Steve Hackett

Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 here to find out.

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McCallum Theatre 2024-25 season includes premier dance companies, six Broadway shows

The McCallum Theatre announced its 2024-25 season lineup this week, which kicks off in October and goes through mid-May 2025. Additional performances will be added throughout the season.

“The new season is filled with audience favorites, as well as some enticing McCallum debuts,” Mitch Gershenfeld, artistic director of the McCallum Theatre, said in a release from the theater. “We are particularly excited that many of the artists who love performing at the McCallum will be returning to the desert with brand new shows. We are also looking forward to some unique evenings exploring the Great American Songbook, Oscar-winning scores, milestone birthday celebrations and international artistry of the finest caliber.”

He also noted that this new season extends beyond the McCallum's traditional November through April schedule, and that new shows will be added as new opportunities present themselves throughout the season.

The announcement also included information about the theater's new, more secure, website.

“In addition to the excitement of presenting a fun and fantastic new season, we are equally delighted to unveil the results of a year-long initiative to enhance our online customer experience,” Garry Kief, chair of the McCallum Board of Trustees, said in the release. “On April 1, we launched a new website and transitioned to a new, more robust ticketing platform, enabling our patrons to access their own secure, personal accounts to purchase tickets, register for special events, maintain memberships, keep track of donations, and much more."

What shows are on the 2024-25 McCallum Theatre lineup?

Editor's Note: Anything marked with an * denotes a McCallum Theatre debut.

Randy Rainbow (Oct. 11 and 12)
Terri Clark (Oct. 26)*
"Capitol Fools" (Oct. 27)
"Some Enchanted Evening" (Nov. 6)*
The Palm Desert Choreography Festival (Nov. 9 and 10)
"The Australian Bee Gees Show" (Nov. 17)
"Encanto" sing-along film concert (Nov. 20)
Bernadette Peters (Nov. 23)
"Come From Away" (Nov. 26-Dec. 1)
Home for the Holidays 2024 (Dec. 2)
Human Nature (Dec. 3)
The Midtown Men (Dec. 7)
Mariachi Herencia de México (Dec. 8)
Jake Shimabukuro (Dec. 11)
The Maestro & The European Pop Orchestra (Dec. 13-14)
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations (Dec. 15)
Voctave (Dec. 17)
"Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet" (Dec. 19)
The Irish Tenors (Dec. 21)
Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2024 (Dec. 22)
"Neil Berg’s Fifty Years of Rock & Roll Part 4" (Jan. 7-8, 2025)
John Pizzarelli & Morgan James (Jan. 10, 2025)
Charo with special guest Gary Mule Deer (Jan. 11, 2025)
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations (Jan. 12, 2025)
Judy Collins (Jan. 16, 2025)
Paul Anka (Jan. 17-18, 2025)
Pacific Jazz Orchestra (Jan. 19, 2025)*
"National Geographic Live – Earth After Dark" (Jan. 20, 2025)
Katherine Jenkins (Jan. 22, 2025)
Jesse Cook (Jan. 23, 2025)
An Intimate Evening With David Foster & Katharine McPhee (Jan. 24-25, 2025)
Rita Rudner (Jan. 26, 2025)
Illusionist Rick Thomas (Jan. 27-28, 2025)*
Brian Stokes Mitchell (Jan. 29, 2025)
"The Book of Mormon" (Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2025)
"Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents New Orleans Songbook and The Spirit of Mardi Gras" (Feb. 3, 2025)*
Steve Tyrell (Feb. 6, 2025)
McCallum Theatre Orchestra (Feb. 7-8, 2025)
Kodo (Feb. 10, 2025)
Joshua Bell with Larisa Martinez (Feb. 11, 2025)
"Palm Springs Legends" (Feb. 12, 2025)
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone (Feb. 14-15, 2025)
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations (Feb. 16, 2025)
"National Geographic Live – Penguins of Antarctica" (Feb. 17, 2025)
Twyla Tharp Dance (Feb. 18, 2025)
Teatro Lirico D’Europa (Feb. 20, 2025)
"Dear Evan Hansen" (Feb. 21-23, 2025)*
tenThing Brass Ensemble (Feb. 24, 2025)*
"Rhythm India: Bollywood & Beyond" (Feb. 25, 2025)*
"The Simon & Garfunkel Story" (Feb. 26-27, 2025)
The Tenors (Feb. 28, 2025)
Michael Feinstein in "Because of You" (March 1, 2025)
"A Room With A View" (March 4, 2025)
The Doo Wop Project (March 6, 2025)
"Ain’t Too Proud" (March 7-9, 2025)*
The Kingston Trio and The Limeliters in Concert (March 10, 2025)
Velocity Irish Dance (March 13, 2025)*
Bob Anderson (March 14-15, 2025)
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations (March 16, 2025)
Ballet Hispanico (March 17, 2025)
Material Girls (March 19, 2025)
Mandy Patinkin/"Being Alive" (March 21, 2025)
69th Edition of "It’s Magic!" (March 23, 2025)
"SIX: The Musical" (March 25-30, 2025)*
"National Geographic Live – Diving The Great Barrier Reef" (March 31, 2025)
Chris Botti (April 4-5, 2025)
An Evening With Yo-Yo Ma (April 7, 2025)
Open Call Talent Project (May 2-4, 2025)
"Tina – The Tina Turner Musical" (playing May 9-11, 2025)

How and when can I buy tickets to upcoming McCallum Theatre events?

McCallum Annual Members will have advance access to purchase seats during Member Appreciation Week, which takes place Monday through Thursday.

Tickets will be available to the general public beginning 8 a.m. April 12 at McCallumTheatre.org , by phone at 760-340-2787 or at the McCallum Theatre Box Office. Regular Box Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Those wishing to access priority purchases for the 2024-2025 season can become a new annual member, even during the priority access period. As soon as a gift is received, a new member will be given priority access in accordance with their gift amount. Memberships start at $100 for Friends Circle and $1000 for President’s Circle.

