Industry Theatre Newsroom

Washington Performing Arts will not use the Kennedy Center for its 2025-2026 season. Instead, major artists including Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Midori will perform at alternate venues like Strathmore and Sixth & I. The decision follows recent shifts in Kennedy Center leadership and programming.

Tony, Olivier and Peabody Award winning production company Seaview is proud to announce Jonathan Whitton has joined Seaview to serve as General Manager for Studio Seaview productions.

Actor and writer Gideon Glick and producer-director James Will McBride are launching Blue Roses Project. Learn more about the Blue Roses Project here!

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Broadway Video and No Guarantees Productions are presenting a New York City reading of Schmigadoon! We have all of the details here!.

SpotCo Managing Directors Callie Goff and Steve Sosnowski are welcoming back agency founder Drew Hodges as an Executive Creative Consultant. Learn more!

Last night's House budget exlcluded the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA), which would correct an unintended consequence of prior tax reform efforts. Read Actors' Equity's statement here.

Disney Musicals in Schools is launching Stage Connect, a new, innovative online teacher training program that will bring the magic of musical theater to more kids and schools across the United States. Learn more!

The Alliance for Jewish Theatre has announced the launch of 'Jewish Theatrical Resources: A Guide for Theaters Producing Jewish Work'. The guide is available for download for free.

As Broadway Dreams enters a new year of transformative programming, the organization has appointed its 2025 Board of Directors slate. Learn more about the team here!

Applications are now open for the 2025 Fellowship program, presented by The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts. Learn more!

The Actors' Equity Foundation has announced the final recipient of its awards for 2025: Nancy Daly for the Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors.

Theatre Communications Group has announced the appointment of Kamilah Long as Director of Advancement and Philanthropic Engagement, a new leadership role aligned with TCG’s vision for a just and thriving theatre ecology.

Theatre Resources Unlimited will present The Most Unkindest Cuts of All: America's Defunding of the Arts in May. Learn more and see how to attend the virtual event.

This week's newsletter navigates a complex landscape for the theatre industry, from the immediate shockwaves of NEA grant terminations and their profound impact on individual organizations, as detailed by Cara Joy David, to A.R.T./NY's revealing 'Health + Wealth' report offering both stark realities and paths toward resilience in a challenging post-COVID environment. On Broadway, Andrew Lloyd Webber's potential acquisition of the former Mark Hellinger Theatre and the celebration of the Broadway League's latest award winners. Regionally, we see both ambitious growth with the announcement of David Rockwell's new magic theater in Chicago and concerning retrenchment as Berkeley's Aurora Theatre suspends its upcoming season.

Theater makers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the over forty artistic leaders I spoke to in the last two weeks believed they would find a way to survive even without promised National Endowment for the Arts funding. But it won’t be easy.

Arts Advocates released statements after a surprise proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom's May Budget Revision that would eliminate $11.5 million in arts funding for the Equitable Payroll Fund. Read them here!

Bonlo LLC will present Time Stops, a new musical about grief, reinvention, and the power of creative connection, in a private, invitation-only industry presentation on May 30 at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios in New York City.

The Off-Broadway Alliance will conclude its Spring 2025 Sunday Seminar Series with “Marketing and Promotion” in June at The Theater Center. Learn more about the event here.

Wayne L. Firestone of plays2gather (p2g) and David Winitsky of Jewish Plays Project (JPP) are proud to announce their second ten-minute play contest seeking plays that respond to the prompt: 'Moving Forward at the Edge of the Unknown'.

Graduate students Charlene Adhiambo and Amy B. Tiong have been named as the 2025 recipients for the Hansberry-Lilly Fellowship. Learn more about the Fellowship and the recipients here!

A private industry presentation of the Richard Rodgers Award-winning musical Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls will take place at Paper Mill Playhouse on Monday, May 19.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has received a generous gift of $50,000 from director and choreographer Lynnette Barkley to establish the Lynnette Barkley Fund. Learn more here!

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) have announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.

The York Theatre will present a developmental industry reading of The Genius of Being Stupid, a new solo work written and performed by Keenan Scott II. Learn ore!

As the sun sets over the stunning city of Dubrovnik, the air will soon be filled with the sounds of creativity and inspiration during the 76th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, running from July 10th to August 25th, 2025. This year, the festival embraces a theme that resonates deeply—women. Yes, you heard it right! Female characters, themes, and performances will take center stage, showcasing the incredible talents of both domestic and international artists in a breathtaking array of scenic locations throughout the city.