The Black Theatre Coalition, a new organization co-founded by T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams and Reginald "Reggie" Van Lee, seeks to increase employment opportunities for Black theater profess…
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society said Tuesday that its is endorsing Joe Biden for president. This is the first time the union has backed a presidential candidate in its 60-year…
Second Stage will present the New York premiere of a play by Lynn Nottage in its 2021 season. Nottage's play, which is currently untitled, will be directed by Kate Whoriskey and is sched…
Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters will not be allowed to open as New York City enters Phase 4 of reopening on July 20. While theaters were originally included in this phase " the final …
The Broadway industry is relying on the passage of additional federal relief packages to sustain its workforce. With a July 31 deadline for extending the additional $600 in unemployment bene…
Producer Ken Davenport has been hired as advisor of theatrical development and production for Primary Wave Music Publishing. In the developmental deal, Davenport will have access to the …
Actors' Equity has released guidelines for COVID-19 testing as theaters plan reopening strategies. Under the guidelines, actors, stage managers and any other staff members who will interact …
The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers has elected Penny Daulton as president of the union for theatrical press agents, company managers and house managers. Daulton, a compa…
Actors' Equity issued a statement Monday mourning the death of actor Nick Cordero. Cordero passed away July 5 after contracting COVID-19 and spending 95 days in the intensive care unit at Ce…
"Take Me Out," starring Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more, has rescheduled its Broadway run to spring 2021. The revival of Richard Greenberg's play, produced by Second Stage, was…
The Actors Fund is launching a health insurance counseling and education campaign for performing artists and entertainment workers. The campaign, Every Artist Ensured, will provide worke…
The Broadway League announced Monday that all shows will be closed through 2020. Ticket refunds will be processed through Jan. 3. As previously reported, the Jan. 3 date is not intended as a…
Broadway's costume shops have banded together in a fight for their survival. A group of more than 40 small business owners, whose costuming businesses create pieces for theater, televisi…
Roundabout Theatre Company has moved its theatrical season, including "Caroline, or Change," to spring 2021. "Birthday Candles" starring Debra Messing, has been moved to fall 2021. In ad…
"American Buffalo" and "The Minutes" have rescheduled their Broadway dates to spring 2021. The two plays, lead produced by Jeffrey Richards, were originally intended to open on Broadway in s…
"The Music Man," starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its opening to spring 2021. The musical, produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller and David Geffen, was originally set to be…
Lincoln Center Theater has moved its Broadway production of "Flying Over Sunset" to spring 2021. The new musical, as well as Lynn Nottage's opera "Intimate Apparel," were previously set to p…
Broadway shows will remain closed through at least Jan. 3, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Broadway League is expected to make an announcement about the new date this …
Philip J. Smith will retire as chairman and co-chief executive of the Shubert Organization after more than 63 years at the company. Robert Wankel, the current co-CEO and president of the…
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has announced new measures it will take to combat racism within the industry. Among the initial steps, the union said it will publish detai…
Danny Burstein was awarded the Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award for his role in "Moulin Rouge!" Burstein was among the winners announced Thursday for the Drama League awards ho…
A COVID-19 theater think tank has launched a website to help theaters across the country identify risks and areas of improvement related to the virus. Created by producer and publicist M…
Pulitzer Prize-winner "A Strange Loop" won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, with "The Inheritance" taking home the prize for Outstanding Play in the digital ceremony Saturday ev…
After penning a testimonial speaking to racism within the theater industry, a collective of more than 300 theatremakers " artists who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color "Â s…
A petition to make the Apollo Theater a Broadway house garnered close to 16,000 signatures in the past week. However, the petition, which has now closed, did not come from the Apollo The…