To become a McCallum Annual Member, contact Dustin Engstrom at [email protected] or 760-776-6179.

Niki Kottmann is the features editor for The Desert Sun. She oversees all arts and entertainment, health and education coverage for the paper. You can reach her at [email protected] . Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @ema_sasic.

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Los Angeles Theatre Week Provides Access to Affordable Productions

By Selena Kuznikov

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Theatre Week , the Los Angeles-area celebration of the performing arts spotlighting musicals, plays and theatrical events throughout Los Angeles and Orange County, is running through from March 26 to April 14. Tickets start at $20 for Theatre Week and are available through TodayTix.

Geltman also said, “There are so many incredible shows to see during this period, but one show I am especially excited to showcase in LA Theatre Week is ‘ One of the Good Ones .’ As the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award-winner, Pasadena Playhouse stands as a testament to the dedication of their loyal members. This loyalty enables the creation of groundbreaking new works such as ‘One of the Good Ones.'”

The celebration seeks to provide audiences with the opportunity to experience shows at affordable prices.

Participating shows and performing arts organizations include: Center Theatre Group, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Musical Theatre West, East West Players, The Hudson Theatres, Funny Girl, Clue, A Strange Loop, Alex Edelman’s Just For Us, One Of The Good Ones, Jelly’s Last Jam, Fat Ham, Cirque du Soleil: KOOZA, Million Dollar Quartet, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Newsies, Kairos, Unbroken Blossoms, SAW The Musical and more.

See here for the full list of productions and to purchase tickets.

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2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Series

North american tour of back to the future: the musical to launch in cleveland, multi-tony award® winning titles mj and company to make stops.

Playhouse Square announced the seven shows to be featured on their upcoming 2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Series. The highly anticipated annual announcement premiered on FOX8’s New Day Cleveland, as well as the venue’s social media platforms.

This year’s lineup includes: The Wiz (October 3 -22, 2023), The Girl From the North Country (October 31 - November 19, 2023), Mrs. Doubtfire (January 9 – 28, 2024), Funny Girl (February 20 – March 10, 2024), Company (April 30 – May 19, 2024), Back to the Future: The Musical (June 11 – July 7, 2024) and MJ (July 16 – August 11, 2024).

Among the many highlights of the season, Playhouse Square will host the official North American tour opening of Back To The Future: The Musical . The tour will launch in June 2024, less than 12 months after the show’s Broadway opening, which is scheduled for August 2023. Based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the musical is adapted for the stage by Bob Gale ( Back to the Future trilogy) with original music and lyrics by multi-Grammy® winners Alan Silvestri ( Avengers: Endgame ) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”), alongside hit songs from the movie including “The Power of Love,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Earth Angel,” and “Back in Time.” It is directed by Tony Award®-winner John Rando with production design by multi-Tony and Olivier Award winner Tim Hatley.

Cleveland will also be one of the first cities in the country to experience a pre-Broadway stop of The Wiz , which will begin touring ahead of a limited Broadway run in the spring of 2024.

Playhouse Square is one of the premiere markets for touring Broadway in the country, with each show on the Series committed for at least a three-week run and more than 44,000 season ticket holders annually. No other Broadway venue in North America has a larger season ticket holder community than Playhouse Square.

Craig Hassall, president and CEO of Playhouse Square, credits loyal season ticket holders for the venue’s status within the Broadway community and influence in bringing shows to Cleveland early in their tours.

“The passion for theater and knowledge of the industry rivals that of audiences anywhere in the world,” states Hassall. “We want to continue to bring our guests the best shows and more opportunities to witness amazing performances on stage.”

Season tickets for the 2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square are now available by phone at 216-640-8800 or online at playhousesquare.org/broadway . Season ticket plans range from $160 - $750 per seat, with monthly payment plans available. The website playhousesquare.org is the official online source for tickets to performances at Playhouse Square. Buying directly from Playhouse Square guarantees the authenticity of tickets.

The 2023-2024 Key Bank Broadway Series Lineup Includes:

THE WIZ October 3 – 22, 2023 WizMusical.com This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping '70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. Audiences get to enjoy the epic grooves of such beloved, timeless hits as “Ease on Down the Road,” which became the show’s break-out single, and the bona fide classic “Home” in this spectacular revival. Featuring a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls (and others), director Schele Williams ( The Notebook , revival of Disney’s Aida ), choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), Amber Ruffin (additional material), and Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations, & music arrangements) conjure up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before. The Wiz design team will include scenic design by Academy Award-winning Hannah Beachler ( Black Panther , Beyonce’s "Black is King" and "Lemonade"), costume design by Emmy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated Sharen Davis ( Ray, Dreamgirls ), lighting design by Barrymore Award-winning Ryan J. O’Gara ( Thoughts of a Colored Man ) and wig design by Academy Award-winning Mia Neal ( Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ). A dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road. So everybody rejoice! An all-new 21st-Century WIZ is sliding into an Emerald city near you.

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY October 31 – November 19, 2023 NorthCountryTour.com Girl From the North Country is the Tony Award-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is “a Broadway revelation!” It’s 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota. We meet a group of wayward travelers whose lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Experience this ‘profoundly beautiful' production ( The New York Times ) brought to vivid life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians. Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From the North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” “Slow Train Coming,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”

MRS. DOUBTFIRE January 9 – 28, 2024 MrsDoubtfireBroadway.com Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Cleveland in an internationally acclaimed new hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” ( Manchester Evening News ) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” ( The Hollywood Reporter ). Based on the beloved film and directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

FUNNY GIRL February 20 – March 10, 2024 FunnyGirlOnBroadway.com WELCOME TO MUSICAL COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the greatest musical scores of all time, including classic songs “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and “People,” this letter to the theater is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened—she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.

