Industry Theatre Newsroom Page 43

Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer Pat Addiss will be interviewed by TV Journalist and Theatre Critic Roma Torre at 6 p.m. on October 17th at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza on Amsterdam Avenue, New York.   

Actors’ Equity Association's National Council has voted to endorse Rep. Judy Chu's reelection campaign for United States Congress on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment.

Rye Myers sits down with playwright, screenwriter, and librettist Drew Larimore to discuss some of his latest musical projects and collaborations in a two-part podcast series.

The list is an annual guide that makes slotting classic plays by women and underrepresented genders into your season and syllabi easy. Both a celebration and a call to action, Expand the Canon demands space in the classical canon for more diverse women playwrights, many of whom were underproduced or utterly un-produced in their lifetimes.

The American Theatre Wing has announced a brand-new season of its revamped Network for Emerging Leaders in the Theatre. The Network for Emerging Leaders in the Theatre provides emerging and developing theatre professionals with advanced education, networking opportunities, and tools for career advancement within a supportive creative community.

TDF, the not-for-profit organization for the performing arts formerly known as Theatre Development Fund, has welcomed a new Chair of the Board of Trustees: H. Gwen Marcus. The announcement was made by TDF’s current Chair, Earl D. Weiner, who has held the position since November 2008.

Settlement was the word of the week on Broadway, with both the Rudin/SpotCo suit and JPP/Wagner Johnson lawsuits finding resolution through settlement - the latter is the subject of a new regular feature for this newsletter from our Industry Editor Cara Joy David.

CircusTalk, the fastest-growing career and casting marketplace for circus and performing arts, and the Circus Ring of Fame have partnered up to launch the first ever CircusTalk Member's Voice Award as part of Circus Ring of Fame's annual Inductee Ceremony. The Member's Voice Award recognizes a circus artist whose work demonstrates courageous expression, social relevance, and artistic and technical acumen.

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Oberlin College & Conservatory, and the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA), have announced a new partnership that also includes a select group of higher education institutions dedicated to expanding international student access to world-class academic and musical instruction.

Actors’ Equity Association announced that Equity’s National Council has voted to endorse Reverend Raphael Warnock's reelection campaign for United States Senate on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment.

The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee announced today that it has chosen six artists to be honored in the areas of scenic design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, media design, and puppetry.

Today, Broadway Licensing announced an exclusive partnership to expand The 24 Hour Plays licensing program to additional partners through their Playscripts imprint.

The Breath Project (TBP), launched by co-Founders Gamal Abdel Chasten and Marieke Gaboury in the summer of 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, announces a new three-year initiative to support conversations around the topic of slavery reparations in academic institutions, which will ultimately lead to the development of a live theatrical work.

TheFrontOffice Foundation, the charitable arm of Director/Producer Wendy C. Goldberg's TheFrontOffice (an entertainment company), announced it was awarding a mid-career grant to a female identifying theater director that will serve as one of the largest financial awards to an individual director.

Stories of transformation highlight the newsletter this week - with two different stories below - one looking at the evolution of Broadway, the other how Regional Theatres are transforming. Both are asking questions in light of racial justice protests that have occured over the past few years, alongside a powerful moment for the labor movement.

After a year of legal delays, Stagehands at Little Island voted “Yes” for a union with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local One. The vote was unanimous in favor of representation by Local One. 

Mari Marchbanks (Founder and Executive Director) has announced that the 2022 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Christina Anderson for her play the ripple, the wave that carried me home.

 Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP (LPM), a boutique law firm engaged in transactional work in the arts, entertainment and media, announced the opening of offices in Los Angeles.

Arts Administrators of Color Network has selected writer, performer, activist, and arts advocate Karla Estela Rivera as its Executive Director following an extensive search process. Rivera began her tenure on September 19, 2022. She is preceded in the role by Quanice G. Floyd, Founder and former Director.

TodayTix Group, the global e-commerce leader for cultural experiences, announced that it has acquired Secret Cinema, the London-based entertainment company that specializes in immersive film and television events. 

The Clive Barnes Foundation, under the leadership of Holly Jones and Lloyd Mayor, announced the winners of the 12th Annual Clive Barnes Awards.

With the announced closing of Broadway’s longest running show, questions have risen about tourism (the numbers in New York actually look much stronger than a hot take on Phantom might suggest), about the resiliency of brands (also highlighted by what the future might hold for Second City), and what gets audiences excited to come out to the theater.

International theatrical licensor Broadway DNA has announced acquired the rights to 'Here There Be Dragons - A New Musical Quest,' the new Off-Broadway musical inspired by the classic tabletop fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, featuring a book and lyrics by Chase O'Neill and music by Theo Teris.

John Lampe and Michael Wysong's Unabomber musical, The TUNEabomber will give an invited industry presentation at Open Jar Studios in Manhattan on October 3rd at 7pm. After this, the show will make its St. Louis debut at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center in Kirkwood, Missouri on October 7th.

The Oswaldo Vigas Foundation announces the launch of the Oswaldo Vigas online Catalogue Raisonné. Oswaldo Vigas (1923-2014) was a pioneering Venezuelan artist who developed a unique artistic vocabulary inspired by the magical and mystical elements of Latin American culture.