The New Group has announced the debut of FreeFest, a weeklong festival of free play readings and panel discussions, featuring new works that embrace radical expression.  The festival, a new venture in the New Group/New Works program, will provide a public platform for artists to showcase their creative expression and further their writing process. Conceived and curated by The New Group’s Director of Artistic Projects Shariffa Ali, the inaugural... Read More

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) has announced the recipients of the fifth Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists, a juried cash and production grant given annually to support the early work and career of a deserving musical theatre librettist, commemorating the life and work of playwright/librettist Eric H. Weinberger (1950-2017) Annie Dillon and Sam Caps aka Dillon & Caps were selected from over 49 blind submissions for their full-length... Read More

Gingold Theatrical Group (David Staller, Artistic Director; Greg Santos, Managing Producer) has announced that "Man and Superman" by George Bernard Shaw will continue their 18th season of Project Shaw. Inspired by the works of George Bernard Shaw, Project Shaw is a special series of play readings that aim to provoke peaceful discussion and activism. Shaw’s Man and Superman will be presented at Symphony Space’s Leonard... Read More

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Board of Directors (David C. Hodgson, Chairman of MTC Board of Directors & Thomas F. Secunda, President/Chairman Executive Committee) have announced that Chris Jennings will join MTC as Executive Director to succeed Executive Producer Barry Grove. Jennings, currently the Executive Director at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., will begin transitioning to MTC, joining Artistic Director Lynne... Read More

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) has announced that Kwame Kwei-Armah will become Artistic Advisor at Manhattan Theatre Club beginning in the 2023-24 season. Kwei-Armah, who will remain in his role as Artistic Director of the Young Vic in London, will work with Meadow and the MTC artistic staff, advising on programming and future planning. After a successful collaboration this past season between Manhattan Theatre Club and the Young Vic, Meadow and Kwei-Armah are looking... Read More

New York Classical Theatre (Stephen Burdman, Founding Artistic Dir, Matthieu Chapman, Literary Dir) has announced the all-female, gender-fluid, and disability-forward cast for William Shakespeare’s Richard III. The production, directed by Burdman, will play in Central Park from June 13 to June 25; in Brooklyn Commons at Metrotech from June 27 to July 2; and in Carl Schurz Park from July 4 to July 9. All performances are free and open to th... Read More

Douglas J Cohen and Carol Ostrow will present an evening celebrating the Broadway career of the Broadway director and choreographer Jerome Robbins as well as honoring actor Jason Alexander.  This event will be on Mon June 12th at 7:30 PM at The Actor’s Temple (339 W 47th St.) Debbie Gravitte will recreate her  role in Jerome Robbins' Broadway by performing "Mr. Monotony" plus "The Music that Make... Read More

Playbill and the Times Square Alliance have announced Pride In Times Square, a list of free events, centered around NYC Pride Weekend, June 23 - 24. With top-stage and screen celebrities, Broadway/Off-Broadway productions, local Times Square business promotions, Pride Piano sessions, live DJ sets, a Trans and ENBY Pride celebration, a Drag Pride celebration, the return of last year’s Big Broadway Disco, and more, Pride in Times Square promises to be an exciting... Read More

Concord Theatricals and The Dramatists Guild of America have announced the relaunch of their Playwrights Welcome program. This national ticketing initiative asks theatres to offer tickets that would otherwise go unused (free of charge) to playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists. Playwrights Welcome was developed for Dramatists Guild members by Samuel French, a Concord Theatricals company, along with input from other publishing and licensing houses. By providing... Read More

The Broadway League’s (Charlotte St. Martin, President) Black to Broadway Initiative announces the third annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert in Duffy Square in Times Square on Sun June 18th from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. This free outdoor concert is open to all as the community gathers to honor this important holiday. Black culture and expression will be celebrated by Black Broadway artists performing songs, dances, and spoken word accompanied by live music provide... Read More

Foresight Theatrical a Broadway general management company, under the supervision of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket, has named Lane Marsh as Director of Operations.  Marsh, also a general manager at FST, has been with the company since its formation in 2012.  The FST partners also announced that Nick Ginsberg and Jalaina Ross have been promoted to general managers.  For more information, please... Read More

Producer Eric Krebs and Michael Roberts have announced industry presentations of “The Days Beyond Today,” a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael Roberts, directed by Mr Krebs. The presentations will be held at Theater 555 (555 West 42nd St), on Wed May 24 at 5:00 PM and Thurs May 25 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM. For reservations and further information, industry should email Boxoffice@theater555.com. It's 1966 and London is swinging. Into this world of artists and... Read More

John Malkovich will star in THE MUSIC CRITIC a show in which classical music, theater, and comedy collide – written and conceived by Aleksey Igudesman, in a US tour which runs from October 17 to October 28, and continues in June 2024.  In "The Music Critic," writer and composer Aleksey Igudesman fuses the sardonic and... Read More

