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NYC to Launch $5 Million Fund for Women's Film and Theater Projects

Women on the hunt for their latest artistic endeavor should look no further than the Big Apple. The Mayor’s Office of New York City is planning to implement a series of initiatives cre…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:00pm on April 18, 2018[SHARE]

Kids Now Casting: 'The Lion King' Broadway and Touring Productions Need Their Young Simba and Nala

Find your place on the path unwinding and make your Broadway debut in the long-running hit musical “The Lion King.” Based on the Disney film of the same name, “The Lion Kin…

SOURCE: Backstage at 1:56pm on April 18, 2018[SHARE]

2018 Drama League Nominations Include 'Angels in America,' 'Band's Visit,' 'Iceman Cometh'

The 84th annual Drama League Awards will herald in a particularly distinguished group of theatermakers, judging by the list of nominees announced this morning. Presented by Harriet Harris, J…

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:30pm on April 18, 2018[SHARE]

Martyna Majoks' 'Cost of Living' Takes 2018 Pulitzer Prize

Martyna Majoks just became the recipient of one of the theater’s highest honors: the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Recognizing a superlative theatrical work staged in the previous calendar…

SOURCE: Backstage at 6:05pm on April 16, 2018[SHARE]

Welcome 'The Handmaid's Tale' Back With Elisabeth Moss + More NYC Events 4/13"19

New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30am on April 13, 2018[SHARE]

Equity Launches Campaign for Tony Awards Chorus + Ensemble Category

Actors’ Equity, the nation’s union for live theater actors and stage managers, has launched a campaign petitioning the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League to offer a ne…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:30pm on April 11, 2018[SHARE]

New York Continues Tax Credit for Upstate Broadway Tours

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has approved extending the Empire State Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit program for four more years, according to Forbes. The tax credit demonstrates …

SOURCE: Backstage at 9:30am on April 11, 2018[SHARE]

'Hamilton' Rises Up, Wins Big at 2018 Olivier Awards

Celebrating the best of British theater April 8 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards gave top honors to the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s…

SOURCE: Backstage at 7:00pm on April 8, 2018[SHARE]

'Great Comet' Creator Performs from 'Moby Dick' Musical + More NYC Events 4/6"12

New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30am on April 6, 2018[SHARE]

Pre-Broadway 'Moulin Rouge' Musical Announces Casting + More Theater News

On Broadway and beyond, a curtain can rise as quickly as it can fall; a star can be swapped as easily as Bernie Telsey can say, “That’s enough.” Theater is the beating hear…

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:30pm on April 5, 2018[SHARE]

'KPOP,' 'Mary Jane' Lead 2018 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations

Off-Broadway is getting its much-deserved moment in the spotlight with the April 4 announcement of the 2018 Lucille Lortel Award nominees. Celebrating some of the best theatermakers working …

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:00pm on April 4, 2018[SHARE]

Margot Robbie to Produce Female-Focused Shakespeare Project + More Industry News

Carrie Bradshaw is Team Miranda.  Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram to endorse her “Sex and the City” co-star Cynthia Nixon in her run for governor of New York. Ni…

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:00pm on March 30, 2018[SHARE]

Rumorville: 'Beetlejuice' and 'Vacation' Musicals are on Their Way to Broadway + More News

Welcome to Rumorville! Here you can learn about casting news that’s about to break in Hollywood. These speculations might be only rumors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fo…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00am on March 30, 2018[SHARE]

Your Official 2018 NYC Theater Awards Calendar

Spring is the most wonderful time of the year—for New York City thespians, that is. As a final wave of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions open in time to qualify for prestigious acc…

SOURCE: Backstage at 4:00pm on March 29, 2018[SHARE]

'Beetlejuice' Musical Announces Pre-Broadway Run + More N.Y. Theater News

On Broadway and beyond, a curtain can rise as quickly as it can fall; a star can be swapped as easily as Bernie Telsey can say, “That’s enough.” Theater is the beating hear…

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:30pm on March 29, 2018[SHARE]

Broadway Luminaries Honor Laurie Metcalf at MCC's 2018 Miscast Gala

As has come to be expected from Miscast, MCC’s annual gala featuring gender-bending and otherwise against-type performances, surprises ran aplenty at the 2018 installment on March 26. …

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:30pm on March 27, 2018[SHARE]

Broadway Pays Respects to Princess RiRi + More NYC Events 3/23"29

New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30am on March 23, 2018[SHARE]

Rumorville: NBC's 'Smash' Could Get a New Life + Cast on the Broadway Stage

Welcome to Rumorville! Here you can learn about casting news that’s about to break in Hollywood. These speculations might be only rumors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fo…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00am on March 23, 2018[SHARE]

Theatre Women Awards 2018 Honor Phylicia Rashad, Adrienne Campbell-Holt, More

As the New York City theater community gears up for another Tony Awards season honoring Broadway’s best, The League of Professional Theatre Women got a head start handing out accolades…

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:30pm on March 19, 2018[SHARE]

Television Returns To New York by Artsjournal2

After some years in the doldrums, TV has caught back on to New York as one large studio - a boon for New York actors, of course, and perhaps largely the result of an expansion of tax breaks …

SOURCE: Backstage at 1:00pm on March 18, 2018[SHARE]

WATCH: Ben Platt Sings 'West Side Story' + Encourages Actors to Share Self-Tapes

Before he was Evan, Ben Platt was Tony—or at least he wanted to be. The Tony Award-winning former star of “Dear Evan Hansen” took to Twitter to share a self-taped video he …

SOURCE: Backstage at 2:00pm on March 16, 2018[SHARE]

Celebrate the Theatre Women Awards + More NYC Events March 3"22

New York is the city that never sleeps, and with so many events and activities each week across all five boroughs, it can be hard to know what’s actually worthwhile. Here are the event…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:30am on March 16, 2018[SHARE]

Rumorville: Spielberg May Helm a Leanord Bernstein Biopic, No Talent Yet in Discussion

Welcome to Rumorville! Here you can learn about casting news that’s about to break in Hollywood. These speculations might be only rumors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fo…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00am on March 16, 2018[SHARE]

'The Prom' Sets Broadway Cast and Dates + More New York Theater News

On Broadway and beyond, a curtain can rise as quickly as it can fall; a star can be swapped as easily as Bernie Telsey can say, “That’s enough.” Theater is the beating hear…

SOURCE: Backstage at 3:30pm on March 15, 2018[SHARE]

Phyllida Lloyd Demands Equality On and Off Stage + More U.K. Industry News

Hello and welcome back to our roundup of news from across the industry. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you c…

SOURCE: Backstage at 8:00am on March 13, 2018[SHARE]
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