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With its continued growth as a company, and in order to solidify a long-term, sustainable presence in the theatre world, JAG Productions is elated to announce hiring Jason Schumacher as its first Managing Director.

Second Stage Theater has announced that Deeksha Gaur has joined the Company’s Board of Directors as a Trustee. Additionally, the Board is announcing the appointment of Janet Lynne Knopf, who joined the Board as a Trustee during the pandemic shutdown.

Michelle Farabaugh has been appointed to the position of Vice President, Account Services at Boneau/Bryan-Brown. 

Simon Delany has been appointed Global Marketing Director of Colin Ingram Ltd, working on the marketing of the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical Back To The Future the Musical worldwide, Grease in the UK and The Time Traveller's Wife: the Musical. 

Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color will host its first hybrid networking event, with both in-person and virtual meeting opportunities, in New York City this September, continuing its mission to provide opportunity, education and vital industry connections for stage managers of color.

Leading theatrical licensor, TRW Plays, announces a slate of new acquisitions including Martyna Majok's SANCTUARY CITY, SELLING KABUL by Sylvia Khoury, ELEANOR by Mark St. German, and Kate Hamill's new adaptation of Jane Austen's EMMA.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center recently presented New York Theatre Artists for Ukraine: A 12-hour online marathon of readings and conversations with 24 New York theatre institutions livestreaming on the commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv.

Immersive theater company Punchdrunk has been signed by 42 for global representation. Punchdrunk is currently hosting the new show Burnt City, which is now in previews and opens on 21 April in London.

TRW has announced a new partnership with electronic instrument programming provider KeyboardTEK to offer professional programming for keyboard, drum, and percussion books for their entire catalog of musicals. 

At the deadline for filing federal income taxes, Actors’ Equity Association is calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL).

While all Broadway theatres will still require strict audience masking through at least the end of May, many will stop checking audience members vaccination status on April 30th. Regionally, news about new businesses and new performance spaces for companies, and on Broadway, Disney Theatrical brings a new wrinkle to ticketing.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announces that applications are now open for the 2022 Fellowship program.

Honor Roll! is proud to announce the first annual Honor Roll! Honors. Honor Roll! Honors recognizes those theater professionals who work to ensure that the plays of women playwrights over 40 have a full and significant life on the American stage and are represented fairly in the canon of theatrical works.

Sandy Duncan, actress, comedian, dancer and singer known for her performances in the Broadway revival of Peter Pan and in the sitcom The Hogan Family will be interviewing Richard Skipper, actor/entertainer/ and host of Richard Skipper Celebrates on Tuesday, April 19th at 7PM EST. Richard is celebrating 43 years in the entertainment industry this year, and has excelled in many areas of show business.

After two successful years fully online, the 8th annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium will be presented in a hybrid format: both in person in New York City and Online.

Broadway Media has announced the release of Choreography Guides, a new product platform that allows theatres around the globe the ability to obtain choreography performance rights to many popular musical theatre titles, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Kinky Boots and The Addams Family.

CD Baby is hosting its seventh annual DIY Musician Conference, the independent music ecosystem’s most accessible, educational, and motivational gathering geared toward independent musicians. From August 26-28, the conference returns to an in-person experience at the Hilton Austin in Texas, offering musicians the first chance since 2020 to come together, learn, and connect with some of the tastemakers and industry reps who will jumpstart the next phase of their careers.

In this episode of The Theatre Podcast With Alan Seales, Maliakel discusses touring with Phantom of the Opera as the Raoul understudy, his love for Broadway's Spring Awakening, and Bridges of Madison County, and more.

Concluding BTC’s Building New Pathways gala event on March 27, Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald 'Reggie' Van Lee, joined by Board members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones and Program Director Nik Whitcomb announced today the addition of Davon Williams as Communications Director.

Broadway companies announcing cancellations and temporary layoffs as they deal with a new COVID surge within the theatre industry. What this will ultimately mean as we approach the Tony eligibility cutoff date remains to be seen, but there is a tension in the air as many shows work hard to get open and protect their stars from catching the virus.

Today Broadway is seeing more and more revivals of successful musicals from the golden age of musicals of decades past. During the 21st century, very few fresh and timely musicals that have the potential to become classics are being presented on the stage. Fly More Than You Fall, a brand-new musical production, which intends to be gracing the stages of Broadway soon, hopes to fall into that category – classic, evergreen musical production. Fly More Than You Fall will be presenting an industry reading of the production on May 9 at 2pm and May 10 at 11am. Fly More Than You Fall tells the inspiring story of a young teenage girl, Malia who undergoes a frightening journey.

LuPone recalls her first introduction to the musical Gypsy (playing Louise) in highschool, speaking candidly about not understanding the play at the time, and shares how she was initially banned from participating in any of Arthur Laurents work before going on to win a Tony Award for playing Rose. She reflects on going to the 'dark side' a lot when COVID shut the industry down, noting it wasn't that she couldn't perform but rather that she had nothing to fill that void with, and shares how close-knit and supportive the cast and crew of Company is as a result of the collective trauma and uncertainty they faced together once they resumed rehearsals. LuPone also speaks about the importance of doing her work completely in the rehearsal room, allowing her and the audience to both play and relax once she is onstage, and shares why she looks at the audience every single night.

Equity worked closely with lawmakers on the challenges our members face in retaining healthcare during the ongoing pandemic. The result is a budget that includes a renewal of the COBRA subsidy program for members of the arts sector with $2.4 million funding, an increase from last year, as well as improved terms of the program. 

The Drama League has announced the addition of three new board members to its Board of Directors: Elena Araoz, Estefanía Fadul, and Gwynn MacDonald. 

 RWS Entertainment Group, the world’s exclusive, full-service provider of award-winning guest experiences and attractions, has added key positions to the global leadership team and promoted long-time employees to help guide daily operations. The staff additions and promotions allow Founder and CEO, Ryan Stana to sharpen his focus on the future while the leadership team delivers elevated experiences for clients, employees, performers and technicians. Recent changes include the promotion of Danielle Kramer to Executive Vice President, Operations, the appointment of Ryan Murphy to the position of Vice President, Production Services & Operations and the hiring of Augustus Bennett as Director, Human Resources.