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the third season of The Refocus Project, its multi-year project to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon. This year’s series of readings will feature Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights: Prince Gomolvilas, Velina Hasu Houston, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Anuvab Pal. In addition to readings of their plays, this year’s line-up will also include artistic support for plays... Read More

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Dir; Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Dir) has announced its 2023 Gala concert, All My Loving: The Lyrics of Paul McCartney, which will take place at The Town Hall (123 W 43rd St) on Mon June 12 at 7:00 PM. The evening will be directed & arranged by Charlotte Moore and will feature a Full Orchestra and Chorus under the Direction of John Bell, with introductions by Paul Muldoon. The event will honor Simon Lorne, Vice Chairman and... Read More

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Dir; Patrick Willingham, Exec Dir; Luis A Miranda, Jr. Board Chair) has announced that The Public’s Annual Gala, GALA ON THE GREEN, will take place on Mon June 12 at The Delacorte. The unique, one-night-only celebration on the lawn outside of The Delacorte in Central Park will feature appearances by Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. This year’s program celebrates “the greatest city in the world”... Read More

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors has announced the 2023 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production. Also announced, Julie Benko will receive the 14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, and 2023 TWA Special Award Honorees, Marilyn Caserta for Outstanding Swing and Dale Badway for Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre World. The Honoree for the 10th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime... Read More

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Founder and Artistic Director) today announced the appointment of Martin Giannini as Red Bull’s Executive Director. Giannini’s appointment follows a search led by a committee composed of members of Red Bull’s board, Berger, other key advisers and outside consultants led by Board Chair Howard Owens. Giannini, who will be the first Executive Director of the company, will begin at the post in May.  Mr Giannini has served as... Read More

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced that Marie Grace LaFerrara will join the staff as the Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms LaFerrara was previously the Business Development Manager at Ariel as part of a leadership development team focusing on growth, collaboration, and innovation. For more information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org. Press contact: Richard Hillman PR (646/234-5716)...     Read More

Walking Path Entertainment, LLC will present two private industry readings (by invitation only) of "A Brief Crack of Light," a play written by William Semans and Roy M Close. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and starring Tyne Daly, John Glover and Billy Eugene Jones, the readings will be held on Thur May 4 and Fri May 5. For inquiries, please email martin@pstheatricals.com. "A Brief Crack of Light" (previously titled "Exit Strategy") is the inspirational story of Mae and James,... Read More

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Founder and Artistic Director) has announced that Julie Taymor will be honored with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater and the Axe-Houghton Foundation will receive the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit on Mon June 5th at 6:00 PM. This intimate soirée, celebrating Red Bull’s 20th anniversary season, will be held on the terrac... Read More

The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director; Johnny G Lloyd, Director of Artistic Development) has announced that their 20th Anniversary Gala will honor 20 years of Tank artists, with artists from every era of The Tank, including Armory Improv (founded 2016), Nelson Lugo (Gathering the Magic), and Alexis Roblan (Red Emma & The Mad Monk), and more. Celebrating two decades of championing emerging artists, the Gala will be held on Tues May 23, beginning at 6:00 PM. The event will be held a... Read More

For its 2023 Spring Fête, Soho Rep will honor Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, in a performance-packed evening directed by Raja Feather Kelly. The organization celebrates Jacobs-Jenkins’ extraordinary impact within the organization and in the entire theater community—as an artist, teacher, and advocate for fellow playwrights. The event will take place on May 1 at 6:00 PM at City Winery (25 11th Avenue). Soho Rep’s 2023 Spring Fête includes dinner and... Read More

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Spring Gala on Mon May 22 at Cipriani 42nd St (110 East 42nd St). This year, the evening of musical performances will honor Lynne Meadow, for her 50th anniversary as MTC’s Artistic Director; and Barry Grove, for his 48th and final season with MTC as Executive Producer. The Gala will feature performances by the casts of "& Juliet," "A Beautiful Noise," "The Neil Diamond Musical," "Kimberly... Read More

Ariana DeBose will return to host The 76th Annual Tony Awards, from the historic United Palace in  Washington Heights on Sun June 11 at 8:00 PM on the CBS Television Network. The 76th Tonys celebration will recognize all the award categories and honor the incredible artistry of the 2022-2023 season. The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2022-2023 season is Thurs April 27, 2023 for all Broadway productions which meet all eligibility requirements. Nominations for the 2023 Ton... Read More

Goodspeed Musicals will present their 60th Anniversary Gala & Auction on Mon June 12, featuring a special concert by Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday. The evening will take place under a tent on the Goodspeed lawn, alongside the scenic Connecticut River.  Festivities will begin with a cocktail reception at 5:30 PM, followed by a four-course dinner provided by Riverhouse Catering. Entertainment will occur throughout the evening along with a Live Auction of unique experiences. Th... Read More

