Broadway luminaries Patti LuPone, Lena Hall, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson added their voices to the growing chorus of people advocating for women’s reproductive rights on May 3 at 54 Below…
The nominations for the 69th annual Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday by Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis, recognizing the best of the 2014–15 Broadway season. “Fun Home&r…
The Drama Desk Awards celebrated their 60th anniversary today with the announcement of the 2015 nominees. Recognizing outstanding work on, Off-, and Off-Off-Broadway, the awards are a signif…
Actors’ Equity Association imposed Tuesday a $9-per-hour minimum wage for actors on Los Angeles’ mid-size theaters. Equity’s national council voted to move ahead with the p…
Theater awards season is upon us and the 81st annual Drama League Awards have announced nominations for the past season on and Off-Broadway. Nominees for the Distinguished Performance Award …
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and publications covering NYC theater outside NYC, honored the finest talent on and off Broadway with the announcement of this year’s …
Talent is currently being sought for the film “Aspects of Love in a Small Town.” “Aspects of Love in a Small Town” is centered on a group of closeted gays and misfits…
Hugh Laurie played Dr. Gregory House as a restless, acerbic smart-ass from the get go. The TV series that ran for eight years until 2012 won the actor two Golden Globes and four consecutive …
Jason Robert Brown first played SubCulture in the summer of 2014, only because the usual spots were booked. But once he played the NoHo arts venue, he never wanted to leave. “I thought…
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses waiting in the rush line for “Les Misérables!” If you’re #living on the high of this amazing New York theater seas…
The oohs and aahs were audible from over 1,500 New York City public school students when a backdrop of Coney Island at sunset dropped down on the Lyric Theatre stage during an educational pe…
If you find yourself wandering by the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park midday on April 24, you’ll hear the words of a famous 451-year-old writer. The fifth annual Shakespeare’s…
The stars were out Monday night at MCC Theater’s Miscast Gala 2015, where some of Broadway’s best honored Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Sarah Paulson and Tony-winning pr…
Los Angeles theaters are holding back announcing spring productions until they know the outcome of the Actors’ Equity Association referendum on the 99-Seat Theatre Plan. “We&rsqu…
For actors hoping to make a big first impression in a new city, it doesn’t get much better than Atlanta’s Unified Auditions. Held this year on March 30–31 at the Marcus Jew…
Touring is a rite of passage for many young performers, and an amazing way to see the country and impact communities far and wide. From full-fledged Shakespeare to “Berenstain Bears,&r…
New York's theater community continue to expand its beachhead in Los Angeles. One of three new plays by female playwrights commissioned by Rising Phoenix Rep, Weathervane Productions, and Ra…
Talent is currently being sought for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway production “Hamilton.” Having initially run at the Public, this beloved show about founding father Alexan…
Some intimate theaters in Los Angeles bring in close to $1 million in revenue but remain steadfastly opposed to paying actors the $9 minimum wage proposed by Equity. Critics say it shows the…
Some intimate theaters in Los Angeles bring in close to $1 million in revenue but remain steadfastly opposed to paying actors the $9 minimum wage proposed by Equity. Critics say it shows the…
It’s no secret that the statistics for women in theater can be grim—especially when it comes to female playwrights, directors, and designers. Though national attention on gender …
The Actors’ Equity Association unveiled backing from SEIU as a local politician threw his support behind the group opposing the union's minimum wage plan for intimate theater in Los An…
The Actors’ Equity Association is engaged in an increasingly heated debate with critics of its minimum-wage proposal. The union has used its Twitter handle to promote its 99-seat …
In the NYC theater scene, as in life, it’s all about who you know. Although the competitive nature of a city with 8 million residents may make networking seem impossible to a newcomer,…
Might be a good time to sign up for a class at Second City. The famed improv school is partnering with NBC on three talent scouting initiatives aimed at diversifying the casts of the network…