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Industry Pro Newsletter: Off-Broadway heads to court, theatre slowly returns to the US Capital

This week, we have stories of two different regions - first, a story out of New York City where off-Broadway theatre's and other small venues have filed suit against the state of New York to receive p...

Lyric Opera House Installs New Seats in its Historic Theatre

While the Lyric Opera House in Chicago may be closed to the public due to the health crisis, it is experiencing a major renovation behind the scenes.

ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles Wins the 2020 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News

KABC-TV, Southern Californiaa??s most-watched television station, has been awarded a 2020 National Edward R. Murrow Award by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for Breaking News amo...

GoFundMe Launched for Cathy Rigby's McCoy Rigby Youth Arts Conservatory

For the past twelve years, Olympian and Tony-nominated actor Cathy Rigby and her husband have worked to bring the arts into the lives of children through their non-profit McCoy Rigby Conservatory for ...

ABC Owned Television Stations Stage Nationwide 2020 Census Phone Bank

ABC Owned Television Stations stage a one-day-only virtual census phone bank in partnership with the Hispanic Federation and the support of the U.S. Census Bureau for a nationwide outreach to be held ...

Broadway Performers Create Times Square Project, Bringing Dance, Energy and Creativity to Times Square

ABC7 has reported on a group of Broadway performers who have safely come together to bring movement and uplifting energy back to Times Square. The Times Square Project was created by Jena VanElslander...

San Francisco Playhouse Announces Playwrights Selected for Year Three of Five-Year Commission Program

San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of the playwrights who will comprise the third year of the compan...

PAM CHEN PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT/NEWS DIRECTOR OF ABC7/KABC-TV LOS ANGELES

Pam Chen has been named vice president/news director of ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, announced today by Cheryl Fair, president and general manager of the station, to whom she will report.

Glenn Close, Harvey Fierstein & More Will Take Part in AIDS Walk: Live at Home This Weekend

AIDS WALK: LIVE AT HOME shared today that the previously announced star-studded line-up for Sunday's virtual broadcast will now also include Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, Patti LaB...

VIDEO: Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre Welcomes New Patrons to 71-Year-Old Establishment Due to the Health Crisis

ABC7 recently did a feature, as part of its Local-Ish series, on the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre in Henderson.

VIDEO: Jessie Mueller Chats About 'Sweet Home Chicago' Video Featuring Andre De Shields, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keegan-Michael Key, and More!

An all-star line-up of Chicago natives and stars who got their start in the Windy City have come together for a new music video, performing the Blues anthem 'Sweet Home Chicago.' Jessie Mueller chatte...

Dance Group High Off Energee Promotes Unity and Fights Against Racism

High Off Energee dance group in Los Angeles is committed to spreading joy and promoting unity through dance, during these challenging times.

VIDEO: Suri Marrero, Former 'Young Elsa' in FROZEN on Broadway, Helps Raise Money for BC/EFA

ABC7 has reported that Suri Marrero, who most recently starred as Young Elsa in Frozen on Broadway, is now focusing her efforts towards fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Grand Park Announces Programming for 4TH OF JULY BLOCK PARTY: HOME EDITION

For the first time, the eighth annual Grand Park + The Music Center's 4th of July Block Party: Home Edition has partnered with ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, Southern California's most-watched television s...

ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago To Produce And Broadcast GRADUATION 2020: FOR CHICAGO. BY CHICAGO.

ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago and ABC's Localish digital network to broadcast and exclusively produce a?oeGraduation 2020: For Chicago. By Chicago.,a?? a live 60-minute first-of-its kind, citywide virtual gradu...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, & Ariana DeBose Join Lineup for National Puerto Rican Day Parade TV Special

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade announces an all-star lineup of Puerto Rican luminaries from television, film, music and theater to headline the commemorative TV special to air on WABC-TV channel...

VIDEO: Misty Copeland Talks New Book 'Ballerina Body'

Principal ballerina, Misty Copeland recently appeared on ABC7 where she sat down to chat about her new book.

New York City Opens 43 Miles of Streets For Pedestrians to Practice Social Distancing

New York City has opened up 43 miles of streets for pedestrians to use for walking.

ABC News Announces PANDEMIC - A NATION DIVIDED

ABC News announced today it will present special coverage for three days across ABC News to examine the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

VIDEO: Broadway's Sarah Uriarte Berry Performs on Her Porch in Long Beach, CA

Sarah Uriarte Berry, who has starred on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, and more, has taken to performing on her porch in Long Beach during this time of quarantine.

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation Brings Celebrities And Chicago Personalities Together

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, the Chicago-based non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating pediatric cancer and providing hope and support to those who are touched by it, has put...

Students Taking Part in Mudlark Theater's Mudlark News Network are Reporting Virtually

ABC7 Chicago has reported that students at the Mudlark Theater are covering the news virtually. The news program is part of a class being taught by the Mudlark Theater, based in Evanston.

VIDEO: HAMILTON San Francisco Cast Members Sing to Say Goodbye

Earlier this month it was reported that Broadway's Hamilton has canceled the remainder of its performances at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. To say goodbye to the City by the Bay two cast members, i...

BWW Review: Play Ball with DAMN YANKEES at MPAC

Spring is in the air which means the start of baseball season. Baseball is my all-time favorite sport. While many say it is boring, there is such a passion and purity to the American Pastime that its ...

ABC7/KGO-TV Releases Emotionally Charged Documentary 32 SECONDS: A DEADLY NIGHT IN ROME

In a one-hour ABC7 Originals documentary, ABC7 News investigative journalist Dan Noyes breaks dramatic new information in the murder of an Italian Carabinieri in Rome, allegedly committed by two young...