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Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Leland Fowler & More to Star in THIS LAND WAS MADE World Premiere at Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre has announced the cast and design team for the World Premiere of This Land Was Made, written by Tori Sampson. See how to purchase tickets!
Chicago actor Jos N. Banks joins the cast of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's hit play CHOIR BOY

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome Chicago actor Jos N. Banks (He/They) to the cast of its hit play CHOIR BOY, written by Oscar-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight).
Cast Announced for CHOIR BOY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced casting for its new staging of the Tony Award-nominated play Choir Boy by Oscar-winning Steppenwolf ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), June 16 – July 24, 2022 (press opening on Sunday, June 26 at 6 p.m.).
Reading of UNDER BIG PINEY to be Presented by Intiman Online

Intiman Online will present a reading of UNDER BIG PINEY Thursday, June 24th to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. Written by John Jiler and developed over the past year by the Actors Studio and with director Leah Gardiner, this online reading will be performed by an array of award-winning actors including Tim Blake Nelson and Gloria Reuben.
Student Blog: Letters from a Nobody in New York #6: Meet a Professor, Dean Liza Gennaro!

There is something really exciting about a Brand New Musical Theatre Program in New York City - Welcome to the Manhattan School of Music's New Musical Theatre Degree! I had the pleasure of speaking with Liza Gennaro, the Associate Dean and Director of the Musical Theatre Program at MSM. MSM has produced several quarantine musicals over the last year, including Rupert Holmes's The Mystery of Edwin Drood!
Wake Up With BWW 9/8: Broadway Stars Tribute Nick Cordero With 'One of the Great Ones', and More!

Today's top stories: Watch Broadway stars tribute Nick Cordero with a performance of 'One of the Great Ones'!
Dee Hoty, Leah Gardiner, Kim Shaw and Francis Jue Host Broadway for Biden Tonight

Dee Hoty (Actor & Eastern Regional Vice President, Actorsa?? Equity Association), Leah Gardiner (Director & Board Member, SDC), Francis Jue (Actor, Actorsa?? Equity Association), and Kim Shaw (Company Manager, ATPAM) will host the evening on behalf of Broadway for Biden.
Crossroads Theatre Company Celebrates 41 Years Of Bringing Voices Of The African Diaspora To Light And To Life

Forty-one years ago, two Rutgers University Theatre Arts students envisioned, embraced and captured the opportunity to create a space where the black experience would be shared through stories produced on stage for all to enjoy; and that was and is the story of Crossroads Theatre Company, a staple of the arts and cultural community in New Brunswick, NJ and across the region, state and nation.  
Ron Simons To Host THE THEATERMAKERS- A Black Theater Preview Fall Edition At The Schomburg Center

Today, AUDELCO (Audience Development Committee) President Jackie Jeffries , Project1Voice Founder and CEO Erich McMillan-McCall , Marcia Pendelton , President of Walk Tall Girl Productions/Black Theater Online, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Kevin Young, Director, Schomburg Center) announced THE THEATERMAKERS - A Black Theater Preview: Fall Edition.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and The Off-Broadway League Reach New 4-year Agreement

The Off-Broadway League and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) have ratified a new four-year agreement effective July 1, 2019 a?" June 30, 2023. This collectively bargained agreement (CBA) covers commercial Off-Broadway Producers as well as many Institutional Not-for-Profit Theatres.
Stage Directors And Choreographers Society And Off-Broadway League Reach New 4-Year Agreement

The Off-Broadway League and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) have ratified a new four-year agreement effective July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2023. This collectively bargained agreement (CBA) covers commercial Off-Broadway Producers as well as many Institutional Not-for-Profit Theatres.
New York Theatre Workshop Announces Lineup for 2018/19 Season of NEXT DOOR AT NYTW

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker) is proud to announce the 2018/19 season of Next Door at NYTW in the Fourth Street Theatre, NYTW's 65-seat black box space.
LAByrinth Theater Company Presents World Premiere Of DEVIL OF CHOICE

LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz) recently announced that they will present the World Premiere of Devil of Choice by LAB Member Maggie Bofill (Winners, Drawn and Quartered). They are thrilled for performances to begin Wednesday, May 23, and will run through Saturday, June 9, 2018, at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014). An official opening night has been set for Monday, May 28, 2018. Tickets are available for $20 each and can be purchased online at www.labtheater.org/shows-and-events
Will Pullen, Erica Pappas and More Set for THE FRIDGE PLAYS at Bridge Street Theatre

Two cutting-edge one-acts, two playwrights, two directors, five actors, one fridge. Straight from a sold-out run in NYC, 'The Fridge Plays' - Daniel Talbott's 'Nick and Zoe', directed by Shira-Lee Shalit and Steve McMahon's 'sad indie love song', directed by Benjamin Viertel - hit Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre stage like a punch to the gut for two performances today and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd, at 7:30pm.
Will Pullen, Erica Pappas and More Set for THE FRIDGE PLAYS at Bridge Street Theatre

Two cutting-edge one-acts, two playwrights, two directors, five actors, one fridge. Straight from a sold-out run in NYC, 'The Fridge Plays' - Daniel Talbott's 'Nick and Zoe', directed by Shira-Lee Shalit and Steve McMahon's 'sad indie love song', directed by Benjamin Viertel - hit Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre stage like a punch to the gut for two performances on Friday and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd, at 7:30pm.
Casting is Set for BECKY SHAW at Windy City Playhouse

Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. Irving Park Road) announces the complete casting for Gina Gionfriddo's "Becky Shaw," the dark, "ferociously funny" (The New York Times) comedy. Jeff Award winner Scott Weinstein directs the final production in Windy City Playhouse's third season, starring Theo Allyn ("The Matchmaker" at Goodman Theatre) in the title role as Becky Shaw.
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of HEISENBERG on Broadway

The Broadway engagement of Manhattan Theatre Club's acclaimed world premiere of Heisenberg, the new play by Tony Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by Drama Desk Award winner Mark Brokaw, starring original cast members Denis Arndt and Tony and Emmy Award winner Mary-Louise Parker opened just last night at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street), where it will play through Sunday, December 11.BroadwayWorld was on hand for opening night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet below!
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of MTC's THE FATHER

THE FATHER, a new play by Moliere Award winner Florian Zeller, in a translation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, God of Carnage), opened just last night, April 14, 2016 on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. FriedmanTheatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!
ON THE TOWN Team to Helm 'PENZANCE' as Part of Barrington Stage's 2016 Season; New Musical by Joe Iconis with Annie Golden & More Also on Tap

The 2016 season at BSC will include the world premieres of two new musicals - Jonathan Larson Award winning composer Joe Iconis's Broadway Bounty Hunter and Presto Change-O, directed by Marc Bruni of Broadway's Beautiful The Carole King Musical, BroadwayWorld has learned.
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat to Host Reading of Joe Iconis Musical, Starring Annie Golden

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is presenting a reading of the new musical, Annie Golden: Bounty Hunter, Yo!, by Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams this Saturday, March 28 in New York City.

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