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DORIAN THEATER AWARDS To Return For 2nd Year This May

GALECA has announced key dates and new categories for the 2nd Dorian Theater Awards, set to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of the 2023-2024 season.

Listen: National Center for Choreography - Akron Releases Series Two of HOW PEOPLE MOVE PEOPLE

Listen to National Center for Choreography - Akron's HOW PEOPLE MOVE PEOPLE.

Galeca: The Society Of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Announces Inaugural Dorian Theater Awards

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the current 2022-2023 theater season.

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Announces Inaugural Dorian Theater Awards

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the current 2022-2023 theater season.

Boise Contemporary Theater and Opera Idaho Present ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE of 1914

December 2021's production of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 marked the first collaboration between Boise Contemporary Theater and Opera Idaho. It's back due to popular demand for a second and final production. 

Review Roundup: KPOP Opens on Broadway!

Critics have weighed in on KPOP, starring K-pop superstar Luna as MwE, directed by Teddy Bergman, with a book by Jason Kim, and music and lyrics by Max Vernon. KPOP officially opened on Sunday, November 27th at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

The 2nd Annual Antonyo Awards Will Be Presented in October

 Broadway Black presents The 2nd Annual Antonyo Awards, which honors Black theatre artists during the 2021-2022 season. The live, in-person ceremony will be held on Monday, October 10 at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem (253 West 125th Street). Awards in 29 competitive categories and five honorary categories will be presented along with performances and guest appearances. 

Photos: Go Inside the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards

Check out photos from this year's Drama Desk Awards. 

Broadway on Demand to Stream the 2022 Drama Desk Awards

Broadway On Demand will stream the 2022 Drama Desk Awards free of charge, it was announced today. Find out how to watch for free!

SIX, KIMBERLY AKIMBO Lead Nominations for 2022 Drama Desk Awards

Nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today, and the full list of nominees is available here as well as information on who was eligible.

Drama Desk Awards to Be Announced by Author and Activist George Takei

The nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced by actor, author, civil rights activist and influencer, George Takei, on Monday, May 16, with the top four categories announced live on Spectrum News NY1 at 4 p.m. ET.  Takei will join NY1 anchor Ruschell Boone and “On Stage” host Frank DiLella to announce the nominations for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Play, Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Play. Following the live announcement, the complete list of Drama Desk Awards nominations will be available on dramadeskawards.com. 

Broadway Podcast Network Announces Critics' Table

The Broadway Podcast Network  has announced Critics' Table, a diverse roundtable of theater critics that will review current Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Executive Produced by Ayanna Prescod in partnership with BIPOC Critics Lab, every episode features three luminary theater critics ready to give you their opinions on some of your favorite shows. The table looks forward to you pulling up a chair and joining them!

Review Roundup: A STRANGE LOOP Opens On Broadway!

The Broadway production of A Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, opens tonight at the Lyceum Theater. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Opens On Broadway

Read all the critic's reviews for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive.

2022 Drama Desk Awards Nominations Will Be Announced on May 2

The nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced on May 2, 2022. The year's cutoff for Drama Desk Award consideration is May 1.

Review Roundup: ON SUGARLAND at New York Theatre Workshop

New York Theatre Workshop just celebrated opening night of On Sugarland by Obie Award winner Aleshea Harris (Is God Is, What to Send Up When It Goes Down).

Review Roundup: OUT OF TIME at the Public Theater

NAATCO (National Asian American Theatre Company) is presenting the world premiere production of OUT OF TIME at The Public Theater. OUT OF TIME is written by Jaclyn Backhaus, Sam Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Ouyang Moench, Commissioned and Produced by NAATCO, and Conceived and Directed by Les Waters. This world premiere opened just last night and runs through Sunday, March 13.

Review Roundup: INTIMATE APPAREL Opera at Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater's Intimate Apparel, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Lynn Nottage, based off of her play of the same name, and direction by Bartlett Sher just opened at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. 

Review Roundup: LETTERS OF SURESH Opens Off-Broadway

Second Stage Theatre's LETTERS OF SURESH by Rajiv Joseph opened last night, Tuesday, October 12. The production features Ali Ahn, Ramiz Monsef, Kellie Overbey and Thom Sesma. See what the critics had to say.

TDF Conversation About Challenges Faced By Critics Of Color Now On TDF Stages

Jose Solís, Alicia Ramírez and Juan Michael Porter II have a lot in common. All three are passionate about the performing arts and have written theatre articles and reviews for prestigious publications. They are also accustomed to often being some of the few non-white audience members at shows—but that is something they're actively working to change.