Paula Makar

2 days ago | broadwayworld.com | Paula Makar

The Cover of Life, by R.T. Robinson, is based on his family’s true story about three women and their struggle for self-worth in rural Louisiana in 1943. Tood, Weetsie and Sybill each married a Cliffert brother who are engaged in World War II. A local reporter with the Louisiana Times Picayune writes story about these young wives, which piques the interest of Life Magazine’s Henry Luce. Luce assigns Kate Miller to the story, who has been covering the war in Europe.

2 days ago | broadwayworld.com | Paula Makar

Wichita Community Theatre continues its 2024-2025 Season with Lend Me a Soprano by Ken Ludwig. Ken Ludwig has adapted his wonderful comic hit, Lend Me A Tenor, into another madcap farce switching the Tenor for a Soprano. The play takes place in 1934 in a hotel room where the Cleveland Grand Opera Company nervously waits for the one-night only performance by world-famous soprano Elena Firenzi. Ms. Firenzi is a diva in the true sense of the word.

2 days ago | broadwayworld.com | Paula Makar

Cowley College’s Summer Theatre Program is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of Disney’s Freaky Friday, a heartfelt and hilarious musical comedy that explores the challenges of growing up—and parenting—with a magical twist. Disney’s Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the beloved novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, features a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Brian Yorkey.

5 days ago | broadwayworld.com | Paula Makar

Roxy’s Downtown is thrilled to present its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown playing June 5 to 21, 2025. Urinetown is a darkly comedic musical that satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism,environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself.

1 month ago | broadwayworld.com | Paula Makar

Set against the backdrop of World War II, “Into the Breeches” tells the story of a group of wives who decide to put on an incredibly ambitious male-centric production of the “Henriad” (“Henry IV” and “Henry V” combined) while their husbands are off fighting the Axis. “The play is a comedic love letter to Shakespeare,” says director Joseph Urick.