Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 19
1904 Julian Eltinge, the famous female impersonator, makes her Broadway debut in Mr. Wix from…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 18
1911 Disraeli opens on Broadway at the Wallack’s Theater. George Arliss plays the British Prime…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 17
1879 Daly’s Theater opens on Broadway and Thirtieth Street in New York City.1894 Weapons and…
Key City Theater Celebrates 30th Season With Dance, Drama, Music & Comedy – Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Key City Theater is celebrating its 30th season with a plethora of performances for small…
Key City Theater celebrates 30th season with dance, drama, music and comedy – BC Local News
Key City Theater is celebrating its 30th season with a plethora of performances for small…
Music Box Theater Movies in Gallagher Way | 09/15/2021
Music Box Theater Movies in Gallagher Way | 09/15/2021 | Choose ChicagoSep15Lakeview’s historic Music Box…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 14
1910 Birthday of Lehman Engel, the Tony-winning Broadway conductor who founded the BMI Musical Theater…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: September 13
1894 Birthday of British playwright JB Priestley, playwright An inspector calls, when we are married,…
The cast of Olympic Theater Arts’ “A Facility for Living,” in rehearsal
SEQUIM — The third time is a charm? Katie Forgette’s comedy “A Facility for Living”…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: September 11
1912 Jane Cowl becomes a star playing in In law by Bayard Veiller. The play…
AMERICAN THEATER | This month in theater history
Teatro Hidalgo in Los Angeles, circa 1920. National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sep 15…
Free live Moonfest shows in the Esplanade lobby and open-air theater, arts news and featured articles
SINGAPORE – The Esplanade’s mid-autumn celebration, Moonfest, returns this year from September 17 with free…
Premiere: The Campus Theater – Shedding light on the history of the Campus Theater
Market Street in downtown Lewisburg is home to a combination of modern retailers and restaurants…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: September 8
1914 A prank on the sale of soap called It pays to advertise, by King…
Damon Albarn announces intimate solo concert at Globe Theater – Music News
Damon Albarn performs an intimate solo concert at the Globe Theater in London.The Blur and…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: September 6
1919 After 30 days, 37 productions closed and 16 openings prevented, the actors’ equity strike…
Back to the Future releases “The Day That Changed the History of Musical Theater” video in the West End
The mammoth task of directing a West End musical was only magnified by the pandemic,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 31
1897 John Drew and Billie Burke (in her Broadway debut) star in the new play,…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 29
1899 The girl from Maxime, one of Georges Feydeau’s most sparkling farces, has its American…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 28
1917 Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse open their romantic musical Leave that to…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 25
1918 Birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein, who bridged the worlds of classical and Broadway, both…
New Albany High School Theater Arts to Present “Grease” | New
NEW ALBANY – The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many live performances, but New Albany High…
Production company documents its history of Australian theater online – Noise11.com
As Covid-19 hit in early 2021, The Production Company was gearing up for one last…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 22
1922 Theoni V. Aldredge, one of the leading Broadway costume designers of the late 20th…
Today in Playbill Vault Theater History: August 21
1923 The game Red light Annie opens at the Morosco Theater (which closed in 1981…
Kenny Finkle • Performing Arts • Marymount Manhattan College
On Kenneth (Kenny) Finkle’s plays have been produced across the country, including Safe and sound,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 20
1885 London’s hit operetta The Mikado, by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, premiered on Broadway…
New Albany Theater Arts Receives Donation To Support Upcoming Season | New
NEW ALBANY – The theater department at New Albany High School is receiving support from…
“Fair” weekend at the Olympic Arts Theater
Olympic Theater Arts’ Kings, Queens, and Royal Scenes Renaissance Faire will take place from noon…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 17
1871 Birthday of playwright Jesse Lynch Williams. During the 1917-1918 theatrical season, Williams’ play, Why…
Live Arts Events in Burnaby: Catch theater, music at the gallery
Burnaby Summer Theater production of The Underlasting Forest premieres this week Deer Lake Gallery invites…
Dance Theater Arts ballerinas compete in Youth America Grand Prix final
MANILA, Philippines – Who knew online classes could turn little girls into world-class ballerinas? Chloe…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: August 15
1879 The legendary Barrymore family has one more to add to their list with the…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 14
1888 Comedian DeWolf Hopper begins his dramatic recitation of the poem Bat casey at the…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 13
1895 Bert Lahr (née Irving Lahrheim), future stage and film clown, was born in New…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 11
1924 Singer and vaudeville star Sophie tucker opens at the Palace.1924 Helene hayes opens in…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 9
1967 Playwright Joe Orton is found dead in his London apartment. His companion, writer and…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: August 8