New York Theatre Workshop (Patricia McGregor, Artistic Dir; Jeremy Blocker, Executive Dir) has announced that the NYTW 2023 Gala will honor Kelly Fowler Hunter, President of the NYTW Board of Trustees, and  Doug Wright, NYTW Trustee and Usual Suspect. The Gala will be held on Mon May 1 at 6:00 PM at Capitale (130 Bowery.) The evening’s program will be hosted by Tituss Burgess, directed by Kevin Cahoon, scripted by Emma Tattenbaum-Fine and feature musical direction... Read More

Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Dir; Amanda Feldman, Managing Dir) has announced Classics Gone Mad!, presented by the CSC Associate Board in their inaugural benefit event. Hosted by Rosé, Classics Gone Mad! will be held at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson on Monday May 15 at 7:00 PM. To reserve tickets, please visit: www.classicstage.org/classics-gone-mad.  Classics Gone Mad! brings together New York City’s favorite artists and personalities to... Read More

Signature Theatre has announced the all-star cast of its reading of Signature Spotlight Resident Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE, directed by Les Waters, for the annual Signature Gala. Supporting Signature Theatre’s expansive productions and its playwright residency model, the gala takes place Mon April 24 at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W 42nd St.) Stephanie Hsu plays Eurydice in this one-night-only benefit reading joined by Bill Irwin, Tom Sturridge &... Read More

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President & Artistic Dir; Lisa Post, Interim Executive Dir) continues its commitment to nurturing American playwrights with The 2023 Judith Champion Reading Series and the inaugural Nancy Denovan Musical Reading. Funded by Christopher and David R Murray in memory of David’s mother, the Nancy Denovan Musical Reading champions new voices in musical theater. Both programs support early career writers with one-night-only readings open... Read More

 Interim Artistic Director Jenny Gersten has announced programming for the 2023 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season. The season will feature a series of cabarets, readings, and special events that require minimal physical production and hold on to the summer theater festival’s inimitable vibe. The company has made the purposeful decision to take time over the course of the entire year to devote energy and resources to rethinking the Festival and its core operations... Read More

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Dir and Ciarán O’Reilly, Producing Dir) has announced The Letters Series, featuring DEAR LIAR by Jerome Kilty & George Bernard Shaw and LOVE LETTERS by AR Gurney. Inspired by correspondence of fact and fiction that’s stood the test of time, The Letters Series explores the thrill of witnessing great relationships unfold and sometimes shape our history in an age of instant communication. "Dear... Read More

The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.S. playwright Sarah Mantell for their play IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT. Set on the precipice of the end of a world wracked by climate change, the play tells the story of a group of itinerant friends traveling together between warehouses, working night shifts and checking the address labels of the packages searching for people they’ve lost.  The cast of seven consists of women, trans and nonbinary... Read More

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 has announced NEXT@LCT3, a concert series of performances at the Claire Tow (150 W 65th St) featuring Michael R Jackson, Melissa Li and Kit Yan, The Bengsons, and John Gallagher, Jr. Bringing together theater's most exciting new songwriters and composers, is a concert series featuring original music in the intimate setting of the Claire Tow Theater. Each week, a new act will perform both new music and the songs you already love. This once in a lifetim... Read More

Gingold Theatrical Group (GTG) (David Staller, Artistic Dir; Greg Santos, Managing Prod) has announced that MISALLIANCE by George Bernard Shaw will kick off their 18th season of Project Shaw. Inspired by the works of George Bernard Shaw, Project Shaw is a special series of play readings that aim to provoke peaceful discussion and activism. "Misalliance" will be presented at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2537 B'way) on Mon April 10, 2023, at 7:00 PM. To reserve... Read More

The Board of Trustees of Barrington Stage Company has announced that Meredith Lynsey Schade has joined BSC as its Managing Director. Schade comes to BSC after most recently serving as Producing Director of HERE Arts Center in New York City. Ms Schade is an award-winning non-profit and commercial theatre executive, producer and consultant with over two decades of continuous success in the theatre industry. Meredith received her BFA in Design and Technical... Read More

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Dir; Mary McCann, School Executive Dir) will present their 2023 Gala on Mon April 17 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (80 Columbus Circle at 60th St). This year, Atlantic is celebrating with an evening of delicious food, drink, and entertainment. Featured performers for the evening will include George Abud, Darren Criss, Brian d’Arcy James, Kecia... Read More

MCC Theater (Bernie Telsey and Will Cantler, Co-Artistic Dirs; Blake West, Executive Dir) have announced additional performers for Miscast23, which will take place on Monday April 3 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening will honor Vanessa Williams and MCC Youth Company alumna Lianny Toval.  Jordan E Cooper, Jordan Donica, Jose Llana, Dylan Mulvaney, NaTasha Yvette Williams and Rachel Zegler join previously announced... Read More

