Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch, Jason Robert Brown: names easily recognizable to members of the theater community as some of the most revered musical theatre songwriters. Despite...

Tuscaloosa audiences will enjoy the story and songs of a trio of three female soul singers as they overcome a variety of obstacles in "Dreamgirls." The musical-turned-Oscar-winning-film opens Friday at...

As the final days of this school year approach, a bittersweet feeling begins to sweep over us all. While there will no doubt be a wave of relief once finals are behind us, some can’t help but sob for...

One man became 17 characters Friday night, as local students and theater goers took to the Tuscaloosa River Market to witness a one-man play centered on the fallout from a police shooting in a small community....

Jhino “The Piper” Ferreira will portray 17 different characters in his one-man play. “Cops and Robbers,” Friday night at the Tuscaloosa River Market, sponsored by The University of Alabama Honors...

When people think of Broadway shows, they tend to imagine larger-than-life spectacles with enormous sets, huge orchestras and rows upon rows of chorus members. However, while this does describe many...

It’s pretty well established that Broadway’s primary function is to entertain. However, many Broadway shows are reaching beyond that and finding ways to not only entertain audiences, but also to educate...

With over 36,000 students at the University of Alabama, Me Too Monologues will explore identity through a collection of performed monologues at their upcoming event.
 Me Too Monologues, which started...

If you have a friend in the theater, then you’re probably guilty of it – you hear they’re performing tonight and, whether or not you’re able to attend, you want them to know you support them so...

Miranda Hamilton always knew she wanted to study abroad, but now she is doing that and more thanks to Up with People, an international non-profit 
performance and volunteer program.Hamilton, a junior...

Theater takes a lot of preparation. By the time audiences see any given production, hundreds of hours have been poured into it – usually. Other times, the performer has done 30 seconds of character work...

A 59-year-old actress comes home from the big city to visit her brother and sister. She brings along her much younger boyfriend and the neighbor’s pretty niece wants to learn from the actress. The housemaid...