The Showstopper Blog

Let's take you on a journey! In our latest blog post, we discover the highs and lows of directing Beauty and the Beast during a global pandemic.

What's your first thought when you think of a middle school drama teacher? Here, Brit Christopher tells us why being a drama teacher isn't simply all fun & games.

Drama teachers & students have all longed for a post-COVID classroom, but we're not in a post-COVID world just yet. So, how do we move forward as school starts up?

How does funding a school theatre program happen? The key is to know where to look! Let's take a look at the financial resources you should consider.

Disney on Broadway is a theatrical phenonemon but, as this blog post explores, it was a risky move to shift from film to stage. Let's take a look!

We all know that planning is key. So what are the main things to consider when planning your theatre program for the upcoming school year? Let's take a look!

In our latest blog post, we take a look at the issues around typecasting and question how we can move forwards as an industry and a community. Let's go!

History plays are having a moment. But why? Why in this modern era of immediacy are our stages now looking back? Let's take a look!

As we celebrate Pride month, we look back at ten shows that have made important contributions to LGBTQ+ theatre’s rich history.

Broadway is back! With new dates announced daily, here is our selection of some of the hottest shows to open/reopen on Broadway this fall.

The last year saw a boom in streamed theatre as Covid-19 hit the world. As we tentatively move forwards, will streaming continue in some form? Let's see!

In opera, mothers are often missing, dead, or do some particularly terrible things. This Mother's Day, we went looking for influential mothers in opera and it was harder than you might imagine!