The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Artistic Director;  Bevin Ross, Executive Dir) welcome Justin Guarini and Roger Bart as hosts of the 2023 Drama League Awards Nominations Announcement on Tues April 25, at 11:00 AM at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY). The nomination announcement event will also be livestreamed by BroadwayWorld. The 89th Annual Drama League... Read More

OTHER WORLD a new musical with an original score and story Hunter Bell (Book),  Jeff Bowen (Music and Lyrics), and Ann McNamee (Music and Lyrics) will present invite-only staged readings on Thurs March 16 and Fri Mar 17 at Open Jar Studios (1601 B'way.) With direction by Jenn Rapp and choreography by Karla Puno Garcia, "Other World" is being developed in creative consultation with WĒTĀ Workshop. One moment Sri and Lorraine are in a garage on Earth. The... Read More

Bryan Cranston and Geneva Carr will play John and Abigail Adams, respectively, in "Taking Liberty," a new play written by Georgette Reilly Timoney, creatively adapted from the letters of Abigail and John Adams. An invitation-only developmental reading will take place on Fri, March 17 in midtown Manhattan.  Eric Falkenstein and Spark Productions present the reading. Plans are for a Broadway run and US tour with rotating casts who can step in... Read More

South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) has announced their new programming model: Creative Community Brain Trust. Led by five industry experts, the Brain Trust will guide SOPAC toward inclusively excellent, radically creative, and community-powered programming. Each expert focuses on a pillar of SOPAC’s programming: for Experiential and Immersive, artist, performer and curator Adam Rei Siegel; for Kids and Family, Founding Mothers Founder Dr Alissa D Gardenhire; for Broadway in... Read More

A celebration of the life of famed choreographer and performer Ann Reinking will take place Mar 20th at 1:30 PM at the Ambassador (219 W 49th St.) Ann passed away on December 12, 2020. Organized by Bebe Neuwirth, Caitlin Carter and Ann’s husband Peter Talbert, the memorial is open to the public. Participants scheduled to pay tribute include James Naughton, Dylis Croman, Rob Fisher, Bebe Neuwirth and Ben Vereen. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (212/575-3030)...   Read More

WP Theater (Lisa McNulty, Producing Artistic Dir, Michael Sag, Managing Dir) has announced the honorees of its 2023 Annual Gala, celebrating extraordinary achievement by Women+ artists and industry leaders. Ariana DeBose will be presented with the Trailblazer Award, and Broadway League Chair & John Gore Organization President Lauren Reid will be honored with the Ceiling Breaker Award, in a ceremony at The Edison... Read More

Founder Rosie O’Donnell and Founding Artistic and Executive Director Lori Klinger have announce that Rosie’s Theater Kids will honor attorney Jay Cohen, and actor, director and writer BD Wong at this year’s Passing It On Gala, an evening of performances celebrating 20 years of mentorship. The gala will be directed by Artistic Director Lisa Danser and will take place Mon April 17 beginning... Read More

Classic Stage Company (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Dir) has announced Make Them Hear You: Celebrating 40 Years of Ahrens and Flaherty. This evening will be a one-night-only showcase of songs from across the legendary careers of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the "Ragtime," "Anastasia," "A Man of No Importance," and more. The benefit concert will take place at CSC’s Lynn F Angelson Theater on Mon April 17 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available now at... Read More

Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) announced that their annual Spring Gala will honor four members of the theatre community with the second annual Muse Awards: actor and activist George Takei; educator and Tony & Grammy Award nominee Michael McElroy, Founder of Broadway Inspirational Voices; theater education leader Jim Hoare, Executive Vice President of Theatrical Rights Worldwide; and composer, lyricist, music producer,... Read More

The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Artistic Dir; Bevin Ross, Executive Dir) has announced the 2023 Special Recognition Honorees of The 89th Annual Drama League Awards, recognized for their unique and outstanding contributions to the theater industry. Andre De Shields will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award, for his outstanding work on stage as part of the musical theater community. The Drama Book Shop (Thomas Kail,... Read More

Timeless Stage & Screen, in association with Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) will present special presentations of MOZART: HER STORY – THE NEW MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Tegan Summer and music and additional lyrics by Gregory Nabours. Directed by Stephanie Klemons, with choreography by Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson, music direction by Mr. Nabours and dramaturgy by Colette Freedman, the presentations will be held on Sun Mar 5 and Mon Mar 6 at 7:3... Read More

DreamWorks Theatricals and Music Theatre International, in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) team have announced the participants for the DreamWorks Theatricals/MTI Emerging Writers Program. Selected participants in the Emerging Writers Program are: Krista Knight, Joriah Kwamé, Veronica Mansour, and Kate Thomas. Beginning this month, the selected writers will develop new musical adaptations of beloved DreamWorks Animation... Read More

