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Pulitzer Prize-Winning PRIMARY TRUST To Open At Syracuse Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2025

Syracuse Stage welcomes the new year with playwright Eboni Booth's “Primary Trust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about best friends, new beginnings and the undeniable power of everyday kindness.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards; AVENUE Q at Laurel Mill Playhouse Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards; Laurel Mill Playhouse Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Cumberland Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Baltimore Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Video: Get A First Look At The Hot Wing King at Baltimore Center Stage
by Joshua Wright - Apr 11, 2024

Get a first look Baltimore Center Stage's regional premiere production of the Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy-drama The Hot Wing King, written by P-Valley’s Katori Hall and directed by Christopher D. Betts. This co-production with Hartford Stage runs for a strictly limited engagement, April 11-28, 2024.

Photos: THE HOT WING KING Arrives At Baltimore Center Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Baltimore Center Stage has released first look photos of the regional premiere production of the Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy-drama The Hot Wing King, written by P-Valley’s Katori Hall and directed by Christopher D. Betts.

THE HOT WING KING Comes to Baltimore Center Stage
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2024

Baltimore Center Stage is preparing for the regional premiere production of the Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy-drama The Hot Wing King, written by P-Valley's Katori Hall and directed by Christopher D. Betts.

Video: Meet The Cast & Director of Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Hartford Stage
by Joshua Wright - Feb 27, 2024

Watch as Artistic Director Melia Bensussen chats with the cast and director of Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Hot Wing King: Calvin M. Thompson, Christopher D. Betts, and Bjorn DuPaty.

Video: Meet The Cast Of Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Hartford Stage
by Joshua Wright - Feb 22, 2024

The How Wing King begins performances at Hartford Stage February 29 through March 24, 2024 Meet the cast in this all-new video.

Cast and Creative Team Set for THE HOT WING KING at Hartford Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2024

Hartford Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for The Hot Wing King, directed by Christopher D. Betts. Learn who is starring and how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE HOT WING KING Reigns at Alliance
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - Mar 8, 2023

If you missed the Alliance Theatre’s THE HOT WING KING, you missed a once-in-a-lifetime regional premiere of a play the Pulitzer board described as a “deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended family.”

Cast Announced For Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Alliance Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

The Alliance Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming regional premiere of The Hot Wing King. Rehearsals started today.  Written by P-Valley creator, Katori Hall, the Alliance's production of The Hot Wing King marks Hall's first time directing the 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning play for drama. Kicking off the second half of the Alliance's 2022-2023 season, The Hot Wing King will run on The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre from February 10 – March 5, 2023.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022

A Raisin in the Sun has officially opened at The Public Theater! Written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara, this revival marks Hansberry's Public Theater debut as the theater's Astor Place home celebrates its 55th season producing work by groundbreaking artists. See photos from opening night here!

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Postpones Opening Night
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

A Raisin in the Sun has postponed its opening night to October 25 due to COVID-related performance cancellations last week.

Lorraine Hansberry Statue 'To Sit A While' to Return to New York at Astor Place During A RAISIN IN THE SUN Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2022

During A RAISIN IN THE SUN’s preview performances through Opening Night, theatergoers will be able to visit To Sit A While, a statue of Lorraine Hansberry by sculptor Alison Saar, at Astor Place.

Photos: See Tonya Pinkins, Francois Battiste & More in Rehearsals for A RAISIN IN THE SUN at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022

A Raisin in the Sun, featuring Tonya Pinkins as Lena Younger, Francois Battiste as Walter Lee Younger, and more will begin performances in the Newman Theater with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Tuesday, September 27 and will run through Sunday, November 6. See rehearsal photos here!

Tickets Now Available For EMILY WAS HERE - An XR Storytelling Experience On The Brooklyn Bridge
by Grace Cutler - Jul 17, 2022

Experience a new type of storytelling as you walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. 'Emily Was Here' XR stands for eXtended Reality. They merge digital and physical - fusing elements heard or seen on an app to locations you explore physically.

Review: THE HOT WING KING at Studio Theatre
by David Friscic - Jul 5, 2022

The feelings and attachments of men, whether gay or straight, as they fight for self-respect and survival in a harsh world are portrayed in playwright Katori Hall’s Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Hot Wing King. The compromises, commitments, camaraderie, and fractious relationships of a non-traditional family are explored with immediacy and sophisticated insight by Ms. Hall. Like all superbly written plays, one is continually taken by surprise as the play develops and nothing is as expected. The writing here is on the caliber of playwrights Annie Baker or August Wilson.

Playwright Steps Into THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN and Saves Performance From Being Cancelled
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2021

Last night at Broadway's new hit play, Thoughts of a Colored Man, playwright Keenan Scott II made the rare move of going on in one of the roles, after a cast member tested positive for COVID-19 and two non-COVID related illnesses felled the cast.