COMPANY April 30 – May 19, 2024 CompanyMusical.com Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Company “strikes like a lightning bolt. It’s brilliantly conceived and funny as hell.” ( Variety ). Helmed by three-time Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott ( War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Angels in America ) this revelatory new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s groundbreaking musical comedy, at once boldly sophisticated, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious. It’s Bobbie’s 35th birthday party, and all her friends keep asking, Why isn’t she married? Why can’t she find the right man and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Bobbie searches for answers, she discovers why being single, being married, and being alive in the 21st-century could drive a person crazy. Company features Sondheim’s award-winning songs "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," "The Ladies Who Lunch," "Side by Side by Side" and the iconic "Being Alive." Let’s all drink to that!

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL June 11 – July 7, 2024 BackToTheFutureMusical.com Great Scott! Back to the Future , the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Cleveland in 2024. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, when Back to the Future hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theater history forever.

MJ July 16 – August 11, 2024 Tour.MJTheMusical.com The music. The moves. The icon. Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to Cleveland as MJ , the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status. MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its Cleveland premiere at Playhouse Square in the summer of 2024.

The Rolling Stones announce tour dates for 2024 across North America

The Rolling Stones perform in Solna, Sweden.

Last month, The Rolling Stones released “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years.

Tuesday, the legendary English band announced they’re taking it on the road.

Starting on April 28 in Houston and concluding in Santa Clara, California, on July 17, the Stones will make their way across the U.S. and Canada.

The tour hits 16 major cities, including New Orleans, Las Vegas, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Fans can expect to experience the Stones’ most popular hits as well as new tracks from “Hackney Diamonds.”

The Stones last performed across the U.S. in 2021 for their No Filter tour, marking the first time the band had toured without drummer Charlie Watts since 1963. Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections, died in August 2021. He was 80.

Tickets for the Stones’ North American Hackney Diamonds tour go on sale on Dec. 1.

Dream Theater announce Dreamsonic 2023 North American tour with special guest Devin Townsend, & Animals As Leaders

GRAMMY®-winning, millions-selling progressive music titans Dream Theater, are pleased to present the first edition of DREAMSONIC, taking place in North America throughout June and July and celebrating the summer’s ultimate progressive metal line-up. Kicking off on the 16th of June, Dream Theater will be joined by special guest Devin Townsend, & Animals As Leaders on what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the summer.

John Petrucci had this to say: “We are all so incredibly excited to present Dream Theater’s very own prog-metal music festival, Dreamsonic 2023!

The lineup for our inaugural run this summer features Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, and Animals As Leaders and is going to be absolutely epic!

Dreamsonic promises to be a reoccurring musical event that will deliver history-making nights of amazing music for many years to come!

You’re not going to want to miss this one!”

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 14th at 10am. https://dreamsonic.com

June 16th – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center At Cedar Park June 17th – Dallas, TX – Texas Trust CU @ Grand Prairie June 18th – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre June 21st – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall June 22nd – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena June 23rd – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock June 25th – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater June 27th – Washington, PA – Wild Things Park June 28th – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden June 30th – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater July 1st – Philadelphia, PA – The Met July 2nd -Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion July 4th – Laval, QC – Place Bell July 5th – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre July 7th – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino July 8th – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion July 9th – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion July 11th – Detroit, MI – Masonic July 12th – OshKosh, WI – OshKosh Arena July 13th – Cedar Rapids, IA – Alliant Energy Power House July 15th – Denver, CO – Mission Theater July 17th – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center July 18th – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle July 19th – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee July 21st – Vancover, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre July 22nd – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Live July 24th – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic July 25th – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater July 26th – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre

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THE RETURN OF DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY

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On June 18 at 2.30pm CST, join @Jcrudess and @MikeKeneally live on the DT socials as they talk all things DREAMSONIC 2023 with host Ollie Winiberg! Get tickets for Dreamsonic 2023 at dreamsonic.com ! pic.twitter.com/eIJCwUIU0g

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Drummers unite! 🥁 Going live with Mike Mangini, Darby Todd and Matt Garstka very shortly!! youtu.be/B8OmsaukdXA pic.twitter.com/iTVkbmUCPH

It's the drummers of Dreamsonic 2023! 🥁 Join Mike Mangini, Darby Todd and Matt Garstka tomorrow (June 7) at 5pm EST for a live stream chat hosted by Ollie Winiberg! youtu.be/B8OmsaukdXA pic.twitter.com/0etoNyiyWN

. @JPetrucci was recently interviewed by @CBSNewYork to promote the upcoming Dreamsonic tour, you can watch the full 12-minute segment here: cbsnews.com/newyork/news/d… pic.twitter.com/L0Cdc100XI

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BEAT, Featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai, to Honor King Crimson with 2024 North American Tour

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Prog-rockers rejoice: The music of King Crimson will grace the stage again. This fall, an all-star quartet of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai will unite as BEAT, a new act celebrating the second act of the progressive pioneers through a sprawling tour across North America. From a Sept. 12 departure from San Jose, Calif., to a Nov. 8 finale in Las Vegas, the supergroup will present 42 performances of mind-bending rock, presenting selections from King Crimson’s revered ‘80s trio of Discipline , Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair .

With two of the group’s former members and a blessing from Robert Fripp, this tour guarantees the most authentic live experience of King Crimson’s second iteration since its heyday four decades ago. Belew and Levin, who respectively contributed guitar and bass to the band, find well-suited support in Tool drummer Danny Carey and Steve Vai, the guitarist best known for foundational work with Whitesnake and Frank Zappa. On this exciting outing, founder Fripp shared to Facebook , “This is the project that Adrian Belew called me about last Autumn, a project which I support and fully encourage, and discussed with Steve Vai recently at McCabes in Santa Monica… Even, I suggested the name.”

