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Sideshow Theatre Company Announces 2019-20 Season Photo Sideshow Theatre Company Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - July 18, 2019

Sideshow Theatre Company announce sits 2019-20 Season, launching this fall with the U.S. premiere of Alistair McDowall's mind-bending sci-fi thriller X, directed by artistic director Jonathan L. Green. The season concludes next spring with the world premiere of Brynne Frauenhoffer's brash, incisive ...


Nicole Kassell Boards as Lead Director on Sister's Darkly Comic Series THE BABY Photo Nicole Kassell Boards as Lead Director on Sister's Darkly Comic Series THE BABY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 09, 2020

Sky and HBO have today announced that DGA and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kassell (Watchmen, The Leftovers) will board the Sky/HBO co-production The Baby as lead director....


VIDEO: Nicole Kidman Talks Not Being 'Strong Enough' to Sing on Broadway Photo VIDEO: Nicole Kidman Talks Not Being 'Strong Enough' to Sing on Broadway
by Michael Major - December 08, 2021

While on Andy Cohen's Sirius XM Radio show, Nicole Kidman was asked if she would ever perform in a Broadway musical. Although she has sung in movie musicals like The Prom and Moulin Rouge, Kidman stated that her voice is not strong enough to sustain a Broadway run. Watch the full interview clip now!...


NYC Department Of Cultural Affairs Launches “Community Organizing 101: Engagement Tac Photo NYC Department Of Cultural Affairs Launches “Community Organizing 101: Engagement Tactics For Cultural Organizations”
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2019

The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) today announced the launch of Community Organizing 101: Engagement Tactics for Cultural Organizations, a pilot course that will train staff from cultural organizations around the city in strategies for sustained community building. During public engageme...


BWW Review: OUR LADY J's Concert For Lincoln Center's American Songbook Enlivened And Photo BWW Review: OUR LADY J's Concert For Lincoln Center's American Songbook Enlivened And Enlighted The Crowd About This Golden-Voiced American Songwriter
by Bobby Patrick - February 19, 2020

Finally, Our Lady J's return to musical performing after so long in the writers' room yielded a bountiful evening of new compositions and surprising covers, and though we would have wished her to dial back the electro-processing of her fine voice just a bit, this evening for modern music lovers was ...


Soho Theatre Announces Soho Six, Record Verity Bargate Award Submissions, Three New O Photo Soho Theatre Announces Soho Six, Record Verity Bargate Award Submissions, Three New On Demand Plays, and Masterclasses
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2020

The Soho Theatre has announced  Soho Six, Record Verity Bargate Award submissions, plus new on-demand plays and masterclasses....


Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room 2020/2021 Cycle Photo Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room 2020/2021 Cycle
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2020

Geffen Playhouse today announced its selection of six local writers to participate in the third cycle of The Writersa?? Room, a forum for engagement and collaboration between Los Angeles playwrights. The participants for 2020/2021 are Meghan Brown, Diana Burbano, Donald Jolly, Matthew Paul Olmos, T....


The New Colony Presents SMALL WORLD March 27 - May 4 Photo The New Colony Presents SMALL WORLD March 27 - May 4
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2019

The New Colony, under the new artistic leadership of Fin Coe* and Stephanie Shum*, continues its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of SMALL WORLD, a twisted comedy in the happiest place on earth, co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood*, playing March 27 - May 4, ...


Inevitable Foundation Launches Pipeline Program Photo Inevitable Foundation Launches Pipeline Program
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 21, 2021

Disabled screenwriters who have gone through programs from Inevitable Foundation’s Pipeline Partners are encouraged to reach out to their contact at their respective organization who will then refer them to the Screenwriting Fellowship with a priority application. ...


Original Cast Member Jason Gray Returns to BYUtv's STUDIO C Photo Original Cast Member Jason Gray Returns to BYUtv's STUDIO C
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 20, 2020

Family entertainment network BYUtv today announced that original 'Studio C' cast member Jason Gray will return to the fan-favorite sketch comedy show in fall 2021....


Parity Productions Announces Commission Award Winners and More! Photo Parity Productions Announces Commission Award Winners and More!
by A.A. Cristi - November 12, 2021

Theatre production company Parity Productions, the only New York theatre company that ensures that they fill at least 80% of the creative roles on their own productions—playwrights, directors, and designers—with women, trans, and gender-expansive artists and offers free tools to encourage the rest o...


Sheffield Theatres Opens New Creative Hub To Support Local Artists Photo Sheffield Theatres Opens New Creative Hub To Support Local Artists
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2019

Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, today announces a new creative hub dedicated to talent development. The Bank, as it will be known, will become home to a wealth of new talent as Sheffield Theatres expands its commitment to local theatre makers as well as the company's existing...


Ojai Playwrights Conference Announces 2020 Season Featuring 15 Online Plays Photo Ojai Playwrights Conference Announces 2020 Season Featuring 15 Online Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 22, 2020

Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced a series of online, intimate artistic residencies and programs designed for 2020 circumstances, continuing for the 23rd season the work of developing new plays and providing support for diverse writers both emerging and established....