Casting Society (CSA) has announced that Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show,” Some Like it Hot) will host the New York ceremony for the 38th Artios Awards, celebrating the contributions of Casting Professionals across theater, film, and television. The in-person gala will be held on Thurs March 9 at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th St). The ceremony will also be produced in Los Angeles, where Yvette Nicole Brown will host the event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.... Read More

La Miranda Theatre and Kevin Bailey/MB Artists Inc will produce the World Premiere of "Did You See What Walter Paisley Did Today?" a new musical with Book, Music & Lyrics by Randy Rogel, Directed by BT McNicholl and Choreographed by Connor Gallagher. When a struggling beatnik sculptor in San Francisco stumbles upon a new style of art that thrusts him into fame, fortune, and perhaps some big trouble, well – you’ll just have to see what Walter Paisley did today. The productio... Read More

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Dir; Barry Grove, Executive Prod) has announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series. The readings kick off Mon March 6 and will be held on Mondays through Mar 27. The readings will take place at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th St). All readings are free and open to the public, but space is limited and RSVPs are required.To RSVP, please visit https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/events/readingseries/. Now in... Read More

New Dramatists a playwright development laboratory, will honor playwright and New Dramatists alumna Suzan-Lori Parks with its 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award at its 71st Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tues May 30. The luncheon will return to the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 B'way), and will begin with a champagne reception at 11:15 AM and end promptly at 2:30 PM. For tickets and information, visit NewDramatists.org/luncheon. The 2023 New... Read More

The Lucille Lortel Awards, the honor presented exclusively to recognize Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, has announced the 38th Annual Lortel Awards will take place Sun May 7, 2023, at 7:00 PM at NYU Skirball Center (566 LaGuardia Pl.) The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF. In addition to the regular awards, including non-gendered performance awards and the ensemble award... Read More

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director) has announced that Lisa Lawer Post has been named Interim Executive Director at Second Stage Theater. Ms Post will officially join the Broadway and Off-Broadway institution on Feb 27, 2023. Current Executive Director Khady Kamara will depart the company at the end of the month. Ms Post comes to Second Stage from The New 42nd Street, parent company for The New Victory Theater, New 42nd Street Studios and Duke o... Read More

Second Stage Theater will host a Winter’s Ball geared towards young professionals and arts patrons. The fundraising event will take place on Mon Feb 27 at The Pierre Hotel (2 East 61st St). The evening will feature three parts, starting with an intimate cocktail party, followed by an exclusive performance by Michael R. Jackson, and ending with a dance party hosted by Common, who is currently starring in Second Stage’s acclaimed production of "Between Riverside and... Read More

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest international prize awarded to women+ playwrights. Chosen from a group of over 190 plays nominated from around the world, the 2023 Finalists are: Anupama Chandrasekhar (India) "The Father and the Assassin,"  Maryam Hamidi (UK) "Moonset," Karen Hartman (US) "New Golden Age," Katie Holly (Ireland) "Her Hand on the... Read More

The Entertainment Community Fund has announced that the one-night-only benefit reunion concert of "Ragtime,"  originally scheduled for 2020, will take place on Mon Mar 27 at the Minskoff (200 West 45th St). The event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show’s Broadway opening and will star original cast members including Audra McDonald (“Sarah”), Brian Stokes Mitchell (“Coalhouse Walker, Jr.”) and Peter... Read More

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel have announced initial performers and speakers for Vineyard Theatre’s 40th Anniversary gala on Mon Feb 13. The gala will honor actor Billy Crudup with celebratory toasts to Ken Greiner, Chair, Vineyard Board of Directors and Marcia Pendelton, President and Founder of Walk Tall Girl Productions beginning at 6:00 PM at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th St). Scheduled to appear... Read More

Broadway Bares will once again kick off Pride week in New York City with two performances featuring more than 150 of the city’s most delectable dancers on Sun June 18 at the Hammerstein Ballroom.  Tickets to Broadway Bares, which is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, are available at broadwaycares.org.  Shows at 9:30 pm and midnight will feature stunning, modern-day burlesque production numbers with choreography and... Read More

Goodspeed Musicals will present its 17th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, a three-day festival of brand-new works with insider events, seminars, cabarets and staged readings. The Festival kicks off on Fri Mar 17 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of "Double Helix" with Book, Music and Lyrics by Madeline Myers. In the mid-20th century, the race to find the structure of DNA grips the scientific community. One brilliant young researcher, Rosalind... Read More

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) will celebrate its 54th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert on Mon May 15 at Theatre 555 (555 West 42nd St) with a post-concert reception at Penthouse 45 (432 West 45th St). The gala evening will begin at 6:00 PM with a champagne toast. At 7:00 PM the show begins with a performance by teenagers from The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy followed by a concert performance of "Oh! Henry! The Music of Henry Krieger",... Read More