BEAT will take off from San Jose, Calif.’s San Jose Civic on Sept. 12, beginning a five-stop run along the California coast from that will continue through Phoenix to three nights in the Lone Star State from Sept. 20-22. Next, the group will head to the Southeast, appearing at Atlanta’s The Eastern on Sept. 24 before a 13-show scattershot sprint up the East Coast, including engagements at Orlando, Fla.’s Hard Rock Live on Sept. 27, Washington’s Warner Theatre on Oct. 4, New York’s Beacon Theatre on Oct. 5 and Boston’s Shubert Theatre on Oct. 11, concluding with an Oct. 12 performance at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, N.H.

The quartet will then cross the Northern border for four presentations from Oct. 14-18, following its final Canadian show at Toronto, Ontario’s Massey Hall with four shows in the Mid-Atlantic from Oct. 19-23. After eight Midwest sets, bisected by an Oct. 28 staging at Nashville, Tenn.’s historic Ryman Auditorium, BEAT will wrap its celebratory run in the Mountain West, taking the stage at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on Nov. 6 before a final show at Las Vegas’ The Theater at Virgin Hotels on Nov. 8.

“The 1981 through 1984 King Crimson created a music all its own,” Belew shared in a release from the group. “Timeless. Beautiful. Complex. Fierce. For the fans who lived through it then, and the ones who never got to witness it, our aim is to bring it to life again. A monumental task but we’re going for it! There are not enough exclamation points to express my excitement!”

Pre-sale tickets for BEAT’s 2024 tour are available now with code BEATTOUR. General on-sale begins this Friday, April 5, at 10 a.m. local time. Read on for the complete list of tour dates.

BEAT 2024 Tour Dates:

Sept. 12 – San Jose Civic – San Jose, Calif. Sept. 13 – Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at Meritage Resort – Napa, Calif. Sept. 14 – The United Theater on Broadway – Los Angeles Sept. 15 – City National Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, Calif. Sept. 17 – Humphrey’s Concerts – San Diego, CA Sept. 18 – Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix Sept. 20 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre – Austin, Texas Sept. 21 – Bayou Music Centre – Houston Sept. 22 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas Sept. 24 – The Eastern – Atlanta Sept. 26 – The Parker – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sept. 27 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, Fla. Sept. 28 – Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, Fla. Sept. 29 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, S.C. Oct. 01 – Knight Theater – Charlotte, N.C. Oct. 02 – Carolina Theatre of Durham / Fletcher Hall – Durham, N.C. Oct. 04. – Warner Theatre – Washington Oct. 05 – Beacon Theatre – New York Oct. 06 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pa. Oct. 08 – Carpenter Theater in Dominion Energy Center – Richmond, Va. Oct. 09 – Count Basie Center – Red Bank, N.J. Oct. 11 – Shubert Theatre – Boston Oct. 12 – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, N.H. Oct. 14 – Rebecca Cohen Auditorium – Halifax, Nova Scotia Oct. 15 – Casino New Brunswick – Moncton, New Brunswick Oct. 17 – Maisonneuve Theatre – Montreal, Quebec Oct. 18 – Massey Hall – Toronto, Ontario Oct. 19 – Kodak Center – Rochester, N.Y. Oct. 21 – The Egg – Albany, N.Y. Oct. 22 – Palace Theatre – Greensburg, Pa. Oct. 23 – Santander Performing Arts Center – Reading, Pa. Oct. 25 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland Oct. 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre – Cincinnati Oct. 27 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, Mich. Oct. 28 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 30 – Murat Theatre – Indianapolis Nov. 01 – Copernicus Center – Chicago Nov. 02 – Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee Nov. 03 – Orpheum Theater – Madison, Wis. Nov. 04 – State Theatre – Minneapolis Nov. 06 – Paramount Theatre – Denver Nov. 08 – The Theater at Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas

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HAMILTON Will Return For The 2024-2025 Broadway Season at The Fox

HAMILTON will be playing the Fabulous Fox Theatre for two weeks only August 28 - September 8, 2024.

The national tour of the Broadway musical HAMILTON will return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre as part of the 2024-2025 Broadway season, as announced today in celebration of Alexander Hamilton's birthday by producer Jeffrey Seller and the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

The best way to guarantee tickets to HAMILTON is to purchase a season subscription for the Fabulous Fox Theatre's 2024-2025 Broadway season. Season ticket holders who renew their subscription for the 2024-2025 season will get priority access to purchase tickets for the return engagement of HAMILTON before tickets become available to the general public. The 2024-2025 Broadway season will be announced at a later date.

HAMILTON will be playing the Fabulous Fox Theatre for two weeks only August 28 - September 8, 2024. Information on how to purchase groups and single tickets will be announced at a later time.

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation.

Based on Ron Chernow 's acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, it has won Grammy, Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

HAMILTON features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda , direction by Thomas Kail , choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler , and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire .

HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins , costume design by Paul Tazewell , lighting design by Howell Binkley , sound design by Nevin Steinberg , hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe , and casting by Telsey + Company, Bethany Knox , CSA.

The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller , Sander Jacobs , Jill Furman and The Public Theater .

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Former King Crimson Members Form Beat, Announce 2024 Tour

P rog-rock band King Crimson may have disbanded decades ago, but that hasn’t stopped a few former members from forming their own supergroup. Adrian Belew (former King Crimson guitarist and vocalist) and Tony Levin (former King Crimson bassist) have formed a new group called Beat with Tool drummer Danny Carey and famed guitarist Steve Vai. The band’s namesake comes from King Crimson’s 1982 album Beat . And yes, if you’re wondering, KC frontman Robert Fripp has given his full endorsement for the project.

Less than a month after forming, the band has just announced a North American tour that’s set to kick off in September. The supergroup will perform across the US and Canada well into November. No supporting acts have been announced.

