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The Lucille Lortel Theatre is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, created as an opportunity for aspiring young writers citywide to get unparalleled access to professional theater artists for mentoring. The Fellows and Finalists of the program represent every borough of NYC, as well as a D79 school.

Jon Hartmere, writer of new Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time, has signed with Verve.

The Richard Lawson Studios is excited to welcome actor/writer/producer Yvette Nicole Brown for the upcoming April 3rd Self Tape Master Class.

Marking the one week anniversary of the tragedy in Atlanta, the Obie Award-winning advocacy group for Asian American performers released a statement today, drawing a line between systemic exclusion and the dehumanization that led to last week's atrocities.

The Next Wave Initiative, a scholarship and development branch of The Directors Company dedicated to future Black Theatre makers, has announced the winners of it's inaugural cycle. All 5 winners will receive financial scholarships ranging from $500- $1,959 towards their undergraduate or MFA education. 

Across the globe, vaccine rollouts continue - at a more efficient pace in some places than others - and with that, plans for a return to normalcy continue to be put out by governments, unions, and institutions.

Theatre Communications Group has announced ITI Meets the USA, an online event on Monday, March 22, at 11am EST/4pm Italy (GMT+1) on Facebook Live. Presented and hosted by the International Theatre Institute Italy and ITI-Worldwide the 70-minute event will include remarks from leaders of the Global Theater Initiative).

Join Be An #ArtsHero as they discuss the creative economy, with a focus on arts education advocacy. BAAH will discuss how COVID-19 has impacted schools, learning, and arts education programming, especially in regards to equity of access, learning loss and the benefits of arts integration, Social and Emotional Learning, and more. 

In Kristin's Korner, join Kristin Huffman (Broadway: 'Company' as Sarah- flute, sax and piccolo) as she interviews directors, teachers, real estate agents, casting directors, producers, tax consultants, lawyers, actors, and more professionals who will discuss changes and challenges in the entertainment business.

Beyond the Stage Door, the new no-cost theatre management program for students of color, will pivot their first year to an impactful hybrid model of virtual and in-person learning, due to continuing health and safety concerns and the uncertainty of Broadway’s return date.

Launched in mid-November last year, in the last 4 months we have already seen over 800 Stage Mags created. Not sure what Stage Mag is? It is a new, fully-customizable digital show program available from BroadwayWorld. Not only does this offer your audiences the comfort of a digital program built to be viewed on their phones, this offers you the opportunity to collect additional data points on your audience as a whole, not just on the primary ticket buyers.

Broadway On Demand is supporting the Educational Theatre Foundation’s Thespian Relief Fund grants program by providing complimentary Broadway Access Classroom subscriptions and scripts to help theatre educators and students in need.

The New York Choral Society, New York's pioneering symphonic chorus that explores unique collaboration and dynamic repertory, presents the fourth installment of their virtual season, Our Voices with the premiere of Undine Smith Moore's Mother to Son.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has announced that Dani Barlow has joined its leadership team as Foundation Director. “I am thrilled to be joining SDCF as its next Director,” says Barlow. Barlow holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama and a BA in Theatre and Business Administration from Muhlenberg College.

CTG has announced the launch of the sixth iteration of its Rising Leaders of Color Program. In 2021, RLC will form a cohort of 8 highly talented early-career BIPOC leaders based in New York City boroughs who are advancing their careers in the U.S. not-for-profit theatre and related sectors & are committed to advancing an equitable theatre field.

Swamp Motel have announced that they’re joining the SXSW Online festival this year as part of the Creative Industries Exhibition from March 16-20, 2021. Plymouth Point, Swamp Motel’s digital immersive mystery, will be available daily for SXSW 2021 delegates to attend free of charge as a 'special event' on the festival schedule.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen announcements that indicate much of the same, and plans are being made, tickets are being sold, and soon artists will be getting hired to get much of the creative economy back to work. While this is not a happy anniversary, it is a hopeful one.

Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy, two dudes who love musicals and have numerous Broadway credits of their own, sit down with Alan Seales to discuss... what else... musicals! Or maybe Alan sits down with them? 

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the monthly Panel, Rethinking Marketing Strategies to Reach the Wider Virtual Audience on Thursday, March 25, 2021 via Zoom. The panel will be led by Roger Gonzalez, Monica Hammond and Toni Isreal.

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical has sued its insurer, Chubb Insurance Company earlier this week in New York state court because the company 'wrongfully denied its claim seeking to cover losses from shows canceled by state coronavirus shutdowns.'

Kim H. Kowalke, President and CEO of the Kurt Weill Foundation, is pleased to announce the semifinalists for the 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition.

Marcus S. Daniel presents a virtual production of SPRING AWAKENING The Musical. The performance takes place on March 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm PST/9:00 pm EST.

The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) announced new board member appointees. Neil Meron and Stephen Schwartz have been appointed to the ETF Honorary Board, and Sarah Jane  Arnegger, Tim Kashani and Craig Pospisil to the ETF National Board of Trustees.

 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced the appointment of Krissy Sudano as Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer. Krissy will lead all fundraising, deepening and expanding contributed support for the organization.

Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color has just announced its second event to provide opportunity and education for stage managers of color. The event, Résumé & Interview Workshop: Always Be Prepared!, will be offered virtually on Tuesday, March 16, from 6:00-7:30pm EST.