1975 Liza Minnelli to the rescue! With just six days to learn the role of…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 6
1947 Variety announces that John Garfield will star in the first production of a new…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 3
1921 Composer Richard Adler was born. Alongside Jerry Ross, he wrote two of the most…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: August 2
1900 Birthday of actress and singer Helen Morgan, who became famous as a nightclub artist.…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: August 1
1921 Opening night of the popular farce Obtain Gertie’s Garter about a man who gives…
Learn some Greek history (drama); Head in the Clouds release list – Daily Bulletin
Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that arrives in your inbox. But during peak festival…
Learn some Greek history (drama); Head in the Clouds release list – Press Enterprise
Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that arrives in your inbox. But during peak festival…
Learn some Greek history (theater); Head in the Clouds – Daily Breeze lineup
Festival Pass is a newsletter that arrives in your inbox every week. But during the…
Learn some Greek history (theater); Head in the Clouds programming – Daily News
Festival Pass is a newsletter that arrives in your inbox every week. But during the…
Learn some Greek history (theater); Head in the Clouds programming – Press Telegram
Festival Pass is a newsletter that arrives in your inbox every week. But during the…
Learn some Greek history (theater); Head in the Clouds publishes the range – Orange County Register
Festival Pass is a newsletter that arrives weekly in your inbox. But during the festival…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 28
1920 Two of Broadway’s greatest songwriter talents debut on Main Stem: lyricist Lorenz Hart, 25,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 25
1853 Birthday of Broadway impresario David Belasco, namesake of Belasco Theater, who wrote and /…
Summer Theater Arts Camp students perform ‘Tales of Tioga’ on July 29 | Life
Whitneyville — This year, the Hamilton-Gibson Theater Arts Summer Camp is coming to an end…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 24
1920 Producer Alexander H. Cohen, known for bringing quality plays to Broadway for six decades,…
Olympic Theater Arts unveils the 2021-2022 theater season
The Olympic Center for the Theater Arts unveiled its 2021-2022 theatrical season: “Stories of an…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 21
1951 Birthday of Lillias White, whose Broadway appearances include Effie White in Dream girls, Miss…
OCPA presents three new plays at the Newport Theater Arts Center
The Orange County Playwrights Alliance returns to the stage with a tantalizing mix of comedy…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 18
1928 After the birth of talkies, Variety publishes an article focusing on the amount of…
The Olympic Theater Arts Center launches a new season
SEQUIM – The Olympic Theater Arts Center has unveiled its 2021-2022 theatrical season: “Stories of…
The history of the Paramount Theater in St. Cloud celebrated on its 100th anniversary
ST. CLOUD – Walking into the Paramount Theater is an awe-inspiring experience, even for the…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: July 15
1905 Birthday of the lyricist and librettist Dorothy Champs, daughter of the vaudeville star Lew…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: July 12
1895 Birthday of Oscar Hammerstein II, descendant of a notable theater family who became their…
AMERICAN THEATER | This month in theater history
July 1716 (305 years ago) Charles and Mary Stagg, two artists from the colonial settlement…
Hot Fun In The Summertime: A la carte theater, music and festivals for a return to the arts in person
Illuminarium From live theater and major exhibitions to films and festivals, the arts scene is…
Bruce Springsteen reopens Broadway as fans pack the St. James Theater E! News UK
Bruce Springsteen ended Broadway’s long shutdown against Covid-19 on Saturday night by launching a 30-date…
THE VIRTUAL FAMILY at TAFE-Théâtre Arts for all
The virtual family, Jeremy Johnson’s first published play, explores the intricacies of a world so…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 25
1887 Birthday of legendary director George Abbott, whose long life (107 years) and colossal catalog…
Tickets on sale for the first Olympic theater arts showcase
SEQUIM – The first showcase of new works from the Olympic Center for the Theater…
Stars Once More: Gaslight Theater and Music Hall Return to Indoor Shows | Arts: characteristic
A long ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . we used to go…
Gaslight Theater and Music Hall return to indoor performances | Brighten up
A a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … we used to…
Caroline Stefanie Clay Joins the Faculty of Theater Arts at the University of Iowa as a Professor in the MFA Interim Program
The Department of Theater Arts at the University of Iowa recently completed a national search…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 21
1903 Cartoonist Al Hirschfeld was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His distinctive looping line art…
ARTfactory announces new director of theater arts
Provided by ARTfactory Anne Ridgway has led the theater arts programming at the ARTfactory for…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: June 15
1894 Birthday of Robert Russell Bennett, orchestrator of Broadway classics including the original Sunny, Show…
Ithaca College’s eminent theater arts department comes under the direction of the School of Music
ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College will be moving its popular performing arts department from its…
Travel, live theater and movies now open to the public as British Columbia launches Stage 2
With Stage 2 of BC’s COVID restart plan now officially underway, Don and Bev Wilden…
Independent living in Southeast Alaska. Summer meeting for the theater arts. Association of Master Gardeners of Southeast Alaska. To visit.
