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Stratfest@Home To Begin Streaming CYMBELINE And More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024

Stratfest@Home will begin streaming the 2024 production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline and the 2023 production of Alice Childress's Wedding Band. New original content includes the music series Never Doubt I Love and the short film The Understudy.

Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy. Go inside opening night in new photos.

The Billie Holiday Theatre Launches Inaugural BLACK NARRATIVE A Theater Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2024

As a part of its 2024-25 Season, The Billie Holiday Theatre - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations - will launch the inaugural “Black Narrative” theater series.

Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2024

Check out an all new clip from the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! Check out the video here! The production plays through December 15, 2024.

Photos: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2024

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released new photos from Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo, playing through December 15, 2024.

Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre Company's World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY In Rehearsal
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. See photos from the production.

Steppenwolf Theatre to Present World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Full Cast Set for LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2024

Steppenwolf Theatre has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of LEROY AND LUCY. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

One Her Shoulders Hosts Reading of ONE IS A CROWD This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024

On Her Shoulders willpresent a staged reading of One is a Crowd by Beah Richards on Tuesday, June 18th.

Lineup Unveiled for 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024

Explore the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival with Playwrights Foundation's on-demand readings and events. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Foundation Releases On Demand Readings & Events For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2024

Discover the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival's on-demand readings and events, released by Playwrights Foundation.

Chicago's Goodman Theatre Presents Bobby Rush's Story In SLIPPIN' THROUGH THE CRACKS, December 8
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2023

Chicago's Goodman Theatre presents Bobby Rush's Story-- Slippin' Through the Cracks on December 8th. Get ready for a captivating performance that explores the life and music of blues legend Bobby Rush.

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Will Present Its 2023 FRANKIE Awards, October 14
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2023

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center will present its 2023 FRANKIE Awards on October 14 at The Tank, honoring leaders in theater and performance in New York City.

The Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum Announces August Highlights
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2023

The Meighen Forum at the Stratford Festival continues with opportunities to explore Alice Childress' Wedding Band, Global Theatre Week with Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, Readers and Writers Week with Margaret Atwood, an authentic Italian culinary experience with Maître Fromager (Cheese Master) Afrim Pristine and an array of workshops, discussions and performances.

WEDDING BAND to Begin Performances Tomorrow at the Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 19, 2023

Alice Childress’s riveting play Wedding Band – a profound meditation on injustice and intolerance – starts performances at the Stratford Festival’s Tom Patterson Theatre on Tuesday in a production directed by Sam White.

Lortel Theatre Launches New Play Development Program - 'Alcove At The Lortel'
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023

With the recent announcement of Lucille Lortel Theatre's purchase and renovation of a new theater space in Chelsea and its appointment of two new Co-Artistic Directors of New Work, Lucille Lortel Theatre has announced the launch of: The Alcove at the Lortel, a new play development program.  

Photos/Video: Rita Moreno Visits THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023

 Last night, EGOT winner Rita Moreno attended Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window after originating the role of “Iris” in the original Broadway production in 1964. This was the first time Ms. Moreno had seen the show from the audience since the original premiere over 50 years ago. Check out photos and video from her visit!

Hartford Stage to Present TROUBLE IN MIND Beginning in May; Cast Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 30, 2023

Hartford Stage has announced the cast and creative team of the relevant revival of Alice Childress' watershed play Trouble in Mind. A powerful backstage drama-comedy that's sure to resonate with audiences today as it did in the 1950s, Trouble in Mind will run May 25 through June 18 at Hartford Stage in downtown Hartford, CT.

THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW, Starring Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan, Will Transfer to Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023

The  sold-out and highly acclaimed BAM production of Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, starring Oscar Isaac (making his Broadway debut) and Rachel Brosnahan, will transfer to Broadway this season.

Walter Russell III, Cedric Lemar & More to Lead SLIPPIN' THROUGH THE CRACKS Developmental Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2023

A developmental reading of Slippin’ Through the Cracks, the new musical about the legendary bluesman, Bobby Rush, will be presented to an invitation-only industry audience in New York City in March. See who is starring!