South Carolina Theatre + Broadway News

Megan Lewis, Alex Hoeffler and More to Star in DERMA Premiere at 2013 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, 6/3-8

(5/17/2013) - The Piccolo Spoleto Festival and Banner New York have announced the premiere of Derma, a stirring new American musical to run at the Woolfe Street Playhouse in Charleston, SC from June 3rd through June 8th, 2013.

Trustus Theatre Brings COLLECTED STORIES to Columbia Museum of Art, Now thru 5/19

(5/15/2013) - Trustus Theatre concludes its 2013 Off-Off-Lady series next month when it presents Collected Stories, directed by Milena Herring, at the Columbia Museum of Art. Collected Stories opens tonight, May 15 and runs through May 19, 2013.

Trustus to Present VISTA QUEEN 15: THE YEAR OF CRYSTAL Pageant, 5/20

(5/14/2013) - Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the annual Vista Queen pageant returns to the Trustus Mainstage - and this year, it's the year of crystal. Join us this year for yet another group of crazy contestants who put on heels, wigs and make-up as they try to strut the stage and, at the same time, 'feel like a natural woman.' The annual event takes place Monday, May 20. Doors open at 6 pm and the show starts at 7 pm.

Photo Flash: First Look at Steve Blanchard, Meredith Inglesby and More in Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's SPAMALOT

(5/14/2013) - Monty Python's Spamalot is currently making it's Southeast Regional premiere at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island. The show is directed by Casey Colgan with choreography by Nic Thompson, and musical direction by Jeffrey Bierling. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below!

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 5/12/2013

(5/12/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/12/2013 for South Carolina

Sam LaFrage and Martha Hearn to Teach Advanced Workshops at CCT, June 2013

(5/7/2013) - New York actors Sam LaFrage and Martha Hearn will return to Columbia in June to teach workshops in Advanced Acting and Improvisation for the Actor at Columbia Children's Theatre. Mr. LaFrage's Advanced Acting Workshop will run from June 3 - 14 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Ms. Hearn's Improvisation for the Actor will run from June 3 - 7 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Steve Blanchard, Meredith Inglesby and More in Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's SPAMALOT

(5/7/2013) - Monty Python's SPAMALOT is now playing at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina through May 26, 2013. BroadwayWorld has highlights of the production below!

THE WIZARD OF OZ North American Tour to Launch from Las Vegas in September 2013; Danielle Wade to Play 'Dorothy'

(5/6/2013) - Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures have just announced that the first North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will commence on September 10, 2013 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 5/05/2013

(5/5/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for South Carolina

Voting Opens for the 2013 BroadwayWorld Awards! Vote Now for the Best of the 2012-13 Theatre Season...

(5/2/2013) - The Tony Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

Columbia Children's Theatre Partners with The NiA Company for HOLLA!!!, 5/11

(5/2/2013) - Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT), the Midlands only professional theatre for families and young audiences is excited to present the NiA Company's production "HOLLA!!!" for one performance only on Saturday, May 11, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are only $5.00 for children and adults. For more information contact CCT at 803-691-4548, or visit http://columbiachildrenstheatre.com. All shows at held at Columbia Children's Theatre on the 2nd level of Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive..

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 4/28/2013

(4/28/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for South Carolina

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL Continues North American Tour, Now thru June 2013

(4/26/2013) - Hot on the heels of sold-out engagements in New York and Chicago, "50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL," the original, critically-hailed parody of the phenomenally popular books, is taking its whips, feather dusters and outrageous laughs on a tour of North America.

Trustus Theatre to Bring COLLECTED STORIES to Columbia Museum of Art, 5/15-19

(4/26/2013) - Trustus Theatre concludes its 2013 Off-Off-Lady series next month when it presents Collected Stories, directed by Milena Herring, at the Columbia Museum of Art. Collected Stories opens Wednesday May 15 and runs through May 19, 2013

