Dick Powell News

As someone who moved to the UK last year, I’m still getting used to the tradition of pantomimes but have fallen in love with their boundless energy and cheesy jokes. Recently, I attended a 10:30 AM performance of Dick Whittington at the Arts Centre Hounslow, where I was one of two adults who was not there as part of a giant school group.

ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” is the preeminent destination for viewers to ring in the new year. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest live from Times Square, the show celebrates the year’s very best in music, featuring a night of superstar performances.

DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC is an entertainment special honoring and celebrating the legendary career of the iconic actor and performer. The two-hour tribute event will also showcase songs and archival footage from the best of his nearly full century career encompassing “Mary Poppins,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and more.

It’s that time of year - and Liverpool’s Royal Court are back with their latest festive production, The Scouse Dick Whittington.

Simple 8's Moby Dick, the critically acclaimed, and multi award-winning staging of Herman Melville's leviathan masterpiece is being re-worked in a brand-new touring production in association with Royal & Derngate, Northampton.

'Killin' Republicans' is a new rock opera by Dick D. Zigun, presented by Theater for the New City. Join the conversation as actress Jodie Foster, a Nigerian Afrobeat star, and her Mississippi oilman husband get drunk on a transatlantic flight. Running from November 30 to December 17 at Theater for the New City. Tickets are available at the box office.

The festive pantomime favourite Dick Whittington will play Godalming Borough Hall from 9 - 31 December 2023, promising spectacular song and dance, colourful costumes and lots of fun and laughs for the whole family.  

Moby Dick comes to Theatre Basel beginning this week. Performances run 20 October - 7 June 2024.

Wilton’s Music Hall has announced its 2024 spring season, following on from a stellar year of world class theatre and music productions spanning every genre from musicals to opera to cabaret. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Wiltshire Creative has announced full casting for this year’s pantomime, Dick Whittington. Find out who is starring in the show here!

New Wolsey Theatre has announced the cast and creatives of its Rock‘n’Roll pantomime Dick Whittington and his Cat which runs from 23 November 2023 – 20 January 2024.  Find out who is starring in the production here!

Exeter Northcott Theatre and Le Navet Bete have announced the full cast for their new family pantomime Dick Whittington. Find out who's starring in the panto here!

Get ready for a thrilling murder mystery as Open-Door Playhouse celebrates its third anniversary with 'She Was Dick's Tracie.' Premiering on September 20, 2023, this podcast play will keep you on the edge of your seat. Find out more on Open-Door Playhouse's website.

Join Composers Concordance for 'Electric Circus', a celebration of the 100th birthday of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Mel Powell. Experience the unique sounds of 8 electric guitars at St. Mark's Church. Don't miss this electrifying event as new compositions are premiered and the spirit of Mel Powell is honored.

Haverhill Arts Centre today announces the star cast for its in-house production of Dick Whittington, playing from 15 – 24 December. Haverhill's first homegrown pantomime for many years, Dick Whittington is written and directed by Dan Schumann, Haverhill Arts Centre's Creative Director, with set design by Trio Entertainment.

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Lyonesse by Penelope Skinner, directed by Ian Rickson at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 17 October – 23 December 2023.

Mike Lew(playwright/adaptor) reworks Shakespeare’s tragedy for a modern audience with TEENAGE DICK.

The Elite Theatre Company has announced its upcoming production of a retelling of Richard III, Teenage Dick, by Mike Lew, Directed by Hayley Silvers, running on the Main Stage from July 21 ,2023 to August 20,2023

The Las Vegas stage spectacular turned global sensation, MAGIC MIKE LIVE welcomes comedian Crystal Powell to its cast. After leading the show's North American tour stops in Miami and Dallas, Powell joins the Las Vegas company to share the hilarious and empowering role of Female Emcee with fellow comedian and actress Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio.

The Forty Hour Club, a resident company of the famed La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in NYC will stage 'The Ahab Inside Me-Redux'-an original Blues Opera written by Maine and La MaMa Playwright Michael Gorman. The Opera will premiere at the historic Colonial Theater in downtown Augusta, Maine, July 20-23.