On Fri May 12 at 12:00 Noon, the Theater Hall of Fame Inc will present the 18th Annual Theater Hall of Fame Emerging Theater Artist Grants Luncheon at Sardi's (234 W 44th St.) The 2023 Honoree will be Audra McDonald and Susan Stroman is Mistress of Ceremonies. Contact:Terry Hodge Taylor (917/472-7906)...  Read More

Theatre at St. Clement’s will present a one night only staged reading of "Zaglada," a new play by Richard Vetere, directed by Dan Wackerman at Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 W 46th St) on Mon Jan 23 at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. "Zagłada" is about a 90-year-old Polish man living in Maspeth, Queens, who is exposed by an African-American journalist as having been a Kapo in Buchenwald. The man shoots at the journalist, is arrested for firing an illegal firearm, and is held a... Read More

Barry Grove will step down as the Executive Producer of Manhattan Theatre Club at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season. Under Lynne Meadow and Grove’s leadership, MTC has produced nearly 450 American and World Premieres. MTC’s first ten seasons took place off-off-Broadway in a three-story Bohemian social hall on East 73rd St. In the 1983-84 season, Grove and Meadow moved the company Off-B'way to New York City Center, creating a 300-seat theatre and, a year later, adding a... Read More

Try Not to Hold It Against Me: A Producer’s Life, a new memoir about stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg will be published by Beaufort Books and released January 31, 2023. With a foreword by Elaine May, Schlossberg’s memoir tells the story of a boy from the Bronx who makes it to Broadway and beyond. Schlossberg takes readers through the trials and triumphs of work and play in his roles as a Broadway, Off-Broadway, film and TV producer; a radio and TV host; and documentarian... Read More

The Kleban Foundation has announced the recipients of the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Ryan Scott Oliver. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Ethan Lipton. The Kleban Foundation will present the prizes on Mon Feb 6 at 5:00 PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at BMI’s New York City headquarters... Read More

Casting has been announced for a concert performance of the new musical RUTKA. Selections from the show’s indie rock score will be presented on Mon Jan 23 at 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center (40 Lincoln Center Plaza). Ticket inquiries may be made at RutkaRSVP@KGMTheatrical.com.  The cast for the presentation will include Judy Kaye, Julie Benko,  Andrew Barth... Read More

The Infernal Company, LLC will present two private industry readings (by invitation only) of "Infernal: The Musical" with book and lyrics by Misha Mullany, music by Ms Mullany and Brent Morden, and music direction and arrangements by Mr Morden. Directed by Alex Sanchez, the readings will be held on Thurs January 26 and Fri January 27. For inquiries, please email martin@pstheatricals.com.  "Infernal" is a rock musical based on "Dante's Inferno" that explores consequences, ... Read More

The American Playwriting Foundation (David Bar Katz, Founding Artistic Director) and Building for the Arts (David J Roberts, President) have announced that Shayok Misha Chowdhury and Laura Grill Jaye, professionally known as Grill and Chowder, have won the Relentless Musical Award for their new musical "How the White Girl Got Her Spots and Other 90s Trivia."  As the creators of the winning submission, Grill and Chowder will receive $65,000 as well as opportunities to have How the White... Read More

Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has announced the 2023 fellows selected to participate in the third annual BAC Artivism Fellowship, created to support artist-activists using their tools to have an impact on the world around them.The selected fellows are Camille Thomas (she/her) and UGBA (pronoun inclusive). This year’s fellowship will support BAC’s partner The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) in advancing their advocacy efforts on the Judge Judith Kaye’s ... Read More

MCC Theater (Bernie Telsey and Will Cantler, Co-Artistic Dirs; Blake West, Executive Dir) has announced that Miscast23 will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Mon Apr 3. The evening will honor Vanessa Williams and MCC Youth Company alumna Lianny Toval. At Miscast the biggest stars of stage and screen will take to the stage performing songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. All tickets will be available for purchase at www.mcctheater.org/miscast.... Read More

HERE, IndieSpace, New Ohio and Rattlestick have formed the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op located at 60-74 Gansevoort Street partnership with Community Board #2 (CB2), Aurora Capital Associates, and William Gottlieb Real Estate. The space will be home to a diverse membership of theater artists and companies, and will leave a lasting imprint on the neighborhood’s arts scene. With their 99-year lease, West Village Rehearsal Co-op ensures that the location is secured for cultural... Read More

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Dir; Patrick Willingham, Exec Dir) began performances for the 18th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL (UTR) on Wed January 4. The festival returns to in-person performances after three years at The Public Theater’s flagship building at Astor Place and five partner venues: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Chelsea Factory, La MaMa, the New York Public Library, and NYU Skirball Center. Curated by UTR Festival Director Mark Russell, the 19-day festival will... Read More

