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If you go “Promises, Promises” will be performed at the Joplin Little Theatre, 3009 W. First St., at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. There will also be a 2:30 p.m.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary awarding recognition for Non-Equity theater, the Joseph Jefferson Awards have revealed the recipients for theater excellence among Non-Equity theater during the 2023 season. Learn more about the full list of winners here!

IN THE NEWS LANDSCAPE, STORIES MOVE QUICKLY. By the time a newspaper is printed, sometimes the news has already changed. But we hope you agree that there’s a benefit to

The WCI RedPlayers will bring the story of Bye Bye Birdie to life on stage at Knox Presbyterian Church.

While well cast and choreographed, Blank Theatre production makes no attempt to comment on the 1968 musical’s sexist humor.

ED RICKETTS AND JOHN STEINBECK WERE, IN STEINBECK’S OWN WORDS, “OBVIOUSLY RIDICULOUS” WITH THEIR 1940 IDEA OF A SIX-WEEK-LONG EXPEDITION TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. No wonder that when they

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 20, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Exactly 45 years ago this October, a 16-year-old girl was found sexually assaulted and strangled to death. The discovery of Krisann Baxters body prompted a massive police

LEO Music Reviewer Jeff Polk takes on four new releases from local bands, The Char, Stonecutters, Fall and D. Boone Pittman.

Joplin Little Theatre has announced the shows that will make up its 2023-24 season.