Soft Power 2020

A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew – and demands that we reconsider the tale from other viewpoints. The well-paced story is engaging and infused with humor.

Rogue Artists Ensemble will present a limited engagement production of Schlitzie: Alive and Inside, by Eric Fagundes and directed by Nikki DiLoreto. Learn more here!

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the NAMT Member Theatre and Writer Recipients for the 2024/2025 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals.

Signature Theatre has released a video preview of In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive, Water by the Spoonful).

Watch the cast of Signature Theatre's In the Heights rehearse 'Carnaval del Barrio.' The video features Ángel Lozada, Berto Fernández and more! The musical features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Encanto) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of a new romantic comedy, “BackTalk,” about first dates and second thoughts, on Monday, February 3, at 7 p.m. The play is written by Rob Ackerman and directed by Jeremy Webb.

The Springfield Chamber Players will launch its 2025 Westfield Athenaeum season with a performance by the Springfield Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet in February.

Hundreds of creative businesses and projects across the UK are to receive government funding to help them grow as part of a major boost to the economy – marking the first step of the Government’s Sector Plan for the creative industries.

Theatre Now New York has been awarded a Writers Residency Grant through the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT).

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The new musical BIG ASS SECRET by Justin Anthony Long will present a mini-concert as part of the 2024 International Human Rights Art Festival's Celebration of LGBTQIA+. Learn how to purchase tickets.

TEETH will conclude its run at New World Stages in January. Teeth features book and music by Anna K. Jacobs, book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Straight Forward, a new Off-Broadway musical by Billy Aberle and Chris Sabol, will release an EP. Straight Forward will have its premiere this Spring in New York City. Learn more about the show and the album!

Straight Forward, a new Off-Broadway musical by Billy Aberle and Chris Sabol, has released an EP of 5 songs on November 26. Straight Forward will have its premiere this Spring in New York City. Listen to the new EP here.

In celebration of Suffs’ GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album” the GRAMMY Museum will host A New York Evening with Suffs, a special night of music and conversation at The Greene Space in NYC. Learn how to attend!

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will open Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile this week. Check out photos of the cast and learn more here!

Two invitation-only industry staged readings will be held for Sophia and The Bee-Man, a magical new family musical based on Frank R. Stockton's The Bee-Man of Orn fairytale.

Teeth the Musical star Alyse Alan Louis is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Louis takes our followers behind-the-scenes of Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson's Off-Broadway musical.

Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham recently attended MAYBE HAPPY ENDING on Broadway and met the cast following the performance. Check out photos from backstage here!

Shaina Taub, who was recently honored by Time Magazine as part of their 2024 Time100 Next List, recently visited CBS Mornings to discuss her musical Suffs. During the interview, she also shared why Ragtime is her favorite show and how it serves as an inspiration for Suffs. Watch the segment now!

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop continues its 2024-25 season with a reading of WHO YOU KISS FOR FUN by Emma Y. Lai, exploring identity and romance among Asian American friends.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater revealed the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Suffs will play its final Broadway performance in January of 2025 following 24 previews and 301 regular performances. After closing, the show will head out on tour and we've got the scoop.

All new photos have been released from rehearsal for Maybe Happy Ending, the new musical starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen. Check out the photos here!

Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the classic musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. See who is starring in the production and learn how to purchase tickets.