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Industry Pro Newsletter: Unveiling BroadwayWorld's Trendsetters & Is the New UK Government a Boost for the Arts?
by Alex Freeman - Jul 8, 2024

BroadwayWorld launches its Trendsetters program to connect influencers and shows, while Drabinsky's legal woes continue with a lost appeal. SOLT and UK Theatre call for governmental support, while QPAC appoints a new Chief Executive. Additionally, the UK Labour Party proposes substantial cultural funding boosts, aiming to revitalize the arts sector

Nike Doukas Appointed New Artistic Director of Antaeus Theatre Company as Bill Brochtrup Steps Down
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 29, 2024

Antaeus Theatre Company has announcesd Nike Doukas as the new artistic director, succeeding Bill Brochtrup. Doukas will begin her role on September 4.

Playwrights Diana Burbano & Khari Wyatt Receive Antaeus NEXT Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2024

Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale, Calif. has awarded the NEXT commissions to playwrights Diana Burbano and Khari Wyatt, supporting the development of new plays inspired by classic works. Learn more about the playwrights!

TWELFTH NIGHT & More Set for Antaeus Theatre Company 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2024

Antaeus Theatre Company has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, TWELFTH NIGHT, and another classic at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Antaeus Theatre Company Reveals 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023

Four directors who have helmed some of Antaeus Theatre Company’s most acclaimed productions will take on a mix of modern and classic theater as part of the company’s upcoming season.

Bryan Cranston, ANIMAL FARM & More Receive 2022 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2023

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the award recipients for 2022. See the full list here!

Alison Pill, Reed Birney, Marsha Mason & More to Star in Audible Theater Originals This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023

Audible Inc., has announced a new slate of four Audible Theater titles scheduled for release on March 23. See the lineup!

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, Bryan Cranston, Zachary Quinto & More Nominated for Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2023

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its 2022 nominees for theatrical excellence. See the full list of nominees!

Photos: Unique Coalition Launches 'Catch Up California' Campaign At Rally To Fund Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2023

An unusual coalition of management and labor launched a kick-off event on Friday, January 27 to secure budgeting for SB 1116, the groundbreaking arts funding bill that passed the state legislature and was signed into law last year, but remains unfunded in the most recent budget. See photos from the event.

Review: THE INHERITANCE PARTS 1 & 2 at Geffen Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Oct 21, 2022

THE INHERITANCE is designed to make an audience feel quite a few different kinds of emotions: sadness certainly over lives lost and squandered; seething bitterness over a country adrift; humor over the many creative ways in which smart people cope and endure; and perhaps even a strong inclination to read or stream E.M. Forster’s HOWARDS END.

Video: Watch the Trailer for THE INHERITANCE at Geffen Playhouse Starring Adam Kantor & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022

The Inheritance is now playing at Geffen Playhouse. In contemporary Manhattan, Eric and Toby are 30-somethings who seem to be very much in love and thriving. But on the cusp of their engagement, they meet an older man haunted by the past, and a younger man hungry for a future. Watch the trailer here!

Photos: First Look at Adam Kantor, Bradley James Tejeda, Tantoo Cardinal, Tuc Watkins, and More in THE INHERITANCE at Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022

The Inheritance is now playing at Geffen Playhouse. Check out all new photos here!

Interview: With One Life to Live Tuc Watkins Makes the Most of His INHERITANCE
by Gil Kaan - Oct 12, 2022

The Geffen Playhouse west coast premieres the Stephen Daldry production of four-time Tony Award winner The Heritance October 16, 2022 (already in previews). Mike Donahue directs the all-out cast of Bill Brochtrup, Tantoo Cardinal, Juan Castano, Jay Donnell, Israel Erron Ford, August Gray Gall, Adam Kantor, Eddie Lopez, Kasey Mahaffy, Miguel Pinzon, Avi Roque, Bradley James Tejeda and Tuc Watkins. Tuc carved out some time from his rehearsals to chat about this Matthew López production, as well as, some of his career highlights.

LOVE AND INFORMATION and THE TEMPEST To Complete 2022-23 Season at Antaeus
by Grace Cutler - Aug 20, 2022

Antaeus Theatre Company has annoucned upcoming productions of Love and Information by Caryl Churchill and The Tempest by William Shakespeare to round out the company’s 2022-23 season. Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, which has been previously announced, kicks off the season in September.

Nic Ashe, Bill Brochtrup, Tantoo Cardinal and More Will Lead THE INHERITANCE at Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2022

Geffen Playhouse announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of the Stephen Daldry production of four-time Tony Award winner The Inheritance, written by Matthew López and directed by Mike Donahue.

Antaeus Announces 2022 Season At Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center In Glendale
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2022

Antaeus Theatre Company returns to in-person performances in 2022 with two reading series and two full productions. All performances will take place at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale, CA.

David Gindler Steps Down As Board Chair of Antaeus Theatre Company, Evie DiCiaccio Steps Up
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2021

After nearly a dozen years, longtime arts patron David Gindler is stepping aside as board chair at Antaeus Theatre Company. Executive coach and consultant Evie DiCiaccio has been newly elected to the position.

Playwrights Selected to Inaugurate Antaeus Theatre Company's NEXT Commissions
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2021

Antaeus Theatre Company has selected writers Zola Dee and Marlow Wyatt for the company's inaugural NEXT commissions, a new play development initiative for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) playwrights.

BWW Interview: Actor Ramón de Ocampo On His Many Roles, Including Hosting ZIP CODE & Being a New Dad
by Gil Kaan - May 17, 2021

Antaeus Theatre Company launches their second season of their popular podcasts THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: LOS ANGELES May 20, 2021. Each play, set in six different L.A. zip codes, features acclaimed Antaeus actors enacting scripts written by members of the Antaeus Playwright Lab. Two-time Audiofile Award-winner Ramón de Ocampo reprises his role of series host, with Jeff Gardner and Ellen Mandel returning in their respective roles as audio producer/sound designer/foley artist and music composer.

BWW Interview: Four Female Directors Share Their Personal Histories Within THE ZIP CODE PLAYS: SEASON TWO by Antaeus Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - May 11, 2021

Antaeus Theatre Company highlights the culture and history of six additional Los Angeles neighborhoods with Season Two of its popular 'The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles' podcast series, set to launch May 20. Here are my interviews with the four female directors who discuss their own personal histories within the Zip Code Plays they direct. (Gigi Bermingham, Jennifer Chang, Saundra McClain, and Bernadette Speakes)