Friday, September 18, 2020
U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Broadway leaders gathered in Times Square Friday to show support for the Save Our Stages Act. The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Schumer, woul…
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The filmed version of “What the Constitution Means to Me” will premiere Oct. 16 on Amazon Prime. Directed by Marielle Heller (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Can You Ever…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:00PMAmid a broader industry reckoning, the Stewart/Whitley casting office has publicly pledged to bring greater racial equity to their staff and working environment. The casting office has commi…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMTuesday, September 15, 2020
Miranda Haymon has been appointed as a resident director of Roundabout Theatre Company. As a resident director, Haymon will direct works at Roundabout, including the premiere of Dave Harri…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:00PMStage manager Cody Renard Richard is launching a scholarship program for Black, Indigenous and people of color pursuing off-stage careers. Working in partnership with the Broadway Advocacy…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 08:36AMSunday, September 13, 2020
The Broadway cast of “Diana” has begun work on the filmed version of the musical and its cast recording. Cast members began rehearsals on Sept. 1 and recently started recording the cas…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:59PMThursday, September 10, 2020
The Pulitzer Prize Board will consider postponed or cancelled productions as well as shows streamed online for the 2021 drama prize. The changed rules, announced Thursday, include dramatic…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:13PMBen Brantley, co-chief theater critic at the New York Times, is stepping down from the post after 24 years, the Times confirmed Thursday. Jesse Green, the other co-chief critic, will remain …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:12AMWednesday, September 9, 2020
Joe Allen is planning to reopen on Oct. 15 following the announcement that New York City will allow indoor dining later this month. Restaurants are allowed to reopen at 25% capacity for in…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 09:41PMGov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that indoor dining will be able to resume in New York City beginning Sept. 30. Restaurants will be allowed to operate at 25% capacity and diners will be…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:12PMThursday, September 3, 2020
Lincoln Center Theater announced Thursday the launch of a play commission program for its Broadway theater. The Beaumont New Play Commission Program will begin with works by Branden Jacobs-J…
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AKA NYC will donate 500 hours of work to help emerging, independent Black theater producers, the advertising agency announced Tuesday. In donating the hours, which include creative, strate…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:25PMMonday, August 31, 2020
Lileana Blain-Cruz has been named resident director at Lincoln Center Theater. Cruz has been a longtime collaborator with Lincoln Center Theater on plays including Jackie Sibblies Drury’s …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 04:10PMKhady Kamara, currently the managing director of Arena Stage, has been appointed executive director of Second Stage. Kamara comes to Second Stage after working at Arena Stage for 19 years. I…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:54PMFriday, August 28, 2020
The Tony Administration Committee met for the final time Thursday to discuss eligible productions for the virtual Tony Awards this fall. There will be 18 productions from the 2019-2020 sea…
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Jujamcyn Theaters is suing its insurers over a lack of coverage during the pandemic. The theater owner, which operates five Broadway theaters, was denied coverage under its property insura…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:18PMFriday, August 21, 2020
The eligibility cutoff date for the upcoming Tony Awards is Feb. 19, 2020, Tony Award Productions confirmed Friday. The eligibility date would mean that “West Side Story” and “Girl fro…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:30PMThe 74th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast digitally this fall. Final eligibility determinations will be made by the Tony Awards Administration Committee in the coming days, Tony Award Pr…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:07AMTuesday, August 18, 2020
Advertising agency AKA is launching an office on the West Coast. The Los Angeles office will be headed up by Joaquin Esteva, formerly the client services group director for AKA NYC, and will…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:53PMEmmanuel Wilson, former director of membership at the Dramatists Guild, has been appointed to the new position of managing director for the guild. In the role, Wilson will oversee the staff,…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 02:09PMThursday, August 13, 2020
Travis LeMont Ballenger, formerly the associate artistic director at San Diego’s Globe Theater, has joined Lia Vollack Productions as a producer. As part of the production company, started…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:27AMWednesday, August 12, 2020
Actors’ Equity has approved the safety plan for the filming of “Diana” on Netflix, the union announced Wednesday. The safety plan includes “an isolation plan” for the actors and st…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:22AM“Diana” will shoot a filmed version of the musical for Netflix ahead of an expected 2021 Broadway opening. The musical will be filmed without an audience at the Longacre Theatre, where…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:00AMFriday, August 7, 2020
Advertising agency SpotCo is suing producer Scott Rudin for what it says is more than $6 million in owed payments. At issue is unpaid work the agency says it has done on Rudin’s Broadway…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:57PMThe Broadway League has voted Broadway producer Brian Moreland and Kendra Whitlock Ingram, president of the Marcus Performing Arts Center, to its board of governors. They join the about 50-p…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:21AMTuesday, August 4, 2020
“Sing Street” is delaying its Broadway opening to a date between winter 2021 and winter 2022, the producers announced Monday. The new musical, based on the 2016 film by John Carney, was …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 10:52AMMonday, August 3, 2020
“The Phantom of the Opera” is eyeing a return to both Broadway and the West End. Producer Cameron Mackintosh wrote in the Evening Standard last week that he and composer Andrew Lloyd Web…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 11:03AMTuesday, July 28, 2020
TodayTix has acquired theater review aggregator Show-Score. As part of the deal, which closed mid-July, Show-Score will retain its own branding and website, while becoming integrated into …
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:00AMThursday, July 23, 2020
The Black Theatre Coalition, a new organization co-founded by T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, seeks to increase employment opportunities for Black theater pro…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 03:47PMTuesday, July 21, 2020
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society said Tuesday that its is endorsing Joe Biden for president. This is the first time the union has backed a presidential candidate in its 60-year…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:51PMSecond Stage will present the New York premiere of a play by Lynn Nottage in its 2021 season. Nottage’s play, which is currently untitled, will be directed by Kate Whoriskey and is sched…
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