Director NJ Agwuna to Receive 2022 Barbara Whitman Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2022
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), today announced the recipient and four finalists for the 2022 Barbara Whitman Award.
Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and More to Lead SOME LIKE IT HOT on Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 20, 2022
The classic comedy Some Like It Hot will begin performances on Broadway this fall! It was announced today that the new musical will begin performances on Tuesday, November 1 and officially open Sunday, December 11 at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). Find out who's in the cast and on the creative team!
The Front Porch Arts Collective Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2022
The Front Porch Arts Collective has announced its two-play 2022-2023 season, which includes Broadway hit Chicken & Biscuits and romantic comedy K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Performances will begin in the fall of 2022, with one production taking the stage at the Wimberly Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA in Boston's South End.
92Y Announces Melissa Errico, Norm Lewis & Jeff Harnar in Cabaret Conversations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2022
The 92Y School of Music has announced new guests for their popular interview series, Cabaret Conversations, now in its second year. Previous speakers in the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award and BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award-nominated series have included Chita Rivera , Lillias White, and Joe Iconis.
Survival Jobs: A Podcast Season 2 is Coming to BroadwayWorld
by Survival Jobs - Mar 24, 2022
BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the launch of season two of Survival Jobs: A Podcast. Created and hosted by Samantha Tuozzolo and Jason A. Coombs, the upbeat and inspiring show premieres here at BroadwayWorld on Thursday, April 7.
Asolo Repertory Theatre Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2022
Asolo Repertory Theatre announced its 2022-2023. The season kicks off in November with one of the greatest American musicals of the 20th century, Kander and Ebb’s iconic CABARET (Nov. 16 – Dec. 31).
Kristin Chenoweth, Norm Lewis & More to Take Part in Theatre Forward Gala Honoring Kenny Leon
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2022
On Monday, April 4, 2022, Theatre Forward, a non-profit arts organization based in New York City, will hold its annual gala at the Edison Ballroom, 240 West 47th Street, New York City to honor Tony and Obie Award winning director, Kenny Leon, and global financial services provider, Prudential Financial.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Announces 2022 Programming
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022
Brooklyn Botanic Garden has announced its 2022 calendar of exhibitions, programs, and seasonal highlights. The spring bloom season at BBG, with explosions of cherry blossoms, magnolias, bluebells, and more, is one of New York City's annual outdoor highlights.
Selina Fillinger's POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE Will Open on Broadway This Spring
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 1, 2022
Broadway’s uproarious new comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world, POTUS begins previews at the Shubert Theatre on Thursday, April 14, 2022, with an official Opening Night of Monday, May 9, 2022, for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Bluegrass Musical JOHNNY & The DEVIL'S BOX Releases Concept Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2022
After the Broadway shutdown in 2020, NYC based composer Douglas Waterbury-Tieman returned to Nashville, TN to dig into his musical roots. JOHNNY & the DEVIL'S BOX: The Concept Album is an exciting first look into the real and rustic world of his Broadway bound musical bearing the same name.
CHICKEN & BISCUITS Licensing Rights Now Available Through Dramatists Play Service
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 27, 2022
Following its Broadway breakout in 2021, Chicken & Biscuits is now part of the Broadway Licensing collection for professional and amateur theaters. The original production premiered at the Queens Theatre in the Park in February 2020 before transferring to Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theater in the fall of 2021.
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, COMPANY & More Nominated for 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced the nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 finalist Gottmik announced nominees in select GLAAD Media Awards categories live via GLAAD’s TikTok channel.
The Huntington Extends THE BLUEST EYE; Announces Cast, Creative Team
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2022
The Huntington announces the cast and creative team for a stunning new production of The Bluest Eye based on the American classic novel by Toni Morrison. Written by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly on Broadway and The Huntington, Smart People at The Huntington), the play reimagines Morrison's haunting and powerful first book for the stage.
Live at the Lortel Announces January and February Guests
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2022
Lucille Lortel Theatre has announced the first guests of 2022 for its “Live at The Lortel” podcast series. Now in its third season, “Live at The Lortel” is hosted by Eric Ostrow and co-hosts Joy DeMichelle and John-Andrew Morrison.
Cycle 2 Of Douglas Lyons' Next Wave Initiative Opens Submissions
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2021
The Next Wave Initiative has announced open submissions for Cycle 2 of its scholarship program. Founded by Broadway multihyphenate, Douglas Lyons (Chicken and Biscuits and Beau), The Next Wave Initiative is a developmental branch of The Directors Company committed to amplifying future Black voices in the American theatre.