Wednesday, July 1, 2020
“Take Me Out,” starring Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more, has rescheduled its Broadway run to spring 2021. The revival of Richard Greenberg’s play, produced by Second Stag…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:00PMMonday, June 29, 2020
The Actors Fund is launching a health insurance counseling and education campaign for performing artists and entertainment workers. The campaign, Every Artist Ensured, will provide workers…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:48PMThe Broadway League announced Monday that all shows will be closed through 2020. Ticket refunds will be processed through Jan. 3. As previously reported, the Jan. 3 date is not intended as a…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:07PMBroadway’s costume shops have banded together in a fight for their survival. A group of more than 40 small business owners, whose costuming businesses create pieces for theater, televisi…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMFriday, June 26, 2020
Roundabout Theatre Company has moved its theatrical season, including “Caroline, or Change,” to spring 2021. “Birthday Candles” starring Debra Messing, has been moved to fall 2021.…
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“American Buffalo” and “The Minutes” have rescheduled their Broadway dates to spring 2021. The two plays, lead produced by Jeffrey Richards, were originally intended to open on Broad…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:00PMWednesday, June 24, 2020
“The Music Man,” starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its opening to spring 2021. The musical, produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller and David Geffen, was originally set t…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:15PMLincoln Center Theater has moved its Broadway production of “Flying Over Sunset” to spring 2021. The new musical, as well as Lynn Nottage’s opera “Intimate Apparel,” were previousl…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:11AMMonday, June 22, 2020
Broadway shows will remain closed through at least Jan. 3, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Broadway League is expected to make an announcement about the new date this we…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:28PMFriday, June 19, 2020
Philip J. Smith will retire as chairman and co-chief executive of the Shubert Organization after more than 63 years at the company. Robert Wankel, the current co-CEO and president of the S…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:31PMThursday, June 18, 2020
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has announced new measures it will take to combat racism within the industry. Among the initial steps, the union said it will publish detaile…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:41PMDanny Burstein was awarded the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award for his role in “Moulin Rouge!” Burstein was among the winners announced Thursday for the Drama League awa…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:09PMWednesday, June 17, 2020
A COVID-19 theater think tank has launched a website to help theaters across the country identify risks and areas of improvement related to the virus. Created by producer and publicist Mat…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:00PMSunday, June 14, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winner “A Strange Loop” won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, with “The Inheritance” taking home the prize for Outstanding Play in the digital ceremony Sat…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:58PMWednesday, June 10, 2020
After penning a testimonial speaking to racism within the theater industry, a collective of more than 300 theatremakers — artists who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color —…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:07PMA petition to make the Apollo Theater a Broadway house garnered close to 16,000 signatures in the past week. However, the petition, which has now closed, did not come from the Apollo Theat…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:15PMMonday, June 8, 2020
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced Monday a donation of $125,000 distributed across the Broadway Advocacy Coalition and three other social justice and anti-racism groups. Of the t…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:50AMMembers of the Broadway community are pushing for change in the industry amid a national reckoning on racial inequality. Last week, several Black members of the theater community posted st…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, June 2, 2020
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has partnered with the American Guild of Musical Artists to hire a team of medical professionals to create safety recommendations around reopen…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMSunday, May 31, 2020
NY1 and the Drama Desk Organization have postponed Sunday evening’s broadcast of the Drama Desk Awards amid protests in New York. NY1 was originally scheduled to air a special presentation…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:59PMBroadway shows, theatrical institutions and unions have spoken out against police brutality and racial injustice in light of the ongoing protests occurring across the country. Over the wee…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:46PMFriday, May 29, 2020
Off-Off-Broadway theaters are banding together to seek some form of rent relief as continued payments threaten their survival. Close to 400 attendees tuned in to a virtual town hall Thursd…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMWednesday, May 27, 2020
Darren DeVerna, chief executive of global theatre for Production Resource Group, died May 21 at the age of 60. Deverna passed away after a battle with cancer, according to the company. As …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:00AMTuesday, May 26, 2020
Actors’ Equity has unveiled four overarching principles needed to safely reopen theaters across the country. The preliminary principles, designed by epidemiologist David Michaels, rely o…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:24PMHealth insurance premiums will increase for members of Actors’ Equity as fund trustees grapple with maintaining insurance coverage while theaters are closed. The quarterly premium will i…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMThursday, May 21, 2020
Helmed by a newly announced creative team, a musical adaptation of “Smash” is setting its sights on Broadway. The musical, based on the NBC television show, will feature a book by Bob Ma…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 20, 2020
Two digital events will honor the Tony Awards on June 7. The first will air on streaming platform Broadway on Demand and TonyAwards.com, with support from the American Theatre Wing and the…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 05:28PMFriday, May 15, 2020
The musical adaptation of “Some Like It Hot” will now head straight to Broadway in fall 2021. The musical was originally slated to make its world premiere in Chicago in 2021, but that …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 12:01PMThursday, May 14, 2020
The Broadway production of “Frozen” will not reopen when Broadway resumes, Disney Theatrical Productions announced Thursday. Disney Theatrical says the closure is “a result of the indu…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:19PMAs Broadway theaters remain dark, producers are still receiving weekly rent bills. They’re not paying yet. The expectation is that producers will pay once they receive money from insuran…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:52PMThe Actors Fund has distributed more than $10.5 million to members of the arts community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount, distributed over eight weeks, is a record for the Ac…
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