Industry Theatre Newsroom

The Massachusetts Legislature has officially passed a sweeping economic development bill that establishes a Live Theater Tax Credit. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the bill into law today, November 20, 2024.

SDC announced the results of its 2024 Executive Board election, highlighting new leadership roles and the organization's future direction. Discover the elected members and their upcoming initiatives.

Vineyard Theatre has revealed the recipients of the 2024-2025 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award and Colman Domingo Award. Learn more about the award and the recipients!

Let us help you find some fresh audition material. These 25 soprano audition songs are a combination of greats and lesser knowns, so you can choose material that you love and knock that audition out of the park. Check out what made the list!

Vape! The Grease Parody, a new musical by Catie Hogan & Sketchworks Comedy, starring Kerry Butler and more will have an industry reading. Learn more about the new parody!

New 42 has announced the launch of the New Victory Arts Education Resource Library, a free digital library which offers Pre-K-12 educators a comprehensive, user-friendly collection of performing arts-based materials.

Donald Holder will join the faculty of David Geffen School of Drama at Yale as Professor in the Practice and will serve as Head of the Lighting Design Concentration at the Geffen School and Lighting Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre.

Comedian, actor and podcaster Shane Todd will release his first ever YouTube special with his smash hit sell out show ‘Mummy’ which launches this week. Learn more here!

 The Black List and Theatrical Rights Worldwide announced the first four plays published as part of the Black List/TRW Collection. Learn more about the plays here!

TADA! Youth Theater has announced registration for after-school and weekend 2025 Winter/Spring Semester Musical Theater Classes for students, ages 3 to 14. Learn more here!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11/17/2024.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center has revealed seven new productions to take the stage in early 2025, including African Exodus by The Centre for the Less Good Idea and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Colleen Dilenschneider emphasizes the transformative power of staff interactions in arts organizations. Key stories include legal and policy developments in New York, protests targeting tolerance-focused theatre in Michigan, and the financial struggles of Chicago’s Links Hall. Internationally, barriers for working-class creatives in the UK and the closure of Toronto’s Fleck Dance Theatre underscore critical concerns about accessibility and sustainability in the arts worldwide.

Several Broadway advertising campaigns won big at this year's Clio Entertainment Awards, which recognize 'excellence in marketing and communications' across the entertainment industry. Learn more about the winners here!

Theatre Producers of Color has revealed their 2024 cohort for the fourth-annual education program – “Producing 101'. Learn about the new cohort and the program!

The Fountain Theatre has selected Raymond O. Caldwell as Stephen Sachs's successor as artistic director. Learn more about Caldwell and about the promotion.

Rumors of the death of off-off-Broadway have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (the organizing entity, such that there is one, of off-off-Broadway companies) will tell you it has more members than it did twenty years ago. However, there is no doubt that things feel dire.

Spencer Glass, actor and coach, gives his thoughts on being a full time actor and holding a full-time job. What if being an actor meant you had a parallel career that you love?

Shaina Taub, a Broadway star and two-time Tony Award winner, was honored with the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, recognizing her contributions to musical theater.

Theater Resources Unlimited announced a workshop, TRU Producer BOOT CAMP: Essentials of Successful Self-Producing in NYC, with a simul-stream on Zoom for remote attendees. Learn how to attend.

Anthony Norman will star in an industry reading of the solo rock musical THE LAST MAN, a darkly comedic tale set during a zombie apocalypse at Boulevard Carroll Studios. Learn more about the reading.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 11/14/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has announced the appointment of Louise Hughes as its new Chief  Operating Officer (COO). Learn more about Hughes here!

Teague Theatrical Group has acquired all audio and visual media rights - including film, television, and other traditional and online media formats - for the beloved children's book series The Boy Who Wanted to Rock and The Girl Who Wanted to Rock.

The social club is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a banquet and an original musical comedy, written and directed by Maura Campbell (The Non-Essentials).