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The actress won a Tony Award for "The Color Purple," and is now nominated for an Oscar for playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of "Wicked."
A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or "gender ideology."
As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump's executive orders, "gender ideology" is out and works that "honor the nation's rich artistic heritage" are in.
Workers say the move is overdue, but theater companies fear it will drive up costs in a wounded sector that has yet to recover from the pandemic.
The musical, based on the life of Alicia Keys and featuring her music, is running on Broadway and begins a national tour this fall.
Menzel, a fan favorite since "Rent," is back on Broadway in "Redwood," and this time she's climbing conifers.
Seaview, whose buzzy shows include "Romeo + Juliet," has seized a chance to have its own theater by taking over Second Stage's former Off Broadway home.
The stage employees union accused the nonprofit theater of stalling talks. The strike forced the cancellation of Sunday performances of two new plays.
Over three decades, Sally Vahle has played Scrooge, ghosts and many of the other characters in Dallas Theater Center's annual production of the Dickens classic.
"Dead Outlaw," a musical about the mummified body of a bandit, will open at the Longacre next spring, following a successful Off Broadway run.
The new musical, about a shipwreck and its aftermath, opened Nov. 19 at the Longacre Theater.
The Broadway League, an industry trade organization, named Jason Laks as its new president. "I think our mission has to be more than to make it 2019 again," Laks said.
The troupe is also closing its Chicago company, but continues to perform in Berlin, Boston, Las Vegas and, soon, Orlando.
With less touring, it's been a while since all the world has been its stage, but the troupe is working with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater " where it has family ties.
Well-reviewed in London but poorly received in New York, the musical with an Elton John score will end its run on Dec. 8.
The first domestic TKTS outpost outside New York comes at a time of rising concern about ticket prices and theater economics.
The award-winning production will begin performances in February as part of Brooklyn Academy of Music's next season.
Theatergoers and other performing-arts lovers are noticing the practice seems to have become the rule, not the exception.
The enduring Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will begin a multiyear tour in Baltimore in November 2025.
The musical, which opened in London three years ago, is still going strong there and touring North America, while productions are planned in Japan and on a cruise ship.
The Connelly Theater has suspended operations after its church landlord began more carefully scrutinizing show scripts and its general manager resigned.
He collaborated with Eisa Davis to make a concept album inspired by the 1979 movie. One big change: the main gang is made up of women.
Kimberly Belflower's "John Proctor Is the Villain" will be directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony this year for "The Outsiders."
James Morgan, who has been with the small New York theater company for 50 years, blamed the effects of a stroke for his behavior.
The musical, created by Shania Taub, announced that it will play its final performance on Jan. 5 and start a national tour next fall.
