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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Theater Opening: TRADING PLACES (World Premiere Musical) by Lamont Williams

Inspired by the beloved film, Trading Places is a hilarious world-premiere musical pitting nature against nurture in a modern-day prince and the pauper story. The show will enjoy its world …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:27AM
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

New York Theater: 2022 PIPELINE FESTIVAL (WP Theater) by Lamont Williams

The WP Theater announces the creative teams for the 2022 Pipeline Festival, the fourth biennial showcase of the artists in its celebrated WP Lab residency for playwrights, directors, and p…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:48AM
Friday, March 11, 2022

Theater Tour Announcement: YEMANDJA (Angélique Kidjo) by Lamont Williams

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 Sta…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:11PM
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Los Angeles Theater: HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL, 2022 (Registration Open) by Lamont Williams

Registration is officially open for the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival, LA’s largest celebration of the performing arts. Organizers are seeking artists and producers in the performing arts…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:29AM
Monday, February 7, 2022

Streaming Theater: THIS BITTER EARTH (The Road Theatre) by Lamont Williams

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY celebrates Black History Month with an encore stream presentation of THIS BITTER EARTH, written by Harrison David Rivers and directed by Gregg T. Daniel. Recorded li…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:07PM
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Theater: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Revised Version at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.) by Lamont Williams

Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. is presenting a revised version of the much-loved musical Catch Me If You Can, directed by Molly Smith. It will run March 4 – April 17, 2022, in the ic…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:16PM

Upcoming Theater: DETAINED (World Premiere at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood) by Lamont Williams

How do families stay together, even when they are kept apart? The Fountain Theatre presents a gripping new docudrama, a compilation of true stories that explores the rippling impact of mass…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:42PM
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Virtual Off-Broadway Theater: ADDRESSLESS (Rattlestick) by Lamont Williams

A CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TECH\GAMING, THEATER & SOCIO-POLITICAL DISCOURSE Tomorrow, Thursday, January 13, 2022, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will debut Addressless in a format fitting f…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:31PM
Monday, January 10, 2022

Concerts/Events: LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (2022 Winter & Spring Line-up) by Lamont Williams

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is offering some unforgettable experiences and extraordinary entertainment this coming year in its newly-renovated theatre, including THE POINTER SI…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:56PM
Monday, December 27, 2021

Theater Openings: THE PLAY YOU WANT; BRIGHT HALF LIFE; BELOVED (Road Theatre Company in Repertory) by Lamont Williams

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY returns to live performances with three plays performing in rep. The world premiere of THE PLAY YOU WANT, written by Bernardo Cubria and directed by Michael John Gar…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:44PM
Friday, December 24, 2021

Music, Dance, Theater & Concerts: THE BROAD STAGE (Santa Monica) by Lamont Williams

The Broad Stage is presenting these twenty-eight attractions Jan to June 2022 Subscription packages, starting at $47, are on sale at thebroadstage.org or 310.434.3200. Premieres  — Th…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:22PM
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Theater Opening: EVERBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (North American Premiere at The Ahmanson in Los Angeles) by Lamont Williams

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE‘S OPENING Casting has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Friends Ticket Presale & American Express® Presale and, Nov. 17, the general pub…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:05AM
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Theater Opening: “UNDER CONSTRUCTION” READINGS (The Road Theatre Company) by Lamont Williams

North Hollywood’s The Road Theatre Company is back with in-person readings on its Magnolia stage. It’s been over 18 months since the theatre doors have been closed but The Road Theatre �…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:38AM
Friday, August 20, 2021

Theater opening: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Fremont Centre Theatre) by Lamont Williams

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST OPENS TONIGHT AT FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE Performed for live audiences at Fremont Centre Theatre, it will also be livestreamed, so there will be that option for…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:20PM
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Virtual Theater Review: WE LIVE ON (Actors’ Gang) by Lamont Williams

WE LIVE ON Based on HARD TIMES by STUDS TERKEL With additional text by Tim Robbins and The Cast Directed by TIM ROBBINS Music Director – David Robbins Music performed by Cameron Dye…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:08PM
Sunday, August 8, 2021

Theater: STUDIO THEATRE IN D.C. (Reopening Season 2021-22) by Lamont Williams

D.C.’s Studio Theatre will begin its five-play 2021-2022 season in December with Flight, an epic story about two orphaned brothers, refugees who embark on a cross-continental odyssey from …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:43PM
Friday, August 6, 2021

Theater: DURANG!: FOUR ONE-ACT PLAYS (Live and Streaming from The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2021) by Lamont Williams

