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On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, local teacher Jason Ford was presented with the national 2017 League Educator Apple Award at Francis Parker School #23 by Rachel Reiner, Director of Audience Engagement at The Broadway League, based in NYC. Now in its fifteenth year, the award acknowledges the efforts of local teachers and advocates who support programs relating to Broadway or Touring Broadway shows, promoting further development of theatre education. Jason accepted the award amongst an audience of students and peers who cheered in support of his achievement.

Members of the Broadway Industry convened at the Whitby Hotel in Manhattan November 27th for a roundtable discussion, hosted by AKA NYC, on the importance of brand experience and experiential marketing. Founding editor-in-chief of Event Marketer and author Dan Hanover (Experiential Marketing: Secrets, Strategies, and Success Stories from the World's Greatest Brands) headlined the event. He was joined by experiential marketers Jeffrey Swierk, North American Sponsorship at Mastercard; and Zach Overton, Vice President of Customer Experience and General Manager, 837, Samsung Electronics America, in a lively discussion, moderated by Amanda Blackman, AKA NYC SVP, Creative Strategy and Experiential Design.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has entered into an exclusive consultancy with music industry veteran Jay Landers and his Lighthouse Company. In this role, Landers will mine Sony/ATV's vast catalog of songs and develop motion picture and theatrical projects.

Charitybuzz is launching its third annual Entrepreneur Auction, offering exclusive experiences with prominent leaders across industries, geographies and backgrounds.

CHONBURI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & BUTTERFLY CLUB, a new play written and directed by Shakina Nayfack (Hulu's Difficult People ), will get a special invite-only industry presentation on November 16 & 17.

The Green Room is an award-winning, critically acclaimed college musical all about four theater majors struggling to find their way to Broadway.

CHONBURI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & BUTTERFLY CLUB, a new play written and directed by Shakina Nayfack (Hulu's Difficult People ), will get a special invite-only industry presentation on November 16 & 17.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as The Ritz is set for a staged reading for the theatre industry at 7pm, Today, November 9, and 1pm Friday, November 10, at the Dramatists Guild Fund's The Music Hall.

Less Than Rent Theatre will present a staged reading of Gracie Gardner's I'M REVOLTING at New Ohio Theatre on November 7th, 2017. It will be directed by Tony nominee Moritz Von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God).

Serino Coyne LLC announced today that Erik Piepenburg, formerly of The New York Times, has joined the agency in the role of features editor.

Less Than Rent Theatre will present a staged reading of Gracie Gardner's I'M REVOLTING at New Ohio Theatre on November 7th, 2017. It will be directed by Tony nominee Moritz Von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God).

A breathtaking African sun landscape or a package of Wizard of Oz scenes can now be quickly downloaded and projected at your next show, production or event through a new digital website and desktop app just launched by Grosh Backdrops & Drapery. GroshDigital.com went online October 4, 2017.

Damaged Virtues, author / playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey's fact based drama examining the patients and practices of Dr. J. Marion Sims considered the father of modern gynecology - will be presented as a staged reading at the National Black Theatre (2031 Fifth Avenue) in Harlem on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 as part of the Keep Soul Alive Reading Series.

Based on extensive interviews with a retired Marine officer who served in Vietnam, Christopher Johnston's new play, The Ghosts of War, chronicles Jim Kyle's four-decade search to learn what happened to his friend, Danny Nicklow, who was killed in action at Khe Sanh in 1967.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and The Playroom Theatre present the TRU October Panel - Women Producers: What They Uniquely Bring to the Table today, October 24, 2017 at 7:30pm (doors open for networking at 7pm) at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC 10036.

Leading Broadway producing company The Araca Group (Urinetown, SpongeBob SquarePants) has today announced they they've extended their arrangement with producer Michael Barra to lead their Media & Entertainment division.

In advance of the full schedule, BroadwayCon has announced three new panels for BroadwayCon 2018. Created by BroadwayCon attendees, these panels explore the diversity of Broadway and theatre.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as The Ritz is set for a staged reading for the theatre industry at 7pm, Thursday, November 9, and 1pm Friday, November 10, at the Dramatists Guild Fund's The Music Hall.

Tom Viertel, Executive Director of Commercial Theater Institute (CTI), has announced the 2017 - 2018 season which so far will include a 14-week in-depth program that explores producing; a 3-day intensive introduction to producing; and workshops on specialized topics. CTI is the theatre industry's leading training and professional development program and features over 100 of the most distinguished industry professionals as lecturers and panelists including many Tony Award - winning producers.

It's 1966. Summer in New York City. America is a country in transition. Racial tensions are coming to a head. Black Power is a new catch-phrase in all the daily papers. The country is divided. Protests and violence are everywhere. The classes are ready to clash!

The award-winning team of David Krane and Stephen Cole will present a private industry reading of their new musical, Goin' Hollywood today, October 13, 2017.

A private industry reading of Philly will be held today, October 13th at 11 AM and 3:30 PM. Philly is a new musical with book by Kevin Coughlin & John Cal, and Music & Lyrics by John Cal.

In advance of the full schedule, BroadwayCon has announced three new panels for BroadwayCon 2018. From exploring the challenges of playing real people to critiquing works from other time periods and much more, BroadwayCon programming will offer something for everyone.

Leading theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has partnered with ProductionPro Technologies Inc. to bring an innovative new iPad app successfully used by creative teams in TV, film and Broadway to theatrical organizations in the U.S. and Canada. The app has been custom-tailored to the specific needs of MTI's customers.

BroadwayCon has announced initial programming for BroadwayCon Industry Day.