The Beat 2024 Tour will start on September 12 in San Jose, California at San Jose Civic. The tour will end on November 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Theater at Virgin Hotels.

The main ticketing platform for the Beat 2024 Tour is going to be Ticketmaster , and there are a ton of different presale events going on right now. If you want in on the artist presale specifically, use the code “BEATTOUR”.

General on-sale kicks off on April 5 at 10:00 am local. If the presale event sells out your tour date of choice, give Stubhub a try. It’s a great platform for finding after-sale tickets, and your purchase will be guaranteed by the FanProtect Program. No scams here!

Get your tickets now before they sell out!

Beat 2024 Tour Dates

September 12 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic

September 13 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at Meritage Resort

September 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The United Theater on Broadway

September 15 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim

September 17 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts

September 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre

September 20 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre

September 21 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Centre

September 22 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre

September 24 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

September 26 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker

September 27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live

September 28 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

September 29 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall

October 1 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theater

October 2 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre of Durham / Fletcher Hall

October 4 – Washington, D.C. – Warner Theatre

October 5 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

October 6 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre

October 8 – Richmond, VA – Carpenter Theater in Dominion Energy Center

October 9 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center

October 11 – Boston, MA – Shubert Theatre

October 12 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

October 14 – Halifax, NS – Rebecca Cohen Auditorium

October 15 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick

October 17 – Montreal, QC – Maisonneuve Theatre

October 18 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

October 19 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center

October 21 – Albany, NY – The Egg

October 22 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre

October 23 – Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center

October 25 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre

October 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre

October 27 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

October 28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

October 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre

November 1 – Chicago, IL – Copernicus Center

November 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre

November 3 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater

November 4 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre

November 6 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre

November 8 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels

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2023 North America tour!

Hey folks, we’re very excited to announce the next leg of the Inviolate North American Tour! Tickets & EVO Experience Passes are on sale this Friday here on Vai.com at 12 PM ET. 7/16 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre 7/18 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theatre 7/19 Albuquerque, NM – Revel 7/20 Midland, TX – La Hacienda 7/21 Little Rock, AR – Little Rock Hall 7/23 New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater 7/25 Nashville, TN – CMA Theater 7/26 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall 7/27 Peoria, IL – Civic Center Theater 7/28 Clarksburg, WV – The Robinson Grand 7/29 Harrisburg, PA – Whitaker Center 7/30 Wilkes-Barre, PA – FM Kirby Center 8/01 Bar Harbor, ME – The 1932 Criterion Theatre 8/02 Halifax, NS – TBD 8/03 Saint John, NB – TBD 8/05 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre 8/06 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre 8/08 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall 8/10 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre 8/11 Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre 8/12 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall 8/13 Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre 8/15 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre 8/16 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory 8/17 Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom 8/19 Monterey, CA – Golden State Theater

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9 critical elements that a theatre press release must have like theatre location, genre of theatre play, and others.
1 theatre press release example for effective press release insights.
1 customizable template to use for your own theatre press release.
Best practices when writing a theatre press release.

Your Theatre Play Press Release Should Include the Following Information

Are you dreaming of having your theatre or cast featured on the covers of magazines in your city? Do you want to see your theatre play invitation showcased on high authority media sites like ArtForum, Juxtapoz, LensCulture, or ArtNews? Are you hoping for a packed theatre hall on the day of your premiere?

Well, here’s the bold truth: Press release marketing is the secret sauce you need to increase your authority in the industry and grow your audience in the theatre halls

And you may have a lot to share about the play, the cast, the theme, or the director, but it’s important to stay focused on the most important points when writing your press release.

The goal is to create a captivating news announcement that attracts more viewers to your event. Anything else you want to share can be posted on a designated page for the theatre play, which you can link to in your press release.

So, make sure your theatre press release contains the 9 components below:

Catchy headline: Your headline should grab the reader’s attention and make them want to learn more about your event . Use action words and be creative .
Details about the play: Make sure to include the name of the play, the location, and the genre or theme. You may also want to share interesting facts about the sets, costumes, makeup, or special effects.
Quote from involved parties: Adding a quote from the director, actors, or theater manager can give your press release more personality and authenticity.
Relevant image: Consider adding an image of the company logo, cast, or actors to your press release. This can make your release more visually appealing and draw the reader’s eye.
Company website URL: Make sure to include a link to your company website where readers can learn more about your event and purchase tickets.
Release date: Indicate the date when the press release is being issued.
Dateline: Include the city and state where the press release is being issued.
Boilerplate: Include a short paragraph about your company, its mission, and its previous successes.
Contact information: Provide contact information for a person at your company who can answer questions about the event, including their name, company address, and phone number.

With these key elements, you can craft a press release that not only shares important details about your theatre play, but also entices readers to attend. Remember, the stage, the camera, the sound booth, and great media coverage can make all the difference in bringing your event to life.

– SAMPLE THEATRE PLAY PRESS RELEASE –

As a theatre company, you want your press release to be successful and get the attention it deserves. One way to achieve this is to learn from a successful press release example. A well-crafted press release not only informs but also engages readers and creates a story around your production. Here’s an example of a successful press release that effectively communicates the message of a theatre production:

