Interview: Miranda Jonté Has Great Expectations for (RE)DRESSING MISS HAVISHAM
by R. Scott Reedy - May 16, 2026
The age-old literary mystery of the circumstances surrounding the death of the perennially wedding-dress-clad Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens’ 1851 novel “Great Expectations” is reexamined through a contemporary lens in “(re)Dressing Miss Havisham,” by local playwright John Minigan, being performed May 19–24 at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre as part of the company’s New Play Incubator program.
BWW Q&A: Charlotte Cohn of THE SOUND at CenterStage Theatre at the JCC
by Joshua Wright - Apr 7, 2026
In October 1943, the people of Denmark did something almost no other occupied nation in Europe did: in just 48 hours, ordinary Danes came together to smuggle thousands of their Jewish neighbors across the water to safety in Sweden, often on little more than fishing boats.
Theater Press Agent David Gersten Passes Away at 67
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2026
David Gersten, Vice-President of ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), died on Monday, April 6 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Meet the Cast of THE BALUSTERS, Now Playing on Broadway!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026
Performances are now underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Meet the cast of The Balusters here!
Interview: Dain Geist of LEOPOLDSTADT at MAIN STREET THEATER
by Brett Cullum - Mar 26, 2026
Tom Stoppard has such a knack for language. It feels a little like surfing sometimes, but, like, we did a run the other day, and I'm a little exhausted. Not physically, just sort of vocally, from having to talk so much.
Robert E. Wankel to be Honored at Culture for One's Fall Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2026
On the occasion of its annual Fall Gala, Culture for One will present Robert (Bob) E. Wankel chairman and CEO of The Shubert Organization, with the Inspiration Award on Monday, October 5, 2026, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.
HB Studio Reveals Newly Elected Board Members
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2026
HB Studio has announced the addition of Kimberly Allen-Mills, Sandra Polsak, Victor Slezak, and Michael Thomas Duffy to its board. Learn more about them here!
Theater For The New City To Honor Estelle Parsons
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2026
Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons is returning to Theater for the New City as the honoree at its annual Love and Courage gala to raise money to present the work of emerging playwrights.