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Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are in A Play!” JR. is now available for licensing.

Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Lianah Sta. Ana and Borna Barzin as the organization's 2024 Van Lier Fellows in Theater.

Beat by Beat Press has announced two new original musicals IMAGINE A DRAGON and FRANKIE BUILDS ANDROIDS are now available for licensing. Schools and youth theaters around the world are invited to request free perusal scripts and apply for production rights.

SMU DataArts announced that Jen Benoit-Bryan, Ph.D., will assume the role of Director on September 1, 2024. Current Director Zannie Voss, Ph.D. is retiring on August 31, 2024. 

The Entertainment Community Fund is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Looking Ahead program. See photos from the event here!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP) as this year's recipient of The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award for their work to showcase the importance of Indigenous storytelling and help develop a space for Native performers and theater artists at all levels in their careers.

Uproar Theatrics has acquired the rights to Witches!? In Salem?! by Matt Cox. Learn more about the play here!

Royal Family Productions will present a private industry reading of the new musical Abril. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

As awards season gets fully underway with the Tony Award Nominations announced last week, and the Lortel Awards last night, the industry gets ready to celebrate the incredible work on the New York stage this past season - a season crowded with celebrities, big revivals, and exciting new shows.

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.

The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will present “Come To The Light,” an exhibition of paintings by the artist Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider May 16 - June 14.

Nataki Garrett has received the prestigious and coveted 2024 Doris Duke Arts Award, the largest prize in the United States specifically dedicated to individual performing arts. Learn more about Garrett and the award.

An invitation-only reading of the new musical HEARTBEATS will be presented on May 13th in Manhattan.

Santa Clarita's opera company, Mission Opera has been selected to present 'The Merry Widow: Madonna' as part of the OPERA America National Conference and World Opera Forum, being held in Los Angeles in early June.

The  Black Women on Broadway Awards will return for their third annual event on June 10 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City.

Music Theatre International has acquired the new holiday jukebox musical, What A Wonderful World, which features a mix of iconic Christmas songs as well as other pop hits from across the decades, including the title song made famous by Louis Armstrong.

Black Theatre Coalition has revealed its support for N'yomi Stewart as the directing fellow on CATS: 'The Jellicle Ball,' a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s epic dance musical. Learn more.

Reports from both New Zealand and the United States show that not only is participation in the arts not waning, there is a large population that holds an interest in engaging with the arts. The question emerges of how best to reach these audiences with the right information and prices that can turn them from being curious to regular attendees.

Every Wednesday Night will receive an industry presentation on May 10, 2024. The cast is led by Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck, Kate Rockwell and Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli.

Established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, this award recognizes a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work.

Broadway DNA acquired two new musicals, D'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical and Hypatia and the Heathens. Learn more.

The Doris Duke Foundation announced that saxophonist, composer and conceptualist Miguel Zenón has received a 2024 Doris Duke Artist Award, the largest prize in the United States specifically dedicated to individual performing artists.

Theatre Communications Group has named James Rhee as the Plenary Speaker. Learn more about

For its 14th summer, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is hosting 24 award-winning musical theatre writers of nine new musicals for nine consecutive weeklong residencies between June 23 and August 25. Each writing team will live in a private home in the Hudson Valley for one week to focus solely on writing their musical.

The 2024 Manhattan Power Women Awards celebrated the remarkable achievements of Bevin Ross, Executive Director of The Drama League, and Violeta Galagarza, the visionary force behind Keep Rising To The Top (K.R.3Ts).