DURANG TIMES FOUR Coming to the Hollywood Fringe Festival soon is Durang!, performed by a fun and diverse cast of 12 local L.A. actors, consists of four wild and hilarious one-act plays writ…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:01PM
Thursday, August 5, 2021

Theater: THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Tennessee Williams Festival, St. Louis, MO) by Lamont Williams

An historic first: The Glass Menagerie will be performed in the Central West End building where Tennessee Williams lived and where the play was imagined The Tennessee Williams Festival ret…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:23PM
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Virtual Theater: AND AWAY WE STARED (Trap Door in Chicago) by Lamont Williams

GET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP DOOR Bob Wilson, Maryam Abdi, Dennis Bisto, Emily Nichelson, Keith Surney, David Lovejoy In the absence of humans, the stage has gained the ability to put on mechaniz…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:03PM
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Theater: OFFERINGS FROM CENTER THEATRE GROUP by Lamont Williams

Center Theatre Group Schedule July 12 – July 18, 2021 Premiering This Week: Center Theatre Group in association with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television present “32 Acres,” a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:13PM
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Art Auction: AL HIRSCHFELD PRINTS SIGNED BY BROADWAY STARS (Benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Al Hirschfeld Foundation) by Lamont Williams

Limited Edition Al Hirschfeld Prints Signed by Legendary Broadway Stars, NOW UP FOR BIDS Twenty limited-edition prints of acclaimed caricature artist Al Hirschfeld – signed by the iconic s…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:51PM
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Virtual New York Theater: OFF BROADWAY (Broadstream Media) by Lamont Williams

The year is 2020 and the American theater is shut down … but it is not shut off. The new play Off Broadway follows the staff of a non-profit theater as they come together on Zoom and scram…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:28PM
Monday, June 7, 2021

Pre-Broadway Run: PARADISE SQUARE, A NEW MUSICAL (Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre) by Lamont Williams

Paradise Square, A New Musical, sets pre-Broadway run in Chicago November 2-December 5, 2021 at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre; opens March 20, 2022 at Broadway’s Barrymore Theat…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:19PM
Thursday, June 3, 2021

Virtual Theater: WHERE WE STAND (Steppenwolf in Chicago) by Lamont Williams

Steppenwolf NOW Concludes First Virtual Season with Where We Stand A Filmed Play By Donnetta Lavinia Grays Directed by Tamilla Woodard Featuring Donnetta Lavinia Grays Streaming June 16 – …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:02PM
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Theater: NORTHLIGHT THEATRE’S 2021-22 SEASON (Chicagoland) by Lamont Williams

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS 2021-22 SEASON SONGS FOR NOBODIES By Joanna Murray-Smith Directed by Rob Lindley Music Direction by Andra Velis Simon Featuring Bethany Thomas September 23 �…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:47AM
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Virtual Dance: GISELLE OF LONELINESS (Ballez at The Joyce) by Lamont Williams

The Joyce celebrates Pride 2021 with the Joyce debut of the queer, transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists of Ballez in Giselle of Loneliness, created by the company’s f…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:55PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Chicago Theater: SECURITY (Starring Eric Roberts; Kane Rep) by Lamont Williams

Beginning tonight, April 10, 2021, Chicago’s Kane Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere online production of Hammaad Chaudry’s Security, directed by Executive Producer Ansley…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PM
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Theater Podcast: THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: LOS ANGELES (Season Two from Antaeus Theatre Company) by Lamont Williams

Antaeus Theatre Company is gearing up for Season Two of The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles with six original audio plays, each set in a different Southland zip code. Season Two is set to lau…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:28PM
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Theater: AN OCTOROON (Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles) by Lamont Williams

L.A. premiere of An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will launch outdoor performances at Fountain Theatre The Los Angeles premiere of An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will inaug…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:15PM

Theater: MR. PARENT (TheaterWorks Hartford) by Lamont Williams

Streaming this week through March 26, 2021, TheaterWorks Hartford presents Mr. Parent by Melinda Lopez and starring Maurice Emmanuel Parent will stream on demand March 7 – 26, 2021 …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:15PM
Friday, February 26, 2021

Theater: ANOTHER DAY’S BEGUN – EXLORING THORNTON WILDER’S “OUR TOWN” (Pasadena Playhouse) by Lamont Williams

A celebration of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play and Howard Sherman’s new book On March 11, 2021 at 6:30pm PT, Pasadena Playhouse presents the live streaming of Another Day…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:05AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime