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Spot-On Arts Academy, a unique multidisciplinary virtual art academy taught by award winning artists, announces a nation-wide performance competition,

RWS Entertainment Group, Binder Casting in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, have announced .... Jay Binder... A Life In Casting, a 5-episode podcast exploring the life and career of the esteemed casting director.

TADA! Youth Theater is offering a new full-tuition scholarship. In the spirit of TADA's mission to create a space for students from all racial, social, and economic backgrounds and our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our community, TADA! is launching the Arts for All Scholarship. The deadline to apply is June 23, 2020.

The previously announced streaming service from the foremost musical licensing house Music Theatre International (MTI), leading online ticketing company ShowTix4U, and innovative technology provider Broadway Media will launch Thursday, June 18th.

The Actor's Choice will be celebrating its 200th program on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 11:00AM PST/2:00PM EST.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) will present the June Panel Life on Hold, and What We Do in the Meantime on Thursday, June 25, 2020 via Zoom.

This week, Midwest Young Artists Conservatory launches a brand new tuition-free summer music program 'Summer Music Staycation' with rich and diverse offerings for students of all ages who will be able to participate from anywhere!

The Shubert Foundation has awarded a total of $32 million in 2020 grants to 560 not-for-profit performing arts organizations across the United States.

TSDCA and Live Design Magazine have announced their partnership in presenting June Zooms, a new weekly online seminar series with a focus on educating the theatre community and the general public of the various job functions of those working in theatre sound.

Please join TDF as they gather virtually to celebrate this year's participants with words of encouragement from teachers, mentors and alums.

Association of Performing Arts Professionals has selected Lisa Richards Toney as President and CEO, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). She will begin her tenure on July 1, 2020.

The team behind Showcase 2020, actors Olivia Beardsley and Isaac Stanmore, have launched a new branch of their online initiative called the 'Help Hub'.

Director Bruce Beresford, whose iconic film Driving Miss Daisy captured four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is teaming with Ray and La Bamba Producer Stuart Benjamin, in helping to tell the story of how Buddy Holly and other famous musicians of the late 1950s helped birth rock 'n' roll and change the trajectory of civil rights in America.

This week's 4Wall Sunday Roundtable invites entertainment industry publishers, editors, and writers for an in depth discussion about the news we receive and how we receive it in this increasingly difficult time.

Concord Theatricals has announced that it has secured exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Adam Rapp's The Sound Inside for its Samuel French imprint. The play will initially be released to professional theatres and a Samuel French acting edition is now available.

The League of Independent Theater and sister organization IndieSpace have announced panelists for their previously reported Small Venue Rent Forgiveness Town Hall, taking place online on Thursday, May 28, at 1:00pm.

Over the past two weeks on Industry Pro, we've discussed welcoming the audience back into our seats in a socially distant way (with Barrington Stage Co) and how to get fully produced musicals up on their feet via livestream (with Seacoast Rep). This week, we'll tackle another aspect of theatre we may have taken for granted before the current Covid-19 crisis - cross-company collaboration.

Tony award-winning producers of Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill, The Other Josh Cohen, and Angels in America will host a Producing 105 class for current and aspiring producers.

For this Network Webinar, The Wing speaks to the individuals who are on the ground, working remotely and doing the vital work of fundraising and development, both of which play a crucial role in the non-profit theatre world.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that talent agent Joel R. Carlton, 52, passed away on February 12, 2020 in New York City. He lived with glioblastoma multiforme for two and a half years. 

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales chatted with Chloé Zuel! Listen to the full episode here.

Every seat in the house will have a great view at shows which are offered by renowned event planner  Craig Neier. 

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) hosts weekly Community Gatherings every Friday at 4:30pm via Zoom, to explore the creation of art and theater in the time of COVID-19. This Friday, May 22, 2020, offers a conversation entitled 'Virtual Presentations: What We Think You Can and Cannot Do (But We're Probably As Confused As You Are),'