Whodunnit?One thing’s for certain: in the musical MURDER BALLAD, the butler didn’t.He couldn’t have, for none of the characters in this 2012 musical works in that capacity. Michael is a poet. Tom is an actor/bartender -- with the accent ...

Delighted that our shows Mary Poppins, Violet, Fiddler on the Roof, Catch Me If You Can, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Last Five Years are represented at EdTA's International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, ...

Looking for a space to do your next musical and can’t find any?Don’t overlook the possibility of renting the local church.I know, I know. Pews instead of theater seats means no arm rests --aside from one on each aisle and one in the ...

The Freddie G. Broadway Experience is a celebration of eight outstanding educators who are selected at the annual Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta for their exceptional contributions to their communities through the staging of Broadway Junior ...

Here’s an easy prediction to make.Theater teachers and high school drama club members who weren’t in Lincoln, Nebraska last week didn’t have nearly as good a time as those who trekked to the Midwest metropolis.The Thespian Festival marked ...

At the Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, communal lunches may be common, but the conversations among participants is choice.I was sitting near a middle-aged man who’s one of the dozens of high school drama directors here. Said he, “I’ve ...

SHREK THE MUSICAL TYA Available for Licensing for Performances Beginning July 15, 2014.
SHREK THE MUSICAL TYA, based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to dazzling new ...

Sneak a peek into the "Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal" of the outspoken, precocious and lovable Junie B. Jones

Created by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, the team that brought you DEAR EDWINA, comes  JUNIE B. JONES THE MUSICAL - a delightful ...

Some of the Thespian Festival workshops on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus are held in modest classrooms.Not this one.The mammoth all-purpose room in the Westbrook Music Building will be needed today, for no less than Marc Shaiman and ...

Photos by John Nollendorfs.Does the musical that toasted “To Life!” have any life left?Oh, yes. Almost 50 years to the day that Fiddler On The Roof began rehearsals at the Lyceum Theatre in New York, Edina (Minnesota) High School proved ...