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Theatre Communications Group Names James Rhee as Plenary Speaker at 33rd TCG National Conference
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024

Theatre Communications Group has named James Rhee as the Plenary Speaker. Learn more about

TCG Selects Chicago, IL for 2024 National Conference
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced that the 33rd TCG National Conference will be hosted in Chicago, IL from June 20th to 22nd, 2024, in association with the League of Chicago Theatres.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For ROCK / PAPER / SCISSORS at Sheffield Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2022

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Rock / Paper / Scissors at Sheffield Theatre.

Sheffield Theatres Announces Cast And Further Creative Teams For ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022

Sheffield Theatres today announces the cast for its trilogy of new plays, Rock / Paper / Scissors, by Chris Bush.

David Strathairn to Star in One-Man Show at Presidio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2021

The Presidio Theatre and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics will present Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn in Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, in 11 performances February 16 to 27, 2022.

Senator Amy Klobuchar To Deliver Keynote Address At Advocacy & Financial Resilience Summit
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2021

Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre, has announced that Senator Amy Klobuchar will deliver the keynote address at Advocacy and Financial Resilience: A TCG Virtual Summit, held on Thursday, October 28th, from 1-4pm ET / 10am-1pm PT. 

Theatre Communications Group Selects Pittsburgh for 2022 National Conference
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2021

Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre, has announced that the 32nd annual TCG National Conference will take place in Pittsburgh, PA from June 16 to 18, 2022.

Mark Bonnar Will Narrate THE SHEEP CHRONICLES Musical Audiobooks
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2021

Written by Lesley Ross & James Williams, and based on the show of the same name, this quirky retelling of the famous fairytale touches on friendship, acceptance and how dangerous it is to fall under the spell of a Spider's dark web. 

VIDEO: On This Day, April 19- FUN HOME Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2021

On this day in 2015, the groundbreaking musical Fun Home began its Broadway run at Circle in the Square. 

BWW Interview: Playwright Matthew Paul Olmos UNDERNEATH & All Around LOS ANGELES
by Gil Kaan - Apr 1, 2021

The Echo Theater Company's next production UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES will live-stream April 2 for sixteen Zoom performances. Written by playwright Matthew Paul Olmos, this interactive murder mystery experience has been inspired by historical events centering in and around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Michael Alvarez directs the cast of Mia Ando, Morgan Danielle Day, Amy K. Harmon, Gloria Ines, Roland Ruiz and Darrett Sanders.

COLD CALL Premieres on Sundance Now on Nov. 19
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 5, 2020

AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now features the U.S. and Canadian premiere of the new gripping psychological thriller COLD CALL on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

Auckland Writers Festival 2020 Programme Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2020

Book lovers have been bursting to know what's in the 20th Auckland Writers Festival, Waituhi o Tāmaki, programme, revealed this evening. The good news is the 2020 line-up for what is one of the most respected literary showcases on the planet is as super-charged, high-powered, diverse and thought-provoking as ever.

Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 6, 2020

The Belasco Theatre  was the place to be last night as Broadway's best gathered to celebrate opening night of Girl from the North Country. Check out photos from the star-studded red carpet below!

THE CIRCUS Dives Into 'The Deep State' Belief
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 25, 2019

HE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH explores the tension between the Trump administration and senior diplomats who are defying the White House by testifying in the House impeachment inquiry. In a new episode, titled “The Deep State” and airing Sunday, October 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, and Mark McKinnon examine President Trump's war against the so-called 'Deep State,” and how little-known career civil servants have become one of his biggest threats. Watch a preview below.

Lisa Lambe and Rachael Sage Will Come to the Irish Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2019

On May 9-10, Irish singer, actor, and songwriter Lisa Lambe (of Celtic Women) will make an exhilarating return to Irish Arts Center for performances of work from her second solo album. Alt-pop artist Rachael Sage, acclaimed for her 'rich vocals, sparkling piano and yearning poetry' (Time Out New York), will perform songs from her upcoming acoustic album, PseudoMyopia (May 23) as part of Irish Arts Center's SongLives series showcasing Ireland and North America's most exciting contemporary singer-songwriters.

Irish Arts Center Announces Spring 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2019

Irish Arts Center (IAC), a multidisciplinary center dedicated to bringing people of all backgrounds together through the excellence and dynamism of Irish arts and culture, announces its Spring 2019 season a cross-section of the exhilarating theater, music, dance, literature, art, and genre-defying performance coming from Ireland and Irish America, alongside educational events engaging participants with an array of rich traditions. With performances as wide-ranging as Margaret McAuliffe's acclaimed one-woman play The Humours of Bandon, Declan O'Rourke's epic song cycle Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, and Paul Muldoon's performance adaptation of a 1773 Irish poem, IAC provides an intimate home for artists' boldest visions. As construction on IAC's landmark permanent new home in Hell's Kitchen takes place just beyond the organization's original location, IAC's vast ambition and accomplishment will be on full display, outside and in, throughout Spring 2019.

Mika Brzezinski Takes KNOW YOUR VALUE To San Francisco
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 2, 2018

Mika Brzezinski, founder of "Know Your Value" and co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," is heading west and taking the "Know Your Value" live event series to San Francisco on Dec. 1 at The Palace Hotel.

Former Charlotte Mayor Foxx To Moderate VP Biden's Charlotte Tour Stop
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2018

Vice President Joe Biden today announced a highly-acclaimed group of moderators for the final nine dates of his 39-city American Promise Tour. Former Charlotte Mayor and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will join the Vice President for the Charlotte stop of the tour taking place at Belk Theater on June 13th.  American journalist Cokie Roberts, New York Times bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld, and Bestselling Author Celeste Ng will also join the tour as moderators throughout remaining dates of the tour.

Documentary THE FINAL YEAR Following Obama's Foreign-Policy Team During His Last Year in Office, Debuts 5/21 on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 27, 2018

During his last year in office, President Obama's foreign-policy team worked to solidify the administration's policies amidst immense challenges. THE FINAL YEAR offers an insider's look at key figures, including Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Ambassador Samantha Power, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, as they sought to promote diplomacy and redefine how the U.S. confronts questions of war and peace, all while preparing to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administration.

THE FINAL YEAR Documentary Following President Obama's Final Year in Office To Debut May 21 on HBO
by Macon Prickett - Apr 27, 2018

During his last year in office, President Obama's foreign-policy team worked to solidify the administration's policies amidst immense challenges. THE FINAL YEAR offers an insider's look at key figures, including Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Ambassador Samantha Power, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, as they sought to promote diplomacy and redefine how the U.S. confronts questions of war and peace, all while preparing to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administration.