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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
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Peace, Rage, and Humor in ‘Bust’ by American Theatre Editors

In Zora Howard's new play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, a relaxing evening is interrupted by an altercation with the police.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:11PM
Monday, February 10, 2025

New NEA Guidelines Require Compliance With Trump’s Anti-DEI, Anti-Trans Orders by American Theatre Editors

Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic 'America250' projects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Singing From the Last Ditch by American Theatre Editors

Endangered but essential, the work of arts journalists offers a repository and a reflection of the voices we need more than ever in dark times.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PM

What We Owe the Dead by American Theatre Editors

A poet/playwright reflects on the disturbing, arresting lessons of the Greek plays she’s wrestled with for much of her career.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:00PM

Teaching the Moment: A Roundtable With 5 Educators by American Theatre Editors

The world outside can't help but enter the classroom, which offers both a challenge and an opportunity to make theatre training more meaningful.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

Eugene O'Neill's first full-length drama, Jane Fonda's Broadway debut, the founding of 2 Canadian arts mainstays, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:58PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Just Imagine by American Theatre Editors

By centering love, generosity, and community, we can heal the theatre and ourselves.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:04PM

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