Community Ensemble Zen Presents Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Modern Twist on a Timeless Classic San Francisco, CA – Oasis Theatre Center is proud to announce the return of Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Victoria Johnson, from September 15th to October 21st. This family-friendly production, presented by Community Ensemble Zen, features a cast of professional actors, including San Francisco veterans Daniel Parker, Sue Clark, and Greg Carol. After the success of the record-breaking inaugural production in 2019, which brought Shakespeare’s timeless story beyond the stage and into the aisles and lobbies, Victoria Johnson’s modern interpretation of Midsummer Night’s Dream promises to be even more immersive and captivating. Johnson’s reading of the Shakespearean magical story is combined with modern tunes, new dance choreography, and enhanced special effects, making this a must-see show for both theater enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The music has been specifically recorded for the play, helping to create an unforgettable experience that will transport the audience to another world. “The Community Ensemble Zen has worked tirelessly to bring this show to life, and we’re thrilled to share it with the San Francisco community once again,” says Victoria Johnson, director of the play. “Together, we will not only ponder over our most cherished dreams but will unleash our potential to realize them.” The Oasis Theatre Center, located at 54 Lombard Street, will host the show. Single tickets range from $50-$70 and are available for purchase online at http://www.oasis.com/midsummer or in person at the Oasis Theatre Ticket office. Midsummer Night’s Dream is not only a magical journey into Shakespeare’s world but also a celebration of summer performances and gatherings, making it an excellent choice for families and friends looking for a fun and unique experience. Don’t miss this limited engagement of Midsummer Night’s Dream. For more information, visit http://www.oasis.com/midsummer or call the Oasis Theatre at +1-880-706-6051. Contact: Name: Victoria Johnson Organization: Oasis Theatre Address: Buena Vista & Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Phone: +1-880-706-6051 Email: [email protected]

By examining this example, you’ll notice that it doesn’t necessarily focus on a protagonist or antagonist, or a particular conflict that needs to be resolved. Still, it manages to create a story that captivates readers and generates interest in the production.

With this in mind, you can learn how to write a compelling press release that captures your reader’s attention and gets real results. Follow our guide on how to write a successful press release for your theatre production to increase media attention and attract more viewers.

– THEATRE PLAY PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE –

Crafting an effective press release is critical for the success of your theatre play production. That’s why we’ve built a template for you that includes all the necessary elements you can customize to match your style and tone. This template will help you to get started quickly and efficiently to ensure your message gets the attention it deserves.

[Headline of the Press Release] [City], [State] Release Date: [For Immediate Release or a Concrete Date] [Summary Section: Briefly describe your announcement] [Insert a Quote from a Theatre Representative Related to the News] [Write an Additional Paragraph to Provide More Details about the Performance: Try to Respond to All Relevant W-Questions (Where, What, Why, When, Who)] [Insert Another Quote or Another Section with Details About the Play] [Include a Call to Action and an URL Address Where the Reader Can Find More Information about the Actors, the Plot, Tickets] [Boilerplate Message about the Host Organization: Insert the Following Information Contact Info: Contact Person: Organization: Address: Phone:]

Best Practices for Writing Your Theatre Press Release

The theater is a place where people come to witness the truth about life and the social situation, as famously said by Stella Adler. In today’s world, with endless options for entertainment, it’s crucial to communicate the unique experience that your theatrical event will offer to the audience through a well-crafted press release.

When writing your press release, make sure to tap into the emotions of your readers and highlight the magical experience they will have by attending your play. Build excitement by painting a vivid picture of what they can expect to see, hear, and feel during your performance. Will they be moved, uplifted, or inspired? Will they gain a new perspective on the world or human nature?

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L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum will reopen, but does Center Theatre Group have a sustainable path forward?

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CTG Artistic Director Snehal Desai and Managing Director Meghan Pressman lay out a tentative road map for recovery, including the reopening of one of the city’s most important stages.

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From the outside, the Center Theatre Group headquarters, a nondescript building across the street from the Music Center, is spectacularly unimpressive, the kind of place your mind wouldn’t even register as existing. But inside, the buzz of puzzle-solving energy might make you think you’ve stumbled onto the set of “Oppenheimer.”

CTG Managing Director and Chief Executive Meghan Pressman and Artistic Director Snehal Desai aren’t cracking nuclear codes. But they are working out a theatrical Rubik’s Cube that is harder than ever to solve.

An announcement is coming in the next few weeks about the new CTG season, and the big news is that the Mark Taper Forum , which suspended programming last summer amid a spiraling budget crisis, will be back in business (likely by next winter and possibly as early as the fall). The exact timeline and number of productions are still being worked out, but the idea is to consolidate offerings under one CTG banner rather than spotlight separate seasons at each of CTG’s three theaters.

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This strategy is a sign of constriction, but it’s also an indication that old habits and expectations have to give way to stringent new realities.

Gordon Davidson , the founding artistic director of Center Theatre Group, built Los Angeles’ flagship theater organization in a vastly different era. The three venues — the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City — each with its distinctive profile and following, don’t easily cohere in the best of times, and this period is one of the most difficult in the company’s history.

The Ahmanson in recent decades has dedicated itself to Broadway touring productions, with an emphasis on musicals. The Taper, the place where Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” had its two-part world premiere, has long been the city’s most coveted stage for public-minded drama. And the Douglas, the smallest of the three venues and the one with the shortest history, is the Westside outpost that’s most hospitable to theatrical risk-taking.

As the money-making operation, the Ahmanson helped make possible the artistic ambitions of its less practical brethren. But those days were waning even before COVID-19 wreaked unfathomable havoc on performing arts institutions.

The post-pandemic picture is improving but from such a low that no one can feel confident about moving forward. Theater attendance hasn’t yet rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, production and administrative costs have skyrocketed with inflation, and donor fatigue has turned to exhaustion.

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Nonprofit theaters nationwide are contending with this perfect storm. But CTG has an additional set of challenges that stem from its disparate three-part structure.

The Ahmanson can no longer be counted on as the cash cow, as the subscription model has become less reliable and competition for Broadway tours has grown more intense. Shows that might once have been expected to play at the Music Center are booked into the Hollywood Pantages or the Dolby instead. When CTG signs on as producer to improve its competitive standing, as it did for the wilted revival of “The Secret Garden,” it exposes the entire company to seismic financial shock when the show turns out to be a flop.

