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Theaterlab's MINIFEST to Return With Workshops, Instillations & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

Theaterlab's beloved MINIFEST will return this year with a lineup of performances celebrating the miniature, all things tiny but exceptional, and transformative power of art seen in good company. Learn more.

Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!

WP Theater Unveils 2024-2026 Lab Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2024

WP THEATER has revealed the 15 artists selected for the 2024-2026 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins this fall and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival. Learn more about the artists!

Drama Book Shop to Present OPEN, A Conversation With Award-Winning Playwright Crystal Skillman
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 22, 2024

Celebrate pride with the team of “Open” the play. On June 25th, 7:30-8:30 PM, the Drama Book Shop will present, in association with Jay Michaels Global Communications, “OPEN” a conversation with award-winning playwright Crystal Skillman. This author's event will feature a talkback, book signing, and live podcast recording.

Arena Stage Reveals Cast for POTUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2023

Get the latest updates on the cast announcement for 'POTUS' at Arena Stage. Find out who will be performing in this highly-anticipated show. Don't miss your chance to see this exciting production.

Final ICE FACTORY FESTIVAL At New Ohio Theatre Opens June 28
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023

The Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre's last ever Ice Factory Festival opens June 28 and features Artistic Director Robert Lyons' ULTRA LEFT VIOLENCE as the final show.

Final Ice Factory Festival At New Ohio Theatre To Conclude 30-Year Run
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2023

The Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre has announced that it will conclude its acclaimed 30-year run with the last ever Ice Factory Festival, featuring Artistic Director Robert Lyons' ULTRA LEFT VIOLENCE as the final show.

Photos: Stars Arrive at THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Opening Night!
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 23, 2023

Second Stage Theater's production of Larissa FastHorse's play, The Thanksgiving Play, directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin, opened Thursday, April 20, at Second Stage's Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of stars arriving on the red carpet here!

Photos: The Cast of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Takes Their Opening Night Bows
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 21, 2023

Second Stage Theater's production of Larissa FastHorse's play, The Thanksgiving Play, directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin, opened last night, April 20, at Second Stage's Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!

Amy Staats, Lisa Joyce & More to Star in TENT REVIVAL Presented by Bard at the Gate
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2023

BARD AT THE GATE – the digital theater series created by Paula Vogel and produced in concert with McCarter Theater Center – will continue its 3rd season with the debut of TENT REVIVAL by Majkin Holmquist, streaming via Broadway on Demand on January 30th at 7 p.m.

Six New York City Theaters Join Together to Celebrate the Life of Judith Champion
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, Second Stage Theater, and Signature Theatre mourn the passing of Judith Champion on July 28, 2022 after a long battle with breast cancer.

Tony Nominee Gabby Beans Leads BALL CHANGE at CCTP
by Stephi Wild - Jul 11, 2022

The Cape Cod Theatre Project (CCTP) presents the largest cast of the 2022 season with Brittany K. Allen's MTC/Sloan Commission, Ball Change, on July  14th, 15th, and 16th at 7:30pm ET at Falmouth Academy, directed by New York-based Dina Vovsi.

Guthrie Theater Announces Cast and Creative Team for Lynn Nottage's SWEAT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2022

The Guthrie Theater today announced the cast and creative team for Sweat, written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Tamilla Woodard. Sweat will play July 16 – August 21, 2022, on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

Atlantic Theater Company Announces the Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program and Inaugural Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2022

Atlantic Theater Company has announced its inaugural Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers Matthew Capodicasa, Gloria Majule and Alex Riad. 

Atlantic Theater Company Announces Launch Commissions From Nikki Massoud & Max Yu
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021

Atlantic Theater Company has announced its 2021-2022 Launch Commission writers Nikki Massoud and Max Yu. Launch commissions are offered to early career playwrights in support of writing a new play and facilitating relationships in the theater industry.

F*It Club to Present THE SPRING FLING: HAPPILY EVER AFTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2021

F*It Club, the New York Innovative Award-winning film and theatre company, will complete ten years of its annual series of short, commissioned world-premiere plays at the IRT Theater as part of their 3B Development Series in Manhattan's West Village with The Spring Fling: Happily Ever After.

The Tank Announces SAMUEL and BOTTE DI FERRO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2021

The Tank announced today two new co-productions for their Summer 2021 season. Samuel is an audio-visual experience by Alexis Roblan and directed by Dara Malina. Botte di Ferro is a new play about love, memory, class, and how communication shapes perception.

City Theatre and City of Asylum Collaborate to Present South Side Theater's Momentum Festival
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - May 14, 2020

City Theatre and City of Asylum are collaborating to present South Side Theater's annual Momentum Festival starting Wednesday, May 13, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports.

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Atlantic Theater Company's Couple's Choice Gala
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 3, 2020

Just last night, Atlantic Theater Company presented their 35th Anniversary Gala, Couples' Choice, at The Plaza (768 Fifth Avenue). This year, Atlantic asked a few exciting power couples to choose a song they love and their favorite musician to perform it.

Northern Stage Launches Into the New Year and Decade With NEW WORKS NOW 7.0
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020

Now in its seventh year, Northern Stage's New Works Now festival will feature three new plays, January 10 and 11 at the Barrette Center for the Arts. The Northern Stage Artistic team, including Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne and BOLD Associate Artistic Director & New Works Now Producer Jess Chayes, reached out to writers and artists in the Northern Stage community and read dozens of unproduced plays, selecting three to be workshopped with professional actors and directors for one week, culminating in a public festival of free staged readings.