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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Stick Fly Playwright Lydia R. Diamond on Getting Produced on Broadway by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

Playwright Lydia R. Diamond is best known to New York theater audiences for her work Stick Fly. The play about an affluent African American family on Martha’s Vineyard was produced by sing…

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Tracie Thoms Talk 25 Years of RENT by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

13,148,730 minutes: How do you measure 25 years of impact? When Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking production Rent held its first performance at the New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) on Janua…

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Lauren Yee Talks Inspiration and Broadway Dreams by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

Lauren Yee was hosting the fifth Asian American night at Signature Theatre for her play Cambodian Rock Band when she learned the show’s run would need to close early as COVID-19 emerged in…

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Six Shows Overdue for a Broadway Revival by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

While Broadway remains in quarantine limbo, producers have ample time to consider what shows to resurrect when theatre re-opens. All too often, hit Broadway productions open to rave reviews,…

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Jocelyn Bioh on the Once On This Island Film Adaptation and Colorism by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

A global pandemic forced playwright Jocelyn Bioh to put a pause on the world premiere of her new play Nollywood Dreams in the middle of rehearsals. The subsequent rise of COVID-19 cases in N…

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Young Jean Lee on the Stories She Wants to Tell and Broadway Dreams by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

Ahead of the tumultuous 2020 Presidential election, Broadway’s first Asian-American playwright Young Jean Lee, rallied Asian-Americans to help her with a special and most important project…

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Lynn Nottage on Finding Inspiration and the Future of Theater by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

Lynn Nottage is optimistic about theater and what it will look like post-pandemic. The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright interviewed with me two days before the Broadway League anno…

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

How Broadway Connects the Arts and Activism by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

From the gravity of economic injustices to the anguish of race relations, Broadway has sought to provoke important conversations. Playwrights aware of pressing current events and major socie…

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

#WhileWeBreathe Producers on Purposeful Storytelling Amidst Racial Tensions by Ayanna Prescod For Broadway Direct

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, theater makers are moving swiftly to address police brutality and systematic racism. Brian Moreland (Blue) and Arvind Ethan David (Jagged Little Pill…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards