Industry Theatre Newsroom Page 85

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the a?oeaccredited investora?? definition, one of the principal tests for determining who is eligible to participate in private capital markets. 

Deadline has reported that Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse have signed with ICM Partners for literary representation across all media. Taylor and Wyse are writers, actors and directors for Broadway and Television.

The McKnight Foundation has announced the selection of Marcie Rendon for its 2020 Distinguished Artist Awarda?"a $50,000 award created to honor a Minnesota artist who has made significant contributions to the statea??s cultural life.

The full length musical, AT KC's, written by Kristina Nicole Miller (The Preacher's Wife) and Blake Allen (Folk Wandering; the shards of an honor code junkie), is a new, American tragedy discussing racial tensions through the lens of a Black-owned, Cotton Club-esque nightclub.

The International Committee of The League of Professional Theatre Women, an organization which has been championing women in the professional theatre for over three decades, announced today that they will postpone the previously announced virtual presentation of the 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award to the week of February 14, 2021.

A powerful new video is now available for the creative reimagining of Stevie Wonder's 'Black Man,' remixed by Brennan Williams (aka Will Coloan), producer and founder of Coloan Records.

Fletcher Artist Management (FAM) today announces the launch of a new subscription channel, FAME.

StoryCorps, the national non-profit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people of all backgrounds and beliefs, today announced American Pathways, a major two-year initiative to celebrate the stories and contributions Muslims living in America and more.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director), with the generous support of the Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation, is excited to announce the winners of NAMT's 15-Minute Musical Challenge.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents a virtual workshop, Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production, on Sunday, August 30, 2020 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm EDT via Zoom.

#WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART and #ExtendPUA represent a major call to action, imploring the US Congress to pass the RESTART Act (S.3814) as quickly as possible, offering economic relief to the Live Events Industry, which has been shuttered since March, 2020, putting millions of people out of work.

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced the promotion of Emmanuel Wilson to Managing Director. In this newly-created role, Wilson will oversee the staff, operations, and systems of the Dramatists Guild.

AKA, the award-winning, global, fully-integrated entertainment advertising agency that 'gets people to go places,' celebrates 10 years in NYC today and marks the milestone by announcing additions to the senior team and officially launching its U.S. West Coast operations.

SDCF has announced the Lloyd Richards New Futures Residency, to partner a visionary mid-career BIPOC director or choreographer with an Artistic Director who is contemplating significant changes for their theatre as they face a new reality.

BLACK BROADWAY MEN is a new and exciting non-profit organization which utilizes social and educational opportunities to strengthen the bond of healing and unity for ALL Black men in both the Broadway and theatre community.

ATPAM has released a statement, endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) will present the August Panel, a free Introduction to the TRU Producer Development & Mentorship Program (PDMP) on Thursday, August 20, 2020 via Zoom. The panel will be led by instructors Erin Craig of La Vie Productions; and Broadway producers Jane Dubin and Jennifer Isaacson.

Actors' Equity Association has announced that it has approved a safety plan for the Broadway Production of Diana: A True Musical Story.

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales chats with Rachel Potter! She's a little bit country, she's a little bit Broadway - this performer takes us on her whirlwind journey of making it on Broadway, and shares how her passion for country music brought her from NYC, to Nashville, and back again.

Inspired by Gen Silent, a 2010 documentary about LGBT seniors, Silver Foxes is described as a gay version of a?oeThe Golden Girls.a?? Benny and Chuck, two older gay men (Takei and Davis), rescue their dear friend Cecil (Bullock) from a homophobic senior living facility and bring him to live with them in Palm Springs. 

In December 2019, the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund (AFM-EPF, the Plan) filed an application with the U.S. Treasury Department to reduce benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) in an attempt to save the Plan and avoid insolvency. Treasury has a deadline of August 11, 2020 to decide whether to approve or deny our application.

Though last week wasn't all good news as more theatres announced delays in their reopening plan, or in the case of the Rockettes the official cancellation of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, there were some bright spots in the industry this week - Barrington Stage and Berkshire Theatre Group returned to the stage with Equity approved productions, and we learned that a third may be on its way to the West Coast.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), in collaboration with four-time Tony Award-winning producer Cheryl Wiesenfeld (The Heidi Chronicles, Rocky, All the Way, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, The Exonerated), has announced the Producer Development & Mentorship Program.

Cynopsis Media, in partnership with platinum sponsor Turnkey Search, has announced the 2020 class of honorees for the Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards. BroadwayHD founder Bonnie Comley has been recognized in the Industry Leader category. 

The Executive Committee and Board of The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) has named Risa Shoup Interim Executive Director, effective immediately.