Student Blog: An Introduction: Get to Know Me!
by Student Blogger: Madie Winningham - Jun 24, 2024
The people I have been lucky enough to meet through this program have changed my view on art as well as what it means to be a leader in a theatrical setting.
2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2024
Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been. Check out the full list of nominees here for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 season!
Industry Pro Newsletter: Grants and Government Spending Impact on Arts Budgets
by Alex Freeman - Apr 1, 2024
This week, stories abound about the impact funding can have on the arts - from the UK, an editorial about how the collapse of funding for the creative industry was predictable. In the US, we have stories of large gifts making a huge impact - no-cost rentals at 59E59 - as well as changes to the way Florida is apportioning their arts budget.
Who Decides the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards?
by Cara Joy David - Apr 1, 2024
It is award season. And every year newcomers to the industry ask what most of the awards are. In this series, I’ll hopefully explain that. I'll be looking at many of the major awards other than the Tony Awards. First up today: the Drama Desk Awards and the Drama League Awards.
Stephen Hough's String Quartet No. 1 To Premiere At 92NY This March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2024
Pianist, composer, and author Sir Stephen Hough joins the Castalian Quartet on a U.S. tour this spring that includes the New York Premiere of his String Quartet No. 1, “Les Six Rencontres,” on Friday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the 92nd Street Y, New York.
Sir Stephen Hough Premieres His First Piano Concerto With Utah Symphony, January 12 & 13
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2023
Celebrated pianist, composer, and writer Sir Stephen Hough, performs the world premiere of his first Piano Concerto, “The World of Yesterday,” with the Utah Symphony conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles on Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. The program also includes Elgar's Cockaigne (In London Town) and Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 5.