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2013 Theater Program

(4/25/2013) - Internationally recognized for its adventurous programming, Spoleto Festival USA offers a robust lineup of theater for its 37th season. In addition to the American premieres of Bristol Old Vic/Handspring Puppet Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Steven Berkoff's modern adaptation of Oedipus, the theater program also includes the French circus company, Compagnie XY, with their physical theater production Le Grand C. Two one-man shows bookend the 17-day Festival: Mayday Mayday featuring Tristan Sturrock, last seen in the 2006 Festival presentation of Kneehigh Theatre's Tristan & Yseult, and Rob Drummond's interactive magic show Bullet Catch. Rounding out the theater program is the live-action graphic novel The Intergalactic Nemesis, complete with original illustrations, a Foley artist, and three actors performing a full cast of characters.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 4/21/2013

(4/21/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for South Carolina

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 4/14/2013

(4/14/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/14/2013 for South Carolina

Trustus Side Door Presents MY FIRST TIME, Now thru 4/27

(4/12/2013) - The Trustus Side Door has been taking patrons on a 'Sexploration' this season, and audiences have responded by packing houses nightly. The Side Door's current production My First Time is sure to thrill and titillate as four actors relay hundreds of stories about real people's first times. My First Time opens in Trustus' intimate 50-seat Side Door Theatre tonight, April 12 at 8:00pm, and runs through April 27, 2013.

The Abbeville Opera House Presents BECKY'S NEW CAR, 4/12-27

(4/11/2013) - The Abbeville Opera House presents Becky's New Car by Steven Dietz, April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 4/07/2013

(4/7/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/07/2013 for South Carolina

KNUFFLE BUNNY Opens at Columbia Children's Theatre on 4/12

(4/5/2013) - Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT), the Midlands only professional theatre for families and young audiences will present the musical adaptation of Mo Willems' Caldecott Award-winning children's book Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, April 12 - 21. Show times are Fridays at 7:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.. All shows are held at Columbia Children's Theatre on the 2nd level of Richland Mall, 3400 Forest Drive. Tickets are $8.00 and can be purchased online at www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com. For more information contact CCT at 803-691-4548. CCT's 2012-2013 Season is sponsored by Midlands Kids' Directory and the Little Gym of Columbia and Lexington.

BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Winthrop University

(4/5/2013) - This week's School in the Spolight is the Department of Theatre and Dance at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where students can pursue a B.A. in Theatre with concentrations in Performance, Design/Technical Theatre, or Teacher Certification (K-12).

Trustus Side Door to Present MY FIRST TIME, 4/12-4/27

(4/1/2013) - The Trustus Side Door has been taking patrons on a 'Sexploration' this season, and audiences have responded by packing houses nightly. The Side Door's current production My First Time is sure to thrill and titillate as four actors relay hundreds of stories about real people's first times. My First Time opens in Trustus' intimate 50-seat Side Door Theatre on Friday April 12 at 8:00pm, and runs through April 27, 2013.

The Trustus Side Door Presents MY FIRST TIME, 4/12-4/27

(4/1/2013) - The Trustus Side Door has been taking patrons on a "Sexploration" this season, and audiences have responded by packing houses nightly. The Side Door's current production My First Time is sure to thrill and titillate as four actors relay hundreds of stories about real people's first times. My First Time opens in Trustus' intimate 50-seat Side Door Theatre on Friday April 12 at 8:00pm, and runs through April 27, 2013.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 3/31/2013

(3/31/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/31/2013 for South Carolina

Bristol Old Vic and Handspring Puppet Co's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Make American Premiere at Spoleto Festival USA, 5/25

(3/26/2013) - Co-commissioned by Spoleto Festival USA, Bristol Old Vic's new production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will have its American premiere performance on Saturday, May 25 at 8pm at the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina. The production, which is directed by Tom Morris in association with South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company is the first collaboration between the two companies since their award-winning production of War Horse. Midsummer will run for 19 performances throughout the 17-day Festival and a full list of performances during the 2013 Spoleto Festival USA is listed below.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 3/24/2013

(3/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for South Carolina

David Lindsay-Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE Comes to Trustus Theatre, Now thru 4/6

(3/22/2013) - Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire won the Trustus Playwrights' Festival with his script Show of Hands in 1995. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for Rabbit Hole, which Trustus produced in 2008. Now, Trustus is bringing Linday-Abaire's newest Tony-nominated script Good People to the Thigpen Main Stage under the direction of nationally-acclaimed guest director Jim O'Connor. Good People opens tonight, March 22nd at 8:00pm, and runs through April 6th, 2013.

