Photos: Inside the RISE Summit At New York Library for the Performing Arts
An array of theatre leaders gathered September 24 at the New York Library for the Performing Arts for the inaugural RISE Summit. Hosted by Maestra Music and the Miranda Family Fund the day-long event was filled with panels and seminars where speakers spoke on this year's theme of Belonging: Past and President. See photos from inside the event.
Video: Broadway for Harris Drops 'We Choose Freedom' Music Video With Julie Benko, Ali Ewoldt & More
Directed and edited by Bruce Johnson, the song, conducted by Roosevelt André Credit, features 11 women Broadway singers including Julie Benko, Ali Ewoldt, Allyson Tucker, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, Danielle Nicole Chambers, Alie B. Gorie, Rosemary Loar, Jennifer Smith, Nandita Shenoy, and more. Watch the video now!
Interview: Playwright Nandita Shenoy and ESSPY at NJ Rep
New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) will kick off its 27th season with the world premiere of Nandita Shenoy’s ESSPY, directed by Peter J. Kuo. The world premiere play will begin shows on February 22 and run through March 17.
Submissions Now Open For Live & In Color's 2024 Season
Live & In Color is accepting submissions for their 2024 Fall retreat at the Bingham Camp. Playwrights, composers, and lyricists of color and underrepresented communities can submit their new musicals with a 4-actor cast limit. Selected submissions will receive a $1,000 stipend, housing, meals, and travel.
Mile Square Theatre to Present 7TH INNING STRETCH in June
MILE SQUARE THEATRE has announced their 19th Annual production 7th INNING STRETCH! 7th INNING STRETCH will play a two night limited engagement at Mile Square Theatre (1400 Clinton St. Hoboken, NJ 07030). Performances are Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17.
Live & In Color Announces Raquel Almazan As The Recipient Of The 2023 June Bingham New Playwright Commission
The June Bingham New Playwright Commission honors the legacy of the late artist and playwright, June Bingham, by providing support to a new generation of early-career women/femme and/or non-binary storytellers as they seek to create work that manifests change in the world. Director and Arts Leader, Abigail Grubb, serves as the Program's Director and Co-Founder alongside Live & In Color's Artistic Director and June Bingham's nephew, Devanand Janki.
Live & In Color Presents ARE WE THERE YET?! A Musical Road Trip hosted by Ann Harada.
Pack your bags! Live & In Color is taking a tour of the artists and pieces pushing the industry toward equity and inclusion. The evening will feature a roadmap of songs from Live & In Color's artistic community and will serve as a fundraiser to support the company's continued mission to develop commercially bound plays and musicals created by artists who exist within the intersections of underrepresented identities and center inclusion.