All New Yorkers who are above the age of 16 will be eligible to receive the vaccine starting April 6, Gov. Cuomo announced Monday. And starting Tuesday, all New Yorkers who are 30 years …
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has joined the calls to expand vaccine eligibility to members of the theater industry. In a letter sent to New York Gov. Cuomo and Health Commissi…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans Thursday to open a dedicated vaccination site for Broadway workers in preparation for a fall reopening of the industry. The city said i…
Randy Buck, chief executive of touring production company Troika Entertainment, is stepping down after 21 years with the company. Buck is leaving the position due to personal health issu…
Dr. Anthony Fauci reiterated his prediction Tuesday that Broadway theaters could reopen this fall. In opening remarks for a virtual panel with the National Endowment for the Arts, Fauci,…
Broadway Licensing has entered into an agreement to acquire theatrical licensing company Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Under the agreement, Dramatists Play Service will continue to work …
Melvin Van Peebles' "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" has announced plans to return to Broadway in 2022. The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1971, will be directed by Kenny…
Kate Wetherhead, a Broadway actor and co-creator of the online series "Submissions Only," has joined the writing team for "The Devil Wears Prada" musical. Wetherhead will co-write the book a…
Actors' Equity has pledged to host a town hall in response to union members calling for clarity on reopening protocols. In a Medium post published this past weekend, Equity said it would…
Veteran press agent Bill Evans is retiring after close to 50 years in the industry. Evans was the longtime press agent for Neil Simon, representing 18 of his plays. Leading up to his ret…
The Small Business Administration announced Friday that applications for Save Our Stages grants will open on April 8, 2021. The program, also known as the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant pr…
Lincoln Center Theater is making past productions available for streaming in a move to develop new audiences and sustain a connection to their work. It's also meant to spark a little bit of …
Roundabout Theatre Company is launching a new program aimed at diversifying the American theater canon. Roundabout's program, called the Refocus Project, will include a weekly online pla…
The Save Our Stages program gained supplemental funding from the recently passed stimulus package. The American Rescue Plan earmarked an additional $1.25 billion for the Save Our Stages …
The Public's Shakespeare in the Park is planning to return to the Delacorte Theater this summer. The planned season will begin July 6 with a Jocelyn Bioh adaptation of "Merry Wives," dir…
"Jagged Little Pill" won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The album was up against "American Utopia," the Off-Broadway cast recordings of "Little Shop of Horrors" and "S…
March 12, 2020 will be a date that most Broadway workers and Broadway-goers will never forget. I certainly won't. On that day, as has been widely noted by now, the musical "Six" was schedule…
A group of Broadway businesses and arts organizations have banded together to ensure the theater ecosystem makes it through the shutdown. The current aim of the group is a state proposal for…
Actors' Equity praised the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday, citing several measures that should help Broadway's workforce. The $1.9 trillion relief plan includes COBRA …
Before the shutdown, Broadway was primed for its spring season. Nik Walker had recently taken over as lead in "Ain't Too Proud" and was getting into a groove with the role. Nikki Renée Dani…
In the days leading up to March 12, 2020, investors and invitees had begun flying to New York from around the world to attend the Broadway opening of "Six."Â Producer Kevin McCollum knew …
Level Forward, the production company that backed "Slave Play" and "Jagged Little Pill," has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis' novel "The Queen's Gambit," The company pla…
One year into the Broadway shutdown, producers are beginning to see glimmers of hope for its return. With the arrival of new vaccines and an improving rollout strategy, producers have te…
Select Broadway theaters will open up again this April for a series of pop-up programs. The theaters will open up starting April 2, 2021, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement Wednesday…
Amid a pandemic and a yearlong theatrical shutdown, Tony-nominated productions are taking their campaigns online. Ahead of Tony Awards voting, which began Monday and ends March 15, nominated…