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Monday, February 3, 2020

You Should See Them in a Crown: The Dope Queens of ‘Six’ by American Theatre Editors

A British concert musical about Henry VIII’s wives comes to Broadway on a wave of ‘Hamilton’-worthy buzz.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PM

Playwrights Realm Announces 2020 INK’D Festival of New Plays by American Theatre Editors

The company's 2019-20 Realm Writing Fellows will present new works this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:24PM
Friday, January 31, 2020

ASCAP and EdTa Establish Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award by American Theatre Editors

The award will recognize a middle or high school educator at this year's International Thespian Festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:47PM

The Public Theater Announces Summer Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The season at Central Park's Delacorte Theater will feature 'Richard II' and the return of a musical 'As You Like It.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:42PM

Token Theatre Friends: Live From BroadwayCon With Zora Howard and Jordan E. Cooper by American Theatre Editors

This week Jose records a live episode with the playwrights behind 'Ain't No Mo' and 'Stew.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:14PM

Junebug Productions Awards $100,000 to 5 New Orleans Artists by American Theatre Editors

The awards, funded by Mellon and Duke, recognize local artists in a wide range of disciplines.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM

NAATCO Announces Partnership With 4 Theatres to Foster Asian American Stage Inclusion by American Theatre Editors

Four theatres will join the New York-based company in programming work centering Asian American artists and performers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:03PM
Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Air Is Humming: Why Did ‘West Side Story’ Hire a Boy Like That? by American Theatre Editors

Protests target the casting of Amar Ramasar, a dancer who was briefly fired from New York City Ballet in 2018 for sexual harassment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54AM

A ‘West Side Story’ That Resets the Choreographic Balance by American Theatre Editors

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins's original steps, but is it telling the same story?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

CEO/Producer Preston Whiteway to Leave O’Neill Theater Center by American Theatre Editors

Whiteway will receive the 20th Monte Cristo Award in recognization of his 16-year tenure at the O'Neill.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PM

‘The Uninvited’ Revisits Reconstruction Where It Took Place, but Didn’t Take Root by American Theatre Editors

New Orleans’s Goat in the Road Productions immersively restages an overlooked post-Civil War conflict.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Maltz Jupiter Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Florida company will present musical comedies and contemporary plays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:02PM

Company One Theatre Announces Season 21 PlayLab Unit Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

8 Boston-area playwrights will develop new work with the support of Company One.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM

Rep Stage Announces 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020-21 lineup will feature a world premiere play by Dane Figueroa Edidi.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:26PM

All Kenya’s a Stage: Shakespeare in Africa by American Theatre Editors

When Shakespeare Youth Festival LA taught drama to young people in Nairobi, the learning went in all directions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PM
Monday, January 27, 2020

A Decade of Risk and Reward by American Theatre Editors

New models don’t 'grow on trees.' As 2010s in theatre demonstrate, they begin in ambition and risk.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:16PM
Friday, January 24, 2020

Musical Theatre’s Next Generation? The NEA Is Finding and Funding It by American Theatre Editors

How the endowment and American Theatre Wing's national musical theatre songwriting competition is supporting tomorrow's creators today.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

South Coast Rep and Playwrights Horizons to Launch $60,000 New-Play Commission by American Theatre Editors

The inaugural recipient of the Pinnacle commission will be announced this spring.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:20PM

With Smart Caption Glasses, the Eyes Have It by American Theatre Editors

The assistive devices, now being tested at People’s Light in Pennsylvania, offer a new way for hard-of-hearing patrons to fully enjoy the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Token Theatre Friends: Laura Michelle Kelly on Musicals and Motherhood by American Theatre Editors

Jose talks to the musical theatre star about her upcoming Carnegie Hall concert and her self-care practices between shows.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:28PM

A ‘Mahabharata’ Staged and Acted Entirely by South Asians—Why Not? by American Theatre Editors

Adapting the Sanskrit epic into two-part spectacle for the Shaw Festival, Ravi Jain goes back to the beginning---and imagines the end.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From a scenic artist in California to a casting director in Washington, D.C., here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Roundabout Slates 3 New Works by Women for 2020-21 Off-Broadway Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature a world premiere from Sanaz Toossi and two New York premieres from Lindsey Ferrentino and Anna Ziegler.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:03PM

Taproot’s Founding Artistic Director Scott Nolte to Retire by American Theatre Editors

After 43 years, Nolte will leave the company he helped establish in Seattle.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:10PM

The Subtext: C.A. Johnson’s Trapped Women by American Theatre Editors

The writer of 'Thirst' and 'All the Natalie Portmans' talks about her Louisiana upbringing, starting out in fan fiction, and why she writes about cornered women.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AM
Friday, January 17, 2020

NEA Awards $27 Million to Art Projects by American Theatre Editors

The NEA will support the development and production of 155 theatre projects across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:46PM

WaterTower Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company's 25th season includes a 'Frankenstein' double feature and a holiday co-production with Lone Star Circus.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PM

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include old favorites and new works in celebration of the South Florida company's 20th anniversary.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM

Armory and NBT Announce 100 Years | 100 Women Initiative by American Theatre Editors

The project will commission 100 women to respond with art to the centennial of women's suffrage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:21PM

With (Robot) Love From Korea by American Theatre Editors

The new show 'Maybe Happy Ending' at the Alliance in Atlanta puts a fresh East-West spin on the American musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:16PM
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Page 73 Names Emma Goidel 2020 Playwriting Fellow by American Theatre Editors

Goidel received a cash prize of $10,000 and additional funds to support the development of new works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:41PM