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Monday, March 10, 2025

a.k. payne’s ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

Their two-hander about cousins sharing grief and comparing plans for utopia is part of the writer's growing body of work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:45PM

IATSE and Atlantic Reach Tentative Deal After 2-Month Strike by American Theatre Editors

If ratified, the deal would make the Atlantic the first regularly producing Off-Broadway nonprofit with a unionized production crew.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM
Friday, March 7, 2025

NEA Drops Requirement That Applicants Agree to Anti-Trans Guideline by American Theatre Editors

The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the "gender ideology" language is still part of the grant awarding process.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:09PM

Melynda Burdette Wintrol Named MET Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Wintrol starts her new role at the Frederick, Md., theatre immediately.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:29PM
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Artists Mount 1st Amendment Challenge to New NEA Grant Requirements by American Theatre Editors

Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:30AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Kalita? by American Theatre Editors

What the tangled history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas can teach us about the stages of tomorrow.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:24PM

Jack O’Brien and André Bishop’s Final Duet at Lincoln Center Theater by American Theatre Editors

With an intimate new staging of Ibsen's thorny 'Ghosts,' the versatile director and seasoned producer, who's nearing the end of his LCT tenure, are not going quietly.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Soho Rep Is Not a Building, Soho Rep Had a Building by American Theatre Editors

3 of the eulogies delivered as part of a farewell/send-off to Walkerspace, the longtime downtown venue of the path-breaking Off-Broadway theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:53AM
Monday, March 3, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

The death of the first Barrymore, the birth of Sondheim, and 3 momentous premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM

TCG’s Theatre Facts: Some Revenue Growth but a Drop in Assets by American Theatre Editors

TCG's newest annual report of U.S. theatres' financial health, which covers 2023, shows plenty of cause for concern amid signs of resilience and promise.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:52PM

Know a Theatre: Actor’s Express of Atlanta by American Theatre Editors

There are no B-sides for this theatre as it looks to produce fearless, adventurous work in the ATL.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:29PM

Toolkit on Theatre Practices for AAPI/Asian Artists Released by American Theatre Editors

The first of its kind created by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC), it identifies challenges and actionable solutions for AAPI communities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:47AM
Thursday, February 27, 2025

James Bundy to Step Down as Yale Rep Artistic Director and Drama Dean in 2026 by American Theatre Editors

His two-decade tenure included the launch of the Binger Center for New Theatre and extensive scholarship fundraising to make Yale's prestigious drama training tuition-free.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:57PM

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

This Denver-focused edition includes experts in immersive theatre and homegrown theatremakers paving the way for the future of the art form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:58AM

Atlantic Theater Strike May Be Just the Beginning by American Theatre Editors

A stagehands' walkout at the Off-Broadway theatre is just one of several union efforts at nonprofit theatres nationwide.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:56AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

The Liminal Theatre Collective Launches in NYC by American Theatre Editors

Among other programs, the collective will offer the Ivy Initiative, a fully subsidized, conservatory-level training program for rising high schoolers in under-resourced communities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

NAMT, Artios, George Jean Nathan, Hermitage, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:16PM

Room to Roam, Room to Grow by American Theatre Editors

What might theatre become if we allowed it to look and act wildly different from the traditional forms we're used to?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM

Crisis or Evolution? by American Theatre Editors

After years of wrenching change, the nonprofit theatre sector can forge ahead by staying connected to its core values of artistic expression, community engagement, and lasting impact.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Misha Berson: Instant Friend and Theatre Champion by American Theatre Editors

Her love for the stage—and for those who, like her, wrote about it—drove her peripatetic career, which continued even well into her supposed retirement.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Victoria Podesta Named Chicago Dramatists’ Exec Director by American Theatre Editors

A playwright and former chief communications officer, Podesta began her new role on Jan 1.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:38PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

AT Education Monthly: Brown/Trinity Pause, Educator Roundtable, and Student Auditions by American Theatre Editors

In this month's newsletter, Allison checks in on Brown/Trinity Rep's MFA programs and asks educators about students auditioning for professional roles.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:31PM

Jennifer Haley’s ‘Froggy’: Cutscenes and In-Game Action by American Theatre Editors

The author of ‘The Nether’ wrote her new play in graphic-novel form, and now it’s getting a multimedia staging at CenterREP.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PM

New Audience Behavior Study Shows Promising Signs by American Theatre Editors

More patrons are buying fewer tickets, new ticket buyers are a growing demographic, and other takeaways from a new report by JCA Performing Arts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:30AM

Garden Variety Grown From ‘Fifty Boxes of Earth’ by American Theatre Editors

A response to Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' Ankita Raturi's world premiere play explores what it means to try to survive in a new place when those already there treat you as a monster.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:44AM
Friday, February 14, 2025

Phillip Fazio Named Naples Players Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

He joins CEO and executive artistic director Bryce Alexander in leading the organization.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:51PM

Repping Arkansas: Arkansas Rep Hires Steve Broadnax III as Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The versatile director returns to Little Rock, joining executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin to lead their hometown regional theatre into its next chapter.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Offscript: What Mfoniso Udofia and Awoye Timpo Find in ‘The Grove’ by American Theatre Editors

This month we speak to the playwright and director of a new play at the Huntington, and check in with NY Times critic at large Maya Phillips.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Lessons From Kosovo for Theatre in Times of Uncertainty by American Theatre Editors

Theatre in Kosovo—state-sanctioned and safe during the Soviet era, scrappy in the war years—offers models both cautionary and instructive for U.S. theatres facing headwinds.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:14PM

The Colony Theatre’s Barbara Beckley: Integrity, Generosity, Attention to Detail by American Theatre Editors

She knew every subscriber to her L.A. theatre by name, and she was no less inviting to artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PM

Falling in Love With Love by American Theatre Editors

Developing a show crush may happen naturally during a rehearsal process, but a safe and successful production may hinge on navigating what happens next.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:25PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre