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The Hermitage Artist Retreat in collaboration with the Greenfield Foundation, has selected OBIE-winning playwright Aleshea Harris as the winner of the 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize, given this year in the artistic discipline of theater.

Digital Theatre+ has brought together some of Broadway's leading talent for Musical Matters, a 5-episode conversation series exploring inclusivity and representation in musical theatre. Hosted by actor, writer, and advocate for inclusion Christine Toy Johnson, each episode of the series focuses on the lived experiences of the featured artists.

Borderless Theatre Company, a new global theatre ensemble showcasing fresh new plays in audio podcast format, announces their inaugural season of Radio Plays.

Leg Up On Life has just announced its 2021 relaunch.  An organization that started off as a one-day class event in 2017 that focused on bolstering inclusion within the arts has, after four years flourished into a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA's 2021 Princess Grace Award applications are now available. Cash grants are offered to artists in theater, dance and film, and the APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15, 2021.

It's been a week of ups and downs across the global theatre industry, but regional theatres are confident, the West End is reeling, and Australian festivals are starting to open.

The pandemic halted audiences from being able to experience live theatre in-person, but Cinevative worked alongside Pasadena Playhouse to capture new works on-stage for the Playhouse's new digital platform, PlayhouseLive, including the brand new, 90-minute tribute, 'You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman' set to premiere January 10th.

Lighting Designers from Broadway, worldwide tours, dance, events, concerts and architecture will be featured on Episode 29 of 4Wall Entertainment's Sunday Roundtable this Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 7:00 pm EST. 

Theatre Journal The Flashpaper, in partnership with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, will host an Open Forum on January 17, 2021, at 3pm to explore precise ways the industry can make theatre more just in 2021 and beyond. 

Today, the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund – a multiemployer pension plan – informed participants that the Plan has applied to the U.S. Treasury Department a second time to reduce earned benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA).

As the host of NY1's 'On Stage' and a microphone for the theatre community, this Emmy Award winner's stories have shifted from Broadway openings and red carpet events, to how people are surviving and pivoting while Broadway is on hold.

Deep budget cuts, a return to the stage in Q3 of 2021, and a surprising amount of confidence are the three biggest highlights from our recent survey of Industry Insiders across the United States.

Founders of Front Row Productions and award-winning producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey have announced the launch of the Front Row Productions Fellowship with Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Program. 

Broadway's Jessica Hendy will be bringing her own story to the stage in WITH BECKETT - a new and unique, full length, narrative book-musical for a solo artist.

Cynthia Erivo (Harriet; The Color Purple, Broadway), Kristin Chenoweth (Descendants; Wicked, Broadway), and Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss (SIX co-creators) have joined the talent appearing at the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! (JTF OE).

As we turn the calendar to 2021, we can't leave the lessons learned in 2020 behind us.

Beat by Beat Press, a theatrical publishing and licensing company, recently announced that its virtual musical The Show Must Go Online! was the most licensed musical of 2020 with over 1,000 separate productions in 40 countries.

K-Squared Entertainment will present an online industry reading of Nico Juber’s theatrical debut, Millennials Are Killing Musicals, on January 15, 2021, featuring book, music & lyrics by Juber. Millennials Are Killing Musicals will star Drama Desk Award-winner Asmeret Ghebremichael as Brenda and Diana Huey as Katrina, and more.

In a time when so many teachers and educators are forced to find a way to teach theatre online Stage Write Software has released access to its Virtual Stage for use by educators and students to allow for virtual learning from now to the end of the school year at no charge.

Looking back on 2020 illuminates the many paths that are opening for the industry in 2021.

New York may not be back until Broadway is back, but in the meantime, industry professionals like our co-host continue to find new and exciting ways to adapt to a time with no live theatre.

While the instrumentalists who play for musical theatre have been away from the pit and finding other ways to earn an income in 2020, the podcast called Life In the Pit has done its best to give a voice to those who would be playing for productions in a normal year.

The Jewish Plays Project has announced the 10 finalists for the 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. Over 250 playwrights from forty states and eight countries submitted plays to the contest. This year, nine of the 10 finalist plays were written by women, the most in the JPP's history.

Women of Tomorrow with Laura Bell Bundy, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, has announced a special holiday episode.

Songwriters Pasek & Paul will perform the headlining concert for the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza!. The Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! takes place January 15-17, 2021. Individual registration is open through January 4.