Playgoing has suffered acutely since theaters have reopened. Serious drama without a celebrity draw is an extremely tough sell in this era of entertainment-on-demand and social media hypnosis. For a large playhouse like the Taper with punishing built-in costs and an audience that has grown understandably fickle after seasons of muddled vision and earnest mediocrity, the producing picture can seem like a fast track to insolvency.

Finally, the Douglas is facing a temporary closure of its own. An impending construction project of a neighboring property will force the theater to halt operations for a few months next year, making programming extremely difficult to plan, as anyone who has dealt with the shifting calendar of a renovation project knows all too well.

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No wonder Pressman and Desai have the air of emergency aid workers who have settled into the long daily haul of rebuilding after the initial phase of catastrophe. When I met with them last June, after CTG announced that it was pausing programming at the Taper, the interview was tense and at times chaotic and contradictory.

Newly appointed Desai , treated to a baptism by fire, hadn’t even signed his contract at that point. Pressman, furiously working to keep the lights on, deflected questions about artistic decision-making and financial management that harked back to leadership issues predating the pandemic fallout.

Nine months later, they presented a calmer front. The mood of the interview was sober. Progress has been made on the $8-million projected budget gap that prompted CTG to postpone the premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s play “Fake It Until You Make It” and suspend plans for the 2023-24 season at the Taper. But this is no time for phony exuberance.

It seemed almost impertinent to ask whether they believed a sustainable path for CTG was feasible in this uncertain environment, but the question needed to be asked. Pressman answered in the affirmative, but before she did there was a pause as lengthy as any in a Harold Pinter play.

“I think it’s feasible, otherwise I wouldn’t want to ask for people’s money right now,” Pressman eventually replied with quiet conviction. “I believe in the art we’re doing. I think [a sustainable path] is feasible, but I just don’t know exactly what that’s going to look like.”

A battle plan, however, is being refined. The Taper hasn’t been dormant in this period of hiatus. Experiments in the form of special events, community gatherings and legacy celebrations have been tried. The most high-profile of these offerings, comedian Alex Edelman’s solo show “Just for Us,” was such a big hit that it has already had two return engagements.

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“We’re introducing shorter and more nimble programming models,” Pressman said. “We’ve been exploring different ways of engaging the community. I think those are all elements of a future sustainable Center Theatre Group, but we just don’t know how it will all settle.”

“I think the value of what we do is clear,” Desai said. “I just think it’s going to look very different.”

“And yet it’s got to feel the same,” Pressman interjected. “We have these venues that have this promise of high production value, of great American theater, the next best new play — all of that is still part of the DNA.”

Outstanding work, Desai agreed, has to be the raison d’etre of their collective efforts. He’s drawn to theater that is “timely, relevant and urgent,” even when offering a much-needed escape. Laughter and pleasure, he acknowledged, must be part of the equation. Theatergoers shall not live by moral instruction alone. But the nub of the issue for him is “how” they produce this art, the range of artists they’re inviting in, the openness to new forms and collaborative modalities.

“When we announce the season, you’ll see what the priorities are,” he said. His list, which he reeled off the top of his head, includes centering L.A. artists, adjusting the balance of how much CTG is producing versus presenting, expanding co-productions and making the Taper not just a writer’s theater but a director’s theater as well. His first season, he said, will give audiences a good indication of the direction he wants to head in.

Building the audience for the Desai era is not going to happen overnight. “It will take three to five years to establish,” he said. “That’s what I learned at East West Players . That’s how long [Pasadena Playhouse producing artistic director] Danny Feldman told me it took him.”

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Pressman added, “That’s what it takes to teach them your taste. You have to give them like one element at a time. If you want to change up two or three elements in the way that you produce or the vocabulary you teach the audience, you can’t do it all at once. They’ll freak out.”

A winter production at the Taper is more or less set, but whether there will be a fall offering is still a question. When I inquired what it would take to open the Taper before next year, Desai asked if I could write a check for $3 million. He was joking, but fundraising is a crucial piece of this fraught puzzle.

CTG’s multimillion-dollar budget gap is smaller but not zero. “This is a multiyear effort,” Pressman said. “And this is still the recovery story.”

How much would CTG need to be whole? “We are in active fundraising mode for our next season and are just a couple of million dollars shy of our goal,” Pressman said. “What we’re building toward is long-term sustainability, which will mean a change in how we operate and an increase in support.”

“This is a marathon, and I would say we’re coming upon a big relay point,” Desai said. “As we announce next season, we want folks to be there and support us, especially those who said they were so bummed out about the Taper. I hope they’re the ones that right away reach out to us and subscribe. We hope there’s something for everybody at CTG — that is our goal each season.”

“Our partnership has been really fulfilling,” Pressman said of her working relationship with Desai. “And you know this is hard work. We feel a lot of trust and belief and understanding in each other’s vision and strategy. And that is part of the strong base we’ve been building to be able to do these difficult things with a great senior team and with great support from the community. We’re right around the corner from a really big announcement, and a lot of deep thought and planning went into it.”

And is the board of directors doing everything it can? “Our board is perfect!” Pressman replied, theatrically enunciating the words into my digital recorder.

Desai echoed this diplomatic sentiment in his own remarks: “We’ve been internally having conversations about what we need and board members have been the first folks to step up. They have been great stewards.”

What about boards in general? I asked, looking for candor on a subject that has been something of an obstacle for nonprofit theaters struggling to evolve institutionally and culturally. But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.

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A strong advocate of CTG’s “significant civic role,” Desai wants the Taper to once again be a forum for public dialogue. But he knows he can’t do it alone.

“We were just in London,” he said. “And they were telling us that theater in London is back. The numbers are higher than they were pre-pandemic. But they don’t have to compete with the 405, right? It’s also cold and rainy there. We just have a different ecosystem. I do hope we live in a city where the theater can be central.”

If I could write that check for $3 million that Desai was ostensibly kidding about, I would. Not because success is guaranteed. But because CTG leadership is rigorously grappling with its fate, testing new possibilities and committing itself to moving forward with as much integrity as fiscally possible.