Steve Blanchard, Meredith Inglesby to Lead Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's SPAMALOT

(3/21/2013) - Initial casting has been announced for Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's production of "Spamalot". Broadway's Steve Blanchard (Beauty and the Beast) and Meredith Inglesby (The Little Mermaid), are set to star as King Arthur and The Lady of the Lake respectively.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 3/17/2013

(3/17/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for South Carolina

Trustus Theatre Presents THE WHIPPING MAN, Now thru 3/22

(3/12/2013) - Trustus Theatre's Off-Off Lady Series is a collection of productions chosen to go out into the community and bring quality performances to unexpected venues around Columbia, and Trustus is continuing the series by partnering with The NiA Company and the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA). Matthew Lopez's stirring script The Whipping Man comes to life at CMFA tonight, March 12th at 7:30pm, and runs through March 22nd, 2013.

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2013 Chamber Music Program

(3/11/2013) - Geoff Nuttall, now approaching his fourth season as Spoleto Festival USA's Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Director for Chamber Music, has announced the complete 2013 chamber music program for the Charleston, South Carolina based performing arts festival. The 33-concert Bank of America Chamber Music Series comprises 11 programs, each repeated three times throughout the Festival at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm daily. Highlights of the 2013 season include a world premiere by composer-in-residence Samuel Carl Adams and the Festival debuts of the Brentano String Quartet, young Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, and percussionist Steven Schick. Returning to the series in 2013 are bassist Anthony Manzo, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, pianist Pedja Muzijevic, violinist Livia Sohn, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, clarinetist Todd Palmer, oboist James Austin Smith, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 3/10/2013

(3/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for South Carolina

David Lindsay-Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE Comes to Trustus Theatre, 3/22-4/6

(3/7/2013) - Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire won the Trustus Playwrights' Festival with his script Show of Hands in 1995. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for Rabbit Hole, which Trustus produced in 2008. Now, Trustus is bringing Linday-Abaire's newest Tony-nominated script Good People to the Thigpen Main Stage under the direction of nationally-acclaimed guest director Jim O'Connor. Good People opens on Friday, March 22nd at 8:00pm, and runs through April 6th, 2013.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Trustus Theatre's THE WHIPPING MAN, Opening 3/12

(3/5/2013) - Trustus Theatre's Off-Off Lady Series is a collection of productions chosen to go out into the community and bring quality performances to unexpected venues around Columbia, and Trustus is continuing the series by partnering with The NiA Company and the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA). Matthew Lopez's stirring script The Whipping Man comes to life at CMFA on March 12th at 7:30pm, and runs through March 22nd, 2013. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 3/03/2013

(3/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for South Carolina

Historic Announcement for BroadwayWorld.com - Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives for Performing Arts

(3/1/2013) - BroadwayWorld.com is thrilled to have been asked to be included in the United States Library of Congress as part of their Official Performing Arts Historical Web Archives.

THE KATHY AND MO SHOW Plays Trustus Theatre, Now thru 3/2

(2/28/2013) - Trustus Theatre is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Parallel Lives, the Kathy and Mo Show bringing the show back for a special three-night run. This classic Trustus show starring Trustus Artistic Director Dewey Scott-Wiley and long-time company member Elena Martinez-Vidal, has had audiences raving and laughing for the past two decades. This special three night event opens tonight, February 28th at 8:00pm, and runs through Saturday March 2nd at 8:00pm.

Trustus Theatre to Present THE WHIPPING MAN, 3/12-22

(2/26/2013) - Trustus Theatre's Off-Off Lady Series is a collection of productions chosen to go out into the community and bring quality performances to unexpected venues around Columbia, and Trustus is continuing the series by partnering with The NiA Company and the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA). Matthew Lopez's stirring script The Whipping Man comes to life at CMFA on March 12th at 7:30pm, and runs through March 22nd, 2013.

Now Playing Onstage in South Carolina - Week of 2/24/2013

(2/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/24/2013 for South Carolina