BWW Interview: ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST Creator Austin Winsberg Talks The Show's Photo BWW Interview: ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST Creator Austin Winsberg Talks The Show's Collaboration with Deaf West Theater Company
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2020

On Sunday, April 5th's episode of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Zoey engages with her father's caregiver's daughter, Abigail , who is deaf, and hears her heart song as 'Fight Song.' The number takes place in the deaf dorm on a college campus and is entirely done in American Sign Language and dance ...


Neal Street Productions Announces Recipients Of New Screenwriters Bursary Photo Neal Street Productions Announces Recipients Of New Screenwriters Bursary
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2021

Neal Street Productions today reveals the five recipients of its previously announced screenwriters bursary scheme aimed at supporting and training emerging Black, Asian and ethnic minority screenwriters....


VIDEO: Watch Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Amazon's BEING THE RICARDOS Trailer Photo VIDEO: Watch Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Amazon's BEING THE RICARDOS Trailer
by Michael Major - October 19, 2021

'Being the Ricardos', a new film from Amazon starring Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz. The biopic was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Linda Lavin, and John Rubinstein are also featured. Watch the trailer for the highly-anticipated film ...


Geffen Playhouse Launches 2021/2022 Cycle Of 'The Writers' Room' Playwrights Group Photo Geffen Playhouse Launches 2021/2022 Cycle Of 'The Writers' Room' Playwrights Group
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2021

Applications for the program are now open to all playwrights who currently reside in Los Angeles. The submission deadline is 9:00 p.m. PDT August 16, 2021. Learn more here!...


Geffen Playhouse is Now Accepting Applications for The Writers' Room Playwrights Grou Photo Geffen Playhouse is Now Accepting Applications for The Writers' Room Playwrights Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2020

Geffen Playhouse is now accepting applications for the 2020/2021 cycle of The Writers' Room playwrights group, it was announced today. Now entering its third year, the next group of playwrights chosen will begin their residency in September 2020....


Noor Theatre Announces Heather Raffo, Sylvia Khoury, And Sahar Jahani As Part Of The Photo Noor Theatre Announces Heather Raffo, Sylvia Khoury, And Sahar Jahani As Part Of The Second Pop Collab COHORT
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2020

Writers Sahar Jahani (Ramy, 13 Reasons Why, Just One Night), Sylvia Khoury (Selling Kabul, Power Strip, Against the Hillside), and Heather Raffo (Noura, 9 Parts of Desire) will comprise Noor Theatre's second Artists Advancing Cultural Change Cohort in partnership with Pop Culture Collaborative to de...


BOOK OF MORMON Star AJ Holmes Brings Hour Of Stand Up To Edinburgh Fringe Photo BOOK OF MORMON Star AJ Holmes Brings Hour Of Stand Up To Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2019

Polymathic twenty-nine year old of (way too...) MANY talents, AJ Holmes is an award-winning actor, musician, composer, improviser, musical theatre performer, music director, coach, stand up, songwriter, and storyteller. The guy plays piano, he plays guitar, and he might even be drumming a bit. Best ...


 Baltimore Center Stage Announces All Black Women Cast and Artistic Team for THE GLOR Photo Baltimore Center Stage Announces All Black Women Cast and Artistic Team for THE GLORIOUS WORLDOF CROWNS, KINKS AND CURLS
by Stephi Wild - February 17, 2021

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the cast and artistic team for the world premiere of The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls, the first offering of the Mainstage Series. The play will be delivered solely virtually.  ...


BWW Interview: Rachel Bloom Talks New Book, Bullies, Musical Theatre, and Adam Schles Photo BWW Interview: Rachel Bloom Talks New Book, Bullies, Musical Theatre, and Adam Schlesinger
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 30, 2020

Ahead of the release, Rachel spoke to BroadwayWorld about some of the book's highlights - including a chapter on bullies, a chapter on musical theatre, and a dedication to the late songwriter Adam Schlesinger....


Geffen Playhouse is Now Accepting Applications for The Writers' Room Playwrights Grou Photo Geffen Playhouse is Now Accepting Applications for The Writers' Room Playwrights Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2020

Geffen Playhouse is now accepting applications for the 2020/2021 cycle of The Writers' Room playwrights group, it was announced today. Now entering its third year, the next group of playwrights chosen will begin their residency in September 2020....


CBS Announces The 20 Performers Participating In The 2020 Showcase Photo CBS Announces The 20 Performers Participating In The 2020 Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 06, 2020

CBS today announced the 20 performers participating in the 2020 SHOWCASE, which will begin its run of six shows on Jan. 14 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles....


Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room Photo Geffen Playhouse Selects Playwrights For The Writers' Room
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2019

Geffen Playhouse today announced its selection of six local writers to participate in the second cycle of The Writers' Room, a forum for engagement and collaboration between Los Angeles playwrights. The participants for 2019/2020 are Boni B. Alvarez, Chloé Hung, Inda Craig-Galván, Juan José Alfonso,...






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