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 …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMActors’ Equity has unveiled four overarching principles needed to safely reopen theaters across the country. The preliminary principles, designed by epidemiologist David Michaels, rely o…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMHelmed 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMTwo 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:28PMThe 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 …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:01PMThe 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription 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…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:55AM“MJ,” the Michael Jackson musical, has moved its world premiere to next March. The musical, produced by Lia Vollack Productions and the Michael Jackson Estate, was previously scheduled t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:40AMNYC & Company, the marketing organization for the city, has formed its own coalition aimed at reopening and marketing entertainment and tourism-dependent businesses. The coalition is led…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:15AM“Plaza Suite,” starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, has moved the production to next spring following the further closure of Broadway theaters. The revival of Neil Simon�…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:47PMAll Broadway theaters will remain closed through at least Sept. 6, the Broadway League announced Tuesday. A date to resume performances has “yet to be determined,” according to the Leagu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:35AMThe film of the original cast of “Hamilton” will premiere on Disney Plus in July. The Walt Disney Company, as well as producers and creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller and Thomas…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:48AMThe Outer Critics Circle named its 2019-2020 honorees for the abbreviated Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Rather than name nominees and winners, the writers organization chose to name up…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:05PMMayor Bill de Blasio has appointed members of the Broadway community to newly formed advisory councils on the re-opening of New York City. Members of the arts, culture and tourism council …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:04PMShetler Studio and Theatres, a rehearsal and theatrical space in the Theater District, is ceasing operation after 30 years. The closure, announced Wednesday, comes as non-essential businesse…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:57PMA coalition of entertainment unions held a call with members of the press Wednesday to highlight the similar issues plaguing their members while theater and film productions remain suspended…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:25PMTodayTix has temporarily rebranded itself as TomorrowTix, as the ticketing company launches new initiatives while waiting for theater to return. Along with the new name, the company announ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:14AMMichael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical, which features a book and score by Michael R. Jackson and direction by Stephen Brackett, premi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:20PMBroadway’s Best Shows, a new platform for streaming and written content, will feature a series of one-night-only plays including a star-studded performance of David Mamet’s “November�…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:01PMOff-Broadway theaters are continuing to develop work even as the premiere dates remain unclear. Major nonprofit institutions including the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theater Company and …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AMThe producers of “KPOP” have moved their casting search online as they prepare for a Broadway run next season. The musical, originally seen Off-Broadway with a book by Jason Kim, music a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:37PMBernard Gersten, former executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater and a leader of the New York Shakespeare Festival, died Monday at the age of 97. A recipient of 15 Tony Awards, includi…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:45PMDavid Mirvish will open his Toronto theaters in January 2021, the theater producer said Monday. Mirvish is moving the subscription season from September out of concern for the health and s…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:17AMActors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA have joined with more than a dozen unions to advocate for a tax deduction for artists in upcoming relief packages. The unions have banded together to bring a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AMMembers of Actors’ Equity will not return to work in the theater until the union deems it safe to do so, Equity announced Friday. In pursuit of a safe return, Equity has hired David Michae…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:00PMThe Theatre Development Fund has launched a fundraising campaign to try to support the not-for-profit while theaters are closed. TDF’s revenue stream has been cut-off as the ticketing pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:18AM“Soft Power,” an Off-Broadway musical by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, received the highest number of Drama Desk nominations Tuesday. The musical, which was directed by Leigh S…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:25PMStars including Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and more pay musical tribute to Stephen Sondheim in a virtual concert on April 26. The concert will celebrate So…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:21AMDiana Phillips has been named president of the Shubert Foundation, the organization announced Monday. Phillips takes over the position previously held by Michael I. Sovern, who died on Jan. …
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