Industry Theatre Newsroom

Broadway Licensing Global announces the appointment of a new VP of Technology, enhancing their leadership team and driving innovation in the theater licensing industry.

LaTeshia Ellerson will serve as Co-Executive Director: National Engagement, and Emilya Cachapero will serve as Co-Executive Director: National and Global Programming of TCG

The New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802) has endorsed Kamala Harris for president.

Actors' Equity Association supports the Senate's reintroduction of the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act, which would enable artists to deduct their business expenses appropriately.

Forward-thinking creative agency Park Avenue Artists has joined forces with innovative independent music publisher Primary Wave Music to create and tour a radically new approach to amplifying and reveling in the voices of legacy artists. 

Jeremy O. Harris has revealed Keegon Schuett as the 2024 Yale Drama Series winner for the play THIS DRY SPELL. Schuett will be honored for his work that captures the magic in everyday life. Learn more.

Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, announced his retirement, and we look at the closure of New York's iconic West Bank Cafe and Laurie Beechman Theatre. Additionally, NYC's HERE Arts Center names four new co-directors, and the beloved Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction returns this September.

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced two new board members, Chau Haber and Jacqueline F. Strayer. Learn more about them here!

The Orchard Project has announced the artists and companies selected to participate in its 2024 Episodic, Audio, and Greenhouse Lab programs.

Miiko Toiviainen, Julie Reiber and Kendyl Ito will lead an industry reading of 'XY', a new musical about an intersex man reconciling his past while navigating his first romantic relationship.

Women in the Arts & Media Coalition is calling for submissions for the 2025 Collaboration Awards. Learn how to apply!

BORDEN: A NEW MUSICAL will have a private reading on August 4th in NYC, featuring Ruby Gibbs, Gabbi Mack, and Madeline Powell. Learn more.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 7/18/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation announced the 2024 recipients of the Disability Futures Fellowship, an initiative administered by United States Artists that is dedicated to platforming and amplifying disabled creative practitioners across various mediums and geographies.

New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the 2024/25 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellows, highlighting emerging talent in theatre administration and artistic fields. Learn more!

An industry reading of Staring With...Ending As is set for July 19th. Starting With...Ending As illuminates the power of decisions we make on a daily basis, exposing the impact those choices make on not only our own lives, but also the lives of those closest to us.

A new musical revue, THREE LITTLE MAIDS, will have a developmental reading at York Theatre on July 24, directed by Christine Pedi.

This week's newsletter celebrates New York City's record $254 million investment in cultural institutions. Regionally, Milwaukee theaters respond artistically to the Republican National Convention, and new leadership appointments at Virginia Repertory Theatre and Shakespeare Center Los Angeles promise fresh visions.

Louis Stancil Acting Studio is expanding into New York City next month. The studio will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, August 10.

PRODUCER HUB – a critical resource for independent producers working across the performing arts – has spun off into an independent 501(c)3 organization. Learn more about the organization.

Y. Dolly Fox joined the producer team for DOROTHY DANDRIDGE! THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the show!

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 7/11/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Kayla Hamilton is launching Circle O, a Bronx-based cultural organization for Black Disabled and multiply marginalized creatives, focusing on performance, education, and consultation. Learn more about the organization!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation and The Lillys have announced graduate students Darrin Terpstra and Morgan Webber-Ottey as the 2024 recipients for the Hansberry-Lilly Fellowship.

Candela, a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing high-quality theater education for emerging playwrights, book writers, and lyricists of Latin American and Caribbean heritage, has announced the fellows for its second annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship program.