Modern Stage News

In celebration of Lunar New Year, the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival announced the North American premiere of Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 7:30 PM at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, and Saturday, January 7, at 7:30 PM at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York.

'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour' is a political satire that arrived on the NCPA stage for a rare performance. This spectacle was written by Tom Stoppard - the story of a political dissident in the Soviet Union. The play is accompanied by a 45-piece orchestra, performed by the Symphony Orchestra of India, which itself becomes a character of the play, adding to the crests and troughs of a prison-asylum's inhabitants.

Buy tickets now for three regional premieres and two revivals.

Back with a full programme of shows and activities for the first summer since 2019, Shakespeare's Globe will welcome families back to Bankside for a summer of theatrical fun.

Due to ongoing Covid-related issues within the company, previews for Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oresteia at Park Avenue Armory will now begin on Wednesday, July 13. The previews originally scheduled for Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12 are cancelled, and ticketholders have been notified.

Beth Jucovy's 'Morning Afternoon Evening,' a holistic artwork encompassing dance, theater and music and background film, brings to life the imagery and ideas expressed in a lyrical and symbolic poem written by the creator's daughter Kyra Jucovy.  Part of the Emerging Artists Theatre's New Work Series at the TADA Theater, 15 West 28th Street, NYC. 

Dance Visions NY presents “Morning Afternoon Evening” through Emerging Artists Theatre's New Work Series at The TADA Theater.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the Summer Season 2022 full of pomp, pageantry, politics, and power.

If you need a laugh as badly as I do, the Different Stages production of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at The Vortex is where you should be.

The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 N. High St., West Chester, PA) will be celebrating the life and legacy of 'The Man In Black' as it welcomes renowned Johnny Cash tribute band CASH UNCHAINED on Friday, October 29 at 8 PM.

Excitement filled  the air as the Shea's Broadway season kicked off with  Disney's FROZEN.  Adults and children clad in costumes and clutching their Olaf dolls patiently entered the theatre, all wearing  their obligatory face masks. Covid was not going to dampen anyone’s spirits. The warm Buffalo evening welcomed the slick crystalline production that is sure to charm audiences of all ages. 

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the Education Activities available to young people and their families this October Half-Term. Public booking opens on Thursday 16 September at 10.00am. Tickets for friends and Patrons are currently available.

The season will feature Shakespeare's Measure for Measure directed by Blanche McIntyre, Hamlet directed by Sean Holmes, The Merchant of Venice directed by Abigail Graham, and a festive reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's The Fir Tree written by Hannah Khalil. Alongside productions in the Playhouse, there will also be two week-long festivals (including the return of Shakespeare and Race) and half-term events for families.

The official press conference of the 24th Beijing Music Festival (BMF) was held today, July 27th, at the Yilian Art Space of the Beijing Xitang Contemporary Art Gallery, to announce the thematic planning, programs, and public education activities of the Festival this year.

Irondale will present a radio drama of Mother Courage and Her Children, April 15-May 1, as the third and final installment of their three-part Bertolt Brecht series Brecht in Exile. the ensemble honors and explores Brecht’s commitment to bring together both art and politics in a play that continues to speak to audiences at any moment in history.

Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces their new board members as well as their January 2021 calendar of events. Play On Shakespeare's mission is to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare's plays in performance for theatre professionals, students, teachers, and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations.

Music Mountain Theatre will open The Importance of Being Earnest on November 6th for 6 performances running through November 15th.

RED BULL THEATER today announced the participants for Salon Seminar Series: EXPLORING OTHELLO IN 2020. These webinar/livestream matinee discussions, bringing together a group of BIPOC theater artists to read and discuss Othello with Shakespeare scholar, Ayanna Thompson, will take place on Wednesday afternoons October 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.

Beats & Elements and Camden People's Theatre's 2015 production of No Milk for the Foxes, which explored David Cameron's England from the perspective of the working class through spoken word, beatboxing and live looping, is now available!

Brave Spirits Theatre is excited to announce a virtual summer staged reading festival celebrating the history plays of the English early modern stage. A supplement to BST's two-year Shakespeare's Histories project, these plays reveal the breadth and popularity of the history genre during Shakespeare's era. Moved to an online event due to COVID-19, these plays are being planned and performed not only by the Histories ensemble, but also collaborators from across the world.