Ars Nova, under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Producing Executive Director Renee Blinkwolt, has announced 13 new artists and groups selected for 2023 residencies. Designed to foreground Ars Nova’s values through the creation of more equitable and power-sharing curatorial practices, the Vision Residency was launched in 2020 with the goal of expanding Ars Nova’s artistic vision by inviting artist-curators to program our stages and digital platform with... Read More

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has announced their 2023 Gala will honor Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, and Black Theatre United on Mon March 6 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 W 54th St). Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will perform a unique concert created exclusively for the special occasion. The evening will celebrate Mr Palladino and Mrs Sherman-Palladino with the Ovation Award for Excellence in Philanthropy, given to those who ... Read More

Out of the Box Theatrics and Jennifer Campos Productions will present a staged reading of "Red Eyes" by Michael León on Mon Dec 12, available for in person or livestream viewing. For Carlos, sexual desires come with terrifying results -- the visions of a haunting Red-Eyed figure. After a surprising blowout at the grocery store prompts his fiance to put their wedding on hold, Carlos unwillingly seeks help for his volatile outburst. As he takes a journey backward, Carlos... Read More

Red Bull Theater will present a benefit performance of the 1968 Rock Musical "Your Own Thing" at 7:30 PM on Mon Dec  12th at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 B'way.) The first New York presentation in decades will feature Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper, Santino Fontana, Lesli Margherita, Simon Pearl, Michael Pilato, Jennifer Sánchez, and Vaden Thurgood. A storm shipwrecks an up-and-coming music duo, twins Viola and Sebastian. The pair... Read More

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, led by Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins, Jr have announced its 2023 Gala will honor departing Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow  and Adele Fleet Bacow for their impact on the arts at Harvard and beyond. The Harvard campus location of the May 8 event will be announced at a future date. The A.R.T.’s 2023 Gala will be chaired by Linda... Read More

The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./NY) has announced Talia Corren’s appointment to the role of Co-Executive Director. Corren joins forces with Co-Executive Director Risa Shoup at the dawn of a new era for the service organization, as it adopts a model of shared executive leadership to envision and realize A.R.T./NY’s second half-century of impact. Corren’s appointment follows a 7-month, nationwide search run collaboratively by A.R.T./NY’s staff, ... Read More

After 44 years of leading The Town Hall as its Executive Director, Lawrence Zucker will be stepping down from his leadership role at the end of the calendar year. Zucker first came to Town Hall in 1978, to join Marvin Leffler, President, of The Town Hall Foundation, the non-profit corporation that has run Town Hall since 1973. Together they renovated and revitalized the storied, 1500-seat venue in the heart of Times Square. Zucker will be succeeded as Interim Executive Director by Ted... Read More

Transport Group has announced casting for its one-night-only performance of the Frank Capra holiday classic, "It’s a Wonderful Life,"  directed by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, which takes place Mon Dec 12, at 8:00 PM, at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (18 Bleecker St.)  Joining Donna Lynne Champlin, who stars as George Bailey, are Barbara Andres as Mr. Gower; Sherry D Boone as Mary Hatch; Marc Kudisch as Nick the Bartender; Michael Mastro as... Read More

Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, and the Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund, announced today the complete cast and creative team for the one-night-only benefit concert of the legendary musical "Chess" on Mon Dec 12 at 7:30 pm ET at the Broadhurst. Joining the cast are Bradley Dean as “Ivan Molokov,” Tony  Sean Allan Krill as “Walter de Courcey,” and  Bryce Pinkham as “The Arbiter” with Kate Bailey, Joe... Read More

Black Theatre United (BTU) has announced its new Executive Leadership Committee which includes President LaChanze, Vice President Michael McElroy, Secretary Lisa Dawn Cave, Treasurer Norm Lewis and Compliance Officer Tamara Tunie. BTU kicks off the theatre season fulfilling two major pledges from the New Deal for Broadway, created in partnership with various Broadway theater owners, producers, creatives, and unions to honor Black theatre artists. On Sept 13 the Shubert Organization... Read More

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors, Dale Badway, President, has announced, today, the 77th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony will take place on Mon June 5, 2023 beginning at 7:00 PM. The 2023 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production, the 14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, the landmark 10th Annual John Willis Award, and theatre venue, will be announced in the spring of 2023. Hosted... Read More

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced that the 2023 TCG Gala: Our Stories will be held on Mon Jan 9, 2023, at The Edison Ballroom (240 W 47th St). The Gala will honor Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson and will include festive performances, inspiring speakers, and a celebratory dinner with theater leaders and enthusiasts. Co-Chairs are the Broadway producer Brian Anthony Moreland and theatre publicist and past honoree Rick... Read More

Red Bull Theater has announced that Lesli Margherita, Simon Pearl, Michael Pilato, and Vaden Thurgood have been added to the cast of their one-night-only benefit performance of the hit 1968 rock musical "Your Own Thing" on Mon Dec 12 at 7:30 PM at the Peter Jay Sharp at Symphony Space. Previously announced cast members Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper , Jennifer Sánchez & Santino Fontana. The performance will also feature special appearances... Read More

