Michelle Ebanks, who most recently served as the president of Essence Communications, will assume the role in July.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:43AMAlso among next season’s highlights: Encores! revivals of “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Jelly’s Last Jam,” and dance works from Pam Tanowitz and Lyon Opera Ballet.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMWith “Ohio State Murders,” the 10-time Tony nominee hopes people took away a better understanding of the destructive power of racism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:32PMNewell was nominated for best featured actor in a musical for their role as the big-voiced whiskey entrepreneur Lulu in “Shucked.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe emphasis Encores! puts on words and music rather than spectacle allows the cruel realities of Dickensian London to stand out amid the bouncy tunes.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PMThe actress is returning for the second season of “Schmigadoon!” Reality TV and occasional shopping sprees have kept her going in the meantime.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AMThe former secretary of state celebrated the opening on Broadway and shared her thoughts on those drag show bans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:30PMLinedy Genao brings her whole Latina self to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, which also stars the stage veteran Carolee Carmello as her evil stepmother.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMThe actor, who won a Tony Award for playing a baseball star’s business manager in the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2002 play, called the role the most personal of his career.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:55PMA concussion nearly derailed the actor’s fan-favorite turn as the madcap, black-and-white striped ghoul. But he recovered in time for the closing show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:02PMSome of the devotees of ‘Titanique,’ which recently moved to the larger Daryl Roth Theater after months of sold-out shows, have seen it more than a dozen times.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PM‘Walking With Ghosts,’ which closed Nov. 20, allowed the Irish actor to showcase his passion for the humor of everyday life.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PMIn Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PMThe actress, who won fans for her turn as a wary prep cook on “The Bear,” makes her Broadway debut in “Between Riverside and Crazy.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMHighlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00PMThe comedian, 44, discussed his one-man Broadway show that opens this month, his love for Taylor Swift and why he doesn’t actually hate the Y.M.C.A.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMAfter critically acclaimed turns in “Station Eleven” and “The Harder They Fall,” her latest role hit close to home. That’s why she was hesitant to take it on.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:33PMJonelle Procope, who transformed the Harlem organization from a struggling nonprofit to an internationally recognized cultural center, will leave in June after two decades in the role.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PMSarah Benson and Meropi Peponides, who have directed the company with Cynthia Flowers since 2019, will depart to focus more on their own creative output.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:19PMSam Primack, the final actor to play Evan Hansen on Broadway, reflects on the musical and clearing out that rack of striped blue polos.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:03PMThe Tony Award-winning actress will step into the role of the musical’s narrator, now known as Missus Hermes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PMThe group recently arrived in New York to perform “Mom on Skype,” first staged in April in Lviv, at the Irondale Center this weekend.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:33PMA Broadway actress, documentary filmmaker and DC comic artist are among this year’s recipients. They were selected by fellow disabled artists from a pool of about 60 nominees.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMThe former secretary of state moderated a discussion on Friday afternoon about successes and barriers for women working in the theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PM“A Transparent Musical,” with music and lyrics by Faith Soloway, will have its world premiere in May 2023 at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PMA Bengali-English play and a meditation on the work of Whitney Houston are among the offerings.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe American premiere of the brutal play “A Little Life,” a drag-infused Hamlet and an immersive celestial installation highlight the festival’s latest iteration.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AMThe new production, an adaptation of the classic 1984 martial arts film, is onstage now just outside St. Louis and aiming for a Broadway run.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33AMA life-size likeness of the pioneering playwright will be unveiled in June as part of a new initiative to honor her legacy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMMembers of the cast and creative team from the original production, as well as the current Off Broadway revival, look back on how the show came together and discuss its enduring influence.
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