The pandemic, which has limited person-to-person contact, has strained the ability of independent living in…
UO Theater Arts seniors bow out | Arts & Culture
The theaters have been closed for over a year and there have been no in-person…
AMERICAN THEATER | This (Pride) Month in Theater History
Caffe Cino in 1962. (Photo from the collection of Brian Merlis) June 1961 (60 years…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: June 7
1909 Birthday of Broadway star Jessica Tandy, who has created many landmark roles including Blanche…
Olympic Theater Arts brings live performances to life with ‘Dr. Watson’s Workshop ‘by invitation only
SEQUIM – Olympic Theater Arts is relaunching live, invitation-only performances this month. The Arts Center…
Olympic Theater Arts hosts auditions for locally written plays
SEQUIM – Olympic Theater Arts is scheduling auditions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: May 31
1946 Orson Welles takes the stage in Around the world, musical he adapted from Jules…
The Department of Theater Arts presents The Domino Effect – The Lawrentian
The Department of Theater Arts at Lawrence University performed The domino effect from Thursday May…
Caltech Theater Arts presents FROM EARTH TO MOON New Musical Playback
From the authors of the musical Boldly Go! Comes a new sci-fi musical based on…
Mountview Academy of Theater Arts launches Mountview Prize
One of the UK’s leading drama schools is launching the Mountview Prize to celebrate trailblazers…
New program will address diversity in the theater arts
CHARLOTTE, NC — When it comes to theater and the arts, diversity is pretty low.…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: May 19
1924 The star of the Marx Brothers in I will say that she is at…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 12
1905 Theater producer Sam S. Shubert dies in train crash. His brothers Lee and JJ…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 11
1903 In Runaways, with a book by Addison Burkhardt and a score by Raymond Hubbell,…
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theater History: May 7
1915 Among the dead after the sinking of the Lusitania were director-producer Charles Frohman and…
AMERICAN THEATER | This month in theater history
Frank Chin. (Wikimedia / Nancy Wong) May 1976 (45 years ago) In the May edition…
The summer festival returns with street theater, music and a community carnival
A riverside show is set to return to its most recognizable format this summer. Numbers…
Two Thanet Youths Win Academy of Theater Arts Scholarships – The Isle Of Thanet News
Madeleine Doody (left) and Aenea Goult with Joanne Clifton Two rising stars from Thanet have…
Don’t miss Ghalia Benali’s concert at Zamalek Theater – Music and dance – Al-Ahram Weekly
The Ministry of Culture applies all precautionary and preventive measures with daily sterilization of the…
Ari Poppers resigns from SRJC performing arts department, SRPD investigation ends
Theater arts production specialist Ari Eden Poppers has resigned from the theater arts department at…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 3
1917 birthday of Betty Comden, Broadway lyricist and librettist, mainly in collaboration with Adolph Green.…
Playbill Vault is Today in Theater History: May 3
1917 Birthday of Betty Comden, lyricist and Broadway librettist, mainly in collaboration with Adolph Green.…
WCSU Theater Arts Announces Spring Virtual Productions Series
Western Connecticut State University’s Department of Theater Arts announces its Spring Virtual Productions series. The…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: May 2
1887 Anniversary of Vernon Castle who, along with his wife and dance partner Irene Castle,…
Playbill Vault is in theater history today: April 30
1924 Birthday of Sheldon Harnick, who writes lyrics for musicals including Fiorello !, She loves…
Playbill Vault is today in theater history: April 28
1900 Cho-Cho San and his passionate and tragic love light up David Belasco’s adaptation of…