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Stage Directors and Choreographers Society is commemorating the 65th anniversary of its founding. Learn more about the organization and its history!

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The GhostLight Arts Initiative has announced the Inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference. Beginning on Monday, June 24th, the 3-day conference will include a series of workshops, panels, and conversations designed to engage the Detroit arts community.

Park Avenue Artists has expanded both its artist roster and its executive team in its booking division. This division extends PAA's mission to transform how artists and agents collaborate to build meaningful, sustainable, creatively groundbreaking careers for some of the world's most talented musicians and performers. 

Robert O'Hara, playwright and director of Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play, has signed to CAA.

Murnane Casting, a first-class theatrical casting office led by Chad Eric Murnane, CSA, has just announced that it will welcome Broadway casting director Amber Snead, CSA, to the team. Snead joins Murnane and casting associate Nathanial Riccio.

Producer Jerry Lee has announced the industry premiere reading of Mr. Puppy The Musical at Amas Musical Theatre (630 Ninth Ave Studio 1400) on Friday, May 3 at 5:00 PM.

Broadway producer Daryl Roth and husband Steven Roth have donated $25 million to Dartmouth College to support its reimagined Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Matthew D. Loeb, International President of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has released a statement congratulating ATPAM on their 30th anniversary together. 

International Arts Relations (INTAR Theatre) will receive a grant of $750,000 from the Foundation. Learn more about INTAR Theatre and about the grant.

Charleston Stage has a new Managing Director, and Dallas Theater Center has a new interim Artistic Director. Along with these movements of the regional leadership carousel, Seattle Opera has introduced a new Artistic Ambassador, a role designed to help bridge the gap between the stage and the community, and foster new audiences.

Broadway For All, the recipient of a 2022 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, has announced that it is now accepting applications for its renowned Summer Conservatory. The 4-week intensive program offers young artists from across the country the opportunity to train with industry trailblazers and collaborate with other artists from all walks of life.

TDF, Hell's Kitchen on Broadway and the New York City Public School Arts Office have announced a partnership to build a relationship with the arts for the next generation of theatregoers.

Applications are now open for Cohort 7 of Roundabout Theatre Company and Education at Roundabout's Theatrical Workforce Development Program. Learn how to apply!

The Americans for the Arts’ Board of Directors has announced the organization's next phase of transformation as it focuses on its service to the arts and culture sector. A CEO selection committee has been formed to commence a national search to find a successor to the current President & CEO, Nolen Bivens. 

The Howell Binkley Fellowship Program has announced their 2024 Fellow, Jessica Ann Drayton.

Comedy producers are searching for America's funniest women in stand-up comedy to award over $10,000 in national comedy bookings and the 2024 Ladies of Laughter titles this coming July and August in the New York metropolitan area.

Broadway Licensing Global has acquired the rights to The Shark is Broken, by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon. The 95 minute, three-person play received a highly praised premiere at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019. It has since gone on to widely celebrated runs on London’s West End and a recently closed run, on Broadway.

LiveCo - the leading specialty live entertainment company which has been delivering over 3,000 shows worldwide yearly since its founding only two years ago - has named entertainment and sports veteran Charles H. (Chuck) Steedman as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Two of the world’s leading artists’ agencies, IMG Artists and TACT Artists Management, have announced a strategic alliance that will involve their vocal departments working together to pool expertise and resources.  

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, has named Cristin Carole as this season’s SDCF Denham Fellow . Learn more!

As news of additional cuts comes from more councils in the UK, in the US, a new piece of legislation looks to support the still struggling live entertainment industry as it emerges into the new normal. As evidence of the need for such action, we’ve got stories about layoffs at a New Jersey NPR station, as well as another urgent fundraising plea.

An arts organization and four individuals have been selected to receive  monetary  grants from the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) in the Foundation’s Spring 2024 grant cycle.

Tri-M Foundation has announced the recipients of the fifth cycle of its Performing Arts Grant program. Launched in 2020, the Performing Arts Grant program supports the development and presentation of innovative arts projects, events, and festivals by regional non-profit arts organizations.

PEN America announced that playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner among the career achievement honorees for its 2024 PEN America Literary Awards  hosted by Academy Award-nominated writer and comedian Jena Friedman.