INDUSTRY THEATRE NEWSROOM

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/30/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Educational Theatre Association announced 15 schools as 2025-2028 Premier School distinction recipients, honoring programs that demonstrate exceptional commitment to theatre education and student success.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced the licensing availability of the Outer Critics Circle and Tony Award-nominated musical Flying Over Sunset.

The PG Exploration Festival will present an industry reading of COPPÉLIA AT THE ANIMATRONIC PIZZA ARCADE, a new musical inspired by the 19th-century French ballet, set in a 1985 Chuck E.

The Dramatists Guild of America celebrated its 2026 Awards on Monday, April 27, 2026, in New York City, honoring a remarkable group of playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists, theater artists, and advocates whose work continues to shape the American theatre.

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (RWR) announced the twenty-six musical theatre writers selected for 2026 Summer Residencies.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a free Zoom gathering on navigating live, virtual, and self-tape auditions, featuring N'Kenge and coach Josey Miller as guest speakers.

Black Women on Broadway announced its 2026 honorees, recognizing the contributions of Black women to the Broadway community.

Last week, I had an extra ticket to a smash-hit musical.

Playwright and MacArthur “Genius” Samuel D.

Laila Robins, Abbey Lee, and Maria Habeeb will star in an industry reading of AMERICA'S MOM, Joe Calarco's play about family estrangement, directed by Hannah Ryan at Open Jar Studios.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/26/2026.

myFace will present its milestone 75th Anniversary Gala, myFace Celebrates: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future.

Los Angeles New Play Project will present its sixth annual grant cycle, awarding up to $40,000 per production to playwrights and small-to-midsize LA theaters premiering new works.

The Foundation for Stage Managers announced its spring grant recipients, recognizing individuals in the stage management community.

Charlotte Cohn has been appointed Producing Artistic Director of American Theater Group, succeeding founder Jim Vagias, who is retiring after leading the organization since its founding.

The Board of Directors of The Old Globe has appointed Trish Santini as Audrey S.

On the industry and international fronts, American Dream mall in New Jersey prepares to open a 3,000-seat performing arts center ahead of the FIFA World Cup, UK theater organizations call for ticket resale price cap legislation ahead of the King's Speech, and the Royal Academy of Dance receives a tw

Ashley Jana announced a major creative overhaul of FIGARO: AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL, shifting from dream-based ambiguity to a literal thriller, with a 45+ track concept album in development following the show's London Palladium premiere.

Actor and Coach, Spencer Glass, talks about how to handle rejection, and center in mindfulness to keep the no's from defining you as an artist.

Vineyard Theatre ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), formally recognizing the union as the representative for its covered backstage and overhire crew members.

The new musical DELTA BLUE, produced by Tamara Tunie and directed by Kent Gash, will present an invite-only industry showing in New York featuring Donald Webber Jr.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/23/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

WP Theater has announced honorees and performers for its 2026 Annual Gala in New York City.

International talent agent Jessica Polsky and master acting coach Robert Russell will present a hybrid in-person and virtual seminar open to actors worldwide, covering casting insights, agent relations, and performance technique.