And because I don’t want to live in a city that turns its back on those cultural pillars that took generations to build.

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It was built to be the permanent home of the annual Academy Awards show, located, as it is, right across the street from the hotel (the Hollywood Roosevelt ) where the very first Oscar Night took place, and a stone's throw from the fabulous footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre .

After years of roaming from one location to another (the Shrine , the Music Center , even Grauman's itself), the Oscars have finally come home to Hollywood to stay.

And it is a dazzling home, with three balcony levels and twenty opera boxes to lend a somewhat European flourish to the surroundings.

Built at a cost of $94 million, this 136,000 square foot theatre, with 3,400 seats, was custom-designed for the special needs of Oscar Night and other live TV broadcasts.

The theatre is set back from the Boulevard, so that when the stars arrive in their limos on Oscar night, they walk north through the towering entrance portal, up "Awards Walk" (past backlit glass panels etched with the titles of previous Best Pictures), and up stairs into the theatre's four-story lobby, where they will find 26 giant-size photographic images (on clear plexiglass) of Oscar winners such as Brando, Grace Kelly, Jack Nicholson and Julia Roberts.

The theatre is sponsored by the Kodak Company, which paid a record $75 million to have its name emblazoned on the new auditorium. That's certainly appropriate. Kodak has a Hollywood history of its own: the company has won eight Academy Awards over the years, and for 80 straight years (as of 2008), every single Oscar-winning movie has been produced on Kodak film.

Even though the theatre was custom-designed for Oscar Night, the Motion Picture Academy doesn't own the theatre, they simply rent the facility for the Big Event.

So the challenge was what to do with the theatre for the rest of the year, between Oscar Nights.

Their first non-Oscar bookings were for the American Ballet Theatre's "The Nutcracker" (for the 2001 Christmas season), followed by the Broadway hit musical "The Full Monty".

But L.A. proved to be a very competitive market when it came to booking big events in between Oscar Nights.

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Jennifer Lopez is now touting her tour as a greatest hits show after canceling seven dates and struggling to sell tickets.

The name of the trek has changed from “This Is Me…Now” to “This Is Me…Live | The Greatest Hits,” according to Variety .

“The latest rebrand suggests a pivot from a tour focusing on the new album’s songs to one spanning her discography, a move that may entice listeners who didn’t connect with her latest material,” the outlet reported Tuesday.

A source told Page Six that the tour will “convey the Jennifer Lopez live experience” and was not created solely for the music from her latest album. It is, however, a “celebration which includes the new album.”

The “Jenny From the Block” singer, 54, originally announced the tour in February to concur with her “This Is Me…Now” album and accompanying films.

However, Lopez quietly canceled scheduled shows in Nashville, Raleigh, NC, Atlanta, Tampa, Fla., and New Orleans last month.

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Additionally, concerts previously up for sale in Cleveland and Houston were removed from Ticketmaster’s website completely.

Ticketmaster blamed the cancellations on “the event organizer” and gave ticketholders information on how to obtain refunds.

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Page Six was told at the time that the concerts could not be rescheduled because of a logistical issue through the promoter.

Not only is Lopez having tour trouble, but she also had issues selling her latest album.

After its February release, the project, which is her first studio album in over a decade, flopped on the Billboard 200 chart by debuting at No. 38.

The “Selena” star’s record is about her love for her husband, Ben Affleck, whom she first dated in the early aughts before they wed in Las Vegas in July 2022.

In a review, Page Six opined that the “watery” album recycled “uninspired sounds and stories from a quarter-century ago.”

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2023 North America tour! Hey folks, we're very excited to announce the next leg of the Inviolate North American Tour! Tickets & EVO Experience Passes are on sale this Friday here on Vai.com at 12 PM ET. ... The 1932 Criterion Theatre 8/02 Halifax, NS - TBD 8/03 Saint John, NB - TBD 8/05 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre 8/06 Ottawa, ON ...
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San Francisco, CA - Oasis Theatre Center is proud to announce the return of Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Victoria Johnson, from September 15th to October 21st. This family-friendly production, presented by Community Ensemble Zen, features a cast of professional actors, including San Francisco veterans Daniel Parker, Sue Clark, and ...
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Special Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Season Announcement: Nick Carter - Who I Am Tour Coming to the Campbell Heritage Theatre on Friday, November 22nd, 2024! Tickets on-sale Friday, March 22nd at 10:00am ... Mavis Staples - Heritage Theatre 20th Anniversary show! Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood . 2024 - 2025 Season. Nick Carter - Who I Am Tour. Ticket ...
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About Our Theatres. Shea's Performing Arts Center (Shea's PAC) is a campus of three theaters in downtown Buffalo comprised of Shea's Smith Theatre, Shea's 710 Theatre, and the historic crown jewel, Shea's Buffalo Theatre. These venues boast varying styles of performing arts, but all are sure to please the audiences that attend.
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Then the brand new Nokia Theatre entered the picture, meaning that booking top performers would be even more difficult.. In what was probably a wise move, the Kodak shifted gears in late 2007. They announced that they had signed a 10-year, $100 million deal for the ever-popular Cirque du Soleil to become a permanent tenant at the theatre. Cirque has created a brand new, Hollywood-themed show ...
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The Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the creativity of the human spirit, offering a well-rounded education that leads to a bachelor of arts degree in Theatre Arts with emphasis in either theatre or dance. The department also offers minors in theatre, dance, theatre design and technology and musical theatre (an interdisciplinary minor ...
Jennifer Lopez now touting tour as greatest hits show after canceling
Published April 3, 2024, 2:29 p.m. ET. Jennifer Lopez has rebranded her tour amid low ticket sales. Getty Images. Jennifer Lopez is rebranding her tour as a greatest hits show after canceling ...

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