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New York City Performing Arts School Launches GoFundMe to Save Theater Program
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2024

A performing arts school in New York City with many notable alumni has launched a GoFundMe to save its theater program. Learn more about the program and find out how to donate here!

Applications Now Open for the 13th Annual 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2024

The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, will return this summer for their 13th year. Learn how to apply!

STANDUP IN THE SUBURBS Comes to Debonair Music Hall This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

J-Sketch, in association with Black Box Studios, presents the first installment of STANDUP IN THE SUBURBS featuring six NJ- and NY-based comedians on Wednesday, January 31st at 8:00PM at Debonair Music Hall.

Find Out Who Won at the 75th Emmy Awards - Full List of Winners!
by Michael Major - Jan 15, 2024

Find out who won at the 75th Annual Emmy awards! Elton John, Jennifer Coolidge, RuPaul, Kieran Culkin, The Bear, Jeremy Allen White, Paul Walter Hauser, Niecy Nash-Betts, John Oliver, and more took home Emmys tonight. Check out the full list of winners now!

CirqueSaw's Award Winning POV: YOU ARE AN AI ACHIEVING CONSCIOUSNESS to Return For Limited Run In February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024

CirqueSaw's Award Winning POV: You Are an AI Achieving Consciousness Returns for Limited Run in February.

Nina Paw & Mario Cimarro Join Cast Of Cathay Film Company's Scripted Drama Series COOLIE
by Michael Major - Nov 28, 2023

Cimarro and Paw join Louise Wong ('A Guilty Conscience,' 'Anita'), who is one of Hong Kong's biggest rising stars and a top model; Taiwanese actor Joseph Chang ('Eternal Summer,' 'Girlfriend Boyfriend,' 'Soul'); Colombian actor and TV personality Mauricio Henao ('La Herencia,' 'Panama,' 'Fake Profile'); and more.

Claire Danes, Jason Ralph, Rita Wolf Join ROZ CHAST: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

Bestselling author and award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast hosts this evening of Selected Shorts inspired by her new book, I Must Be Dreaming.

Raue Center School For The Arts Will Host Three Fall Classes
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2023

 Raue Center has announced the return of its School for the Arts education program (RCSA) with three new classes. 

Patti LuPone, Vanessa Williams & Joshua Henry to Perform at New York City Ballet's 2023 Fall Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2023

Patti LuPone, Vanessa Williams and Joshua Henry will perform at the New York City Ballet's 2023 Fall Gala on Thursday, October 5, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Theater Resources Unlimited And CreateTheater.com Welcome WICKED Scribe Winnie Holzman To The Feedback Panel For 'How To Write A Musical That Works' Musical Lab
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2023

Winnie Holzman, librettist of Wicked and TV writer of thirtysomething as well as the creator of My So-Called Life with Claire Danes, has joined the feedback panel for Theater Resources Unlimited's upcoming workshop, How to Write a Musical That Works on Sunday 10/8, noon to 6:30pm.

Billy Crudup to Reprise His Role in HARRY CLARKE at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2023

Emmy and Tony Award winner Billy Crudup will reprise his award–winning role in David Cale’s Harry Clarke, performing at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre (2015 Addison St., Berkeley) November 15–December 23, 2023. 

City Theatre to Present ROMEO AND JULIET Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 1, 2023

This summer, fall in love again as City Theatre presents this timeless and most passionate tale.

New York City Ballet to Present 2023 Fall Gala Featuring Jerome Robbins' GLASS PIECES & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2023

New York City Ballet, which will celebrate its 75th Anniversary during its 2023-24 season, will present its annual Fall Gala on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Reveals 2023 Nationals Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2023

The 24 Hour Plays has revealed this year's company for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals.

FULL CIRCLE Max Original Limited Series Debuts in July
by Michael Major - May 18, 2023

From director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon, the Max Original limited series FULL CIRCLE stars Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Jim Gaffigan, Jharrel Jerome, Timothy Olyphant, CCH Pounder, Phaldut Sharma, Adia, Sheyi Cole, Gerald Jones, Suzanne Savoy, Ethan Stoddard, Lucian Zanes and Dennis Quaid. Watch the video trailer now!

Story Pirates Performance at The Town Hall in May to Benefit Literacy Nonprofit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2023

Story Pirates, the 2022 Webby and iHeart Radio Awards Winner for Best Children's Podcast, will present Story Pirates Live on Stage: The Amazing Adventure on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 4:00pm at The Town Hall.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company And Coolidge Corner Theatre Present Shakespeare Reimagined: William Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2023

The plays of Shakespeare have been translated into more than one hundred languages, and his timeless stories have inspired great works in many art forms. For the second year in-person after creating the series during the pandemic, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and the Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') are teaming up to take an in-depth look at how some filmmakers have brought Shakespeare's stories to the screen. 

Exclusive: Billy Crudup Uncovers His Past in FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - Apr 3, 2023

Watch an exclusive video from the season finale of Finding Your Roots, in which Billy Crudup reads the baptism record of his ancestor, Kristoff, from 1797 which reveals that Kristoff was an illegitimate child. Dr. Gates also reveals that Billy's fifth great-grandmother never married. Billy and Dr. Gates are amazed at how his family line started.

Recap the Recent Works of Thomas Kail
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2023

Thomas Kail is returning to Broadway to direct the new revival of Sweeney Todd, which is now in previews and officially opens on March 26. Here are just a few of his projects from the past decade, that you may or may not have known about!

Applications Now Open for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2023

The 24 Hour Plays are partnering with Pace University to produce their 12th annual The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, a weeklong professional intensive professional development initiative for early-career actors, directors, playwrights, composers and producers.

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