National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Dir) is now accepting submissions for the 35th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held on Thurs Oct 26 and Fri Oct 27, 2023. Again, this year, writers can submit their musical without a professional endorsement. Additionally, there is no application fee for submissions made by Tues Dec 20, 2022. The late deadline is Tues Jan 10, 2023. The application can be found at namt.org/festapp. Each year, the Festival... Read More

DW Gregory’s political thriller "Memoirs of a Forgotten Man" will receive an industry reading on Thurs Dec 1 at 2:30 PM. Directed by James Glossman, the reading takes place at the Mary Rodgers Room at the Dramatists Guild (1501 B'way, Suite 710). The reading is free and open to the public. Reservations, which are recommended, can be made by emailing memoirsofaforgottenman@gmail.com. Long before fake news was a trending topic, it was called propaganda. And in Stalin’s... Read More

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has named critic and journalist Brittani Samuel to receive the inaugural Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism.  ATCA created this new award to recognize theater critics and journalists in the United States from under-represented groups who write about theater and its role in highlighting people from various cultures, backgrounds and experiences. The prize also is intended to encourage increased readership of cultural... Read More

New York Stage and Film has announced that Artistic Director Chris Burney will be leaving at the end of his contract in December 2022 to pursue new, professional opportunities in education and commercial theatre. Liz Carlson, who has been part of NYSAF for more than 15 years, most recently serving as Artistic Producer, will become the Interim Artistic Director effective immediately and work alongside Burney until his departure. Carlson will program the 2023 Summer Season and work with the... Read More

Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy has announced today the creation of the Terrence McNally Foundation, continuing the playwright’s legacy of mentorship and activism. The Terrence McNally Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to supporting bold new voices in the American theatre by providing financial and institutional support to early-career playwrights. In addition, the Foundation is committed to supporting LGBTQ causes, as McNally did throughout his life.  As... Read More

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its Winter Benefit on Mon Jan 23 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 W 54th St). The festive evening will feature a cocktail reception, an elegant dinner, and an exclusive, one-night-only performance by actress and singer Kelli O'Hara, accompanied by Dan Lipton. The Winter Benefit begins with cocktails at 7:00 PM, followed by dinner and the performance. All proceeds from this annual event will support MTC in developing and presenting new work. In ... Read More

The Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre have announced a change in eligibility rules for the Lucille Lortel Awards. While membership in the Off-Broadway League, seating capacity and union contracts prohibit some productions from being eligible, the Lortel Awards Administration Committee in collaboration with the Off-Broadway League Board of Directors has lowered the minimum seating capacity requirement of Lortel Award- eligible shows from 100 to 76. Off-Broadway... Read More

WP THEATER (Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty, Managing Director Michael Sag) is thrilled to announce the fifteen artists selected for the 2022-2024 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins now, and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival in 2024. The artistic heart of WP Theater, the two-year Lab residency provides rising stars in the industry with a vital professional network, entrepreneurial and leadership training, rehearsal space, and mos... Read More

Gingold Theatrical Group (David Staller, Founding Artistic Director) will continue GTG’s 17th Season with their annual special evenings of community events that embrace human rights and free speech with A Scintillating Shaw Party. The vent will feature a chat with the experts about all things George Bernard Shaw on Mon Nov 7th at 7:00 PM at Theatre Row (410 W 42nd St). All of GTG’s programs, inspired by the works of Mr Shaw, are designed to provoke peaceful... Read More

Memor NYC, Inc. will present a development reading of SHANGHAI SONATAS, a new musical with music by Sean (Xiang) Gao, lyrics by Joyce Hill Stoner and book by Alan Goodson. Chongren Fan will direct the by-invitation only development reading on Frid Oct 28 at 3:00 PM at Theater 555 (555 W 42nd St.) For those who cannot attend October 28, limited space may be available at a presentation on Thurs Oct 27 at 4:00 PM.)Theatre professionals can direct inquiries... Read More

As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), The Shubert Organization has established the Artistic Circle, an initiative to bring more BIPOC producers into the commercial American theatre landscape. In 2022, the first year of the program, Shubert supported five producers who have developed an impressive range of work. Victoria Detres, Lawryn LaCroix, Bryan Joseph Lee, Sammy Lopez, and Danny Marin are the foundation of a community that will continue to grow as new... Read More

The Broadway League Foundation has announced that the 14th annual Jimmy Awards will take place on Mon June 26, 2023 at 7:30 PM at the Minskoff (200 West 45th St.) The ceremony highlights the best of high school musical theatre talent and features nominees from over 40 regions around the U.S.  The Jimmy Awards is a national talent showcase celebrating outstanding student achievement and recognizes the importance of theatre arts education in schools. The evening... Read More