Lisa Peters

Renée Fleming Named As 2025 Cincinnati May Festival Director

Renée Fleming has been named as the 2025 Festival Director for the Cincinnati May Festival, bringing her expertise to the renowned choral event.

Photo Coverage: Stars Shine on the Red Carpet at the 2019 Tony Awards

The big day is finally here! The stars are shining on the Tony Awards red carpet, and BroadwayWorld's got a first look - check out the first batch of arrivals below, including Camille A. Brown, Robert Horn, and more!

Photo Flash: The Cast of HADESTOWN Celebrates Opening Night At National Theatre

On Tuesday night, HADESTOWN opened in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre in London.

Photo Flash: Lynn Nottage's SWEAT Opens at the Mark Taper Forum

Center Theatre Group's production of 'Sweat' by Lynn Nottage will opened at the Mark Taper Forum last night. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with CTG's SWEAT

Rehearsals have begun for Center Theatre Group's production of "Sweat" by Lynn Nottage. The 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be presented at the Mark Taper Forum August 29 through October 7, 2018. Directed by Lisa Peterson, the opening of "Sweat" is set for September 5.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of TWELFTH NIGHT in the Park!

The Public Theater's production of Public Works' TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, Choreography by Lorin Latarro, and directed by Oskar Eustis and Kwame Kwei-Armah, opened just last night, July 31, running through Sunday, August 19.

Photo Flash: Lauren Yee, Ali Ahn, Ned Eisenberg, Tony Aidan Vo And BD Wong At The GREAT LEAP

Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere production of The Great Leap, written by Lauren Yee and directed by Taibi Magar, will end the extended run on Sunday, June 24th at Atlantic Theater Company's Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street). Click here for tickets.

Photo Flash: Vassar & New York Stage and Film Gears Up for Powerhouse Season!

Vassar & New York Stage and Film will soon present the 34th Powerhouse Season, which brings together some of the most influential theatrical voices working today for fully-staged productions, workshop presentations, and readings of new plays and musicals in progress.

Berkeley Rep Presents Hellman's WATCH ON THE RHINE

Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents Watch on the Rhine, Lillian Hellman's 1940s political thriller about loyalty, family, and sacrifice. The play, directed by Berkeley Rep's associate director Lisa Peterson, begins previews on Thursday, November 30, 2017 and runs through Sunday, January 14, 2018. Individual tickets begin at $30 and can be purchased online at berkeleyrep.org or by phone at 510 647-2949. Press night will be on Monday, December 4.

Amas Musical Theatre to Host Fall Readings of New Musical PLAY IT BY HEART

Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings of Play It by Heart, a new musical, with music by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor and Marty Dodson, lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, R.T. Robinson, and Marty Dodson, and book by Willy Holtzman.

PlayMakers Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives Prestigious Zelda Fichandler Award

Vivienne Benesch, Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company, is the recipient of the 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award, given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.

Playmakers Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives SDCF's 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Vivienne Benesch, of Playmakers Repertory Theater (Chapel Hill, NC), is the recipient of the 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award.

The Contemporary Theater Company presents AN ILIAD

The Iliad and The Odyssey, attributed to Homer, are among the oldest stories we have. Their tales are timeless - how war tears us apart, and the difficulty of putting life together after. An Iliad, Homer's work brought to life by a modern storyteller in a one-man show, brings the Greeks and Romans to the stage of the Contemporary Theater Company this fall.

SEHNSUCHT Premieres at JACK this Month

Sehnsucht unpacks the longing we can feel for another time and place, whether real or imagined.

SEHNSUCHT Premieres at JACK this Month

Sehnsucht unpacks the longing we can feel for another time and place, whether real or imagined.

Hero Theatre NYC Fornes Festival Directors Announced

Hero Theatre announced today that Lileana Blain-Cruz, Alice Reagan, Laurie Woolery, David Mendizabal and Lou Moreno have joined the roster of directors for their program Festival Irene: Celebrating the Legacy of Maria Irene Fornes, which will transfer to NYC this fall after a successful run in Los Angeles.

Robots and Creativity Collide in K-12 Educator Workshop

Southern Utah University's artsFUSION program increases the quality and quantity of arts educational experiences for children in southern Utah. Offering training for educators throughout the year, the program's next workshop for K-12 educators, Arts and Bots, runs June 15-16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hangar Theatre Announces 2017 Wedge Series BREAKING GROUND

The Hangar Theatre has just announced the shows for its upcoming cutting edge Wedge Series.

SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER Extends One Week at Second Stage Theater Uptown

Second Stage Theater's (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) production of SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER has been extended by one week and will now play through Sunday, June 25.

BWW Review: Polar Opposites Explore Romance In ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME

Kat, the woman who's at the center of the wildly fun and unpredictable new two-person musical comedy Ernest Shackleton Loves me, is not exactly in a good emotional place when the show begins.