Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Launch 30 Day Musical Theatre Songwriting Class On Monthly
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Today, Monthly, the online creative learning platform where students build skills in hands-on 30-day classes, released a new class on how to develop your own musical, taught by the Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Olivier and Golden Globe Award-winning songwriting team Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Today, Monthly, the online creative learning platform where students build skills in hands-on 30-day classes, released a new class on how to develop your own musical, taught by the Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Olivier and Golden Globe Award-winning songwriting team Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.
Actors' Equity Names Regina Mincey-Garlin New Assistant Executive Director for Finance and Administration
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association has named Regina Mincey-Garlin the new assistant executive director for finance and administration, effective January 1, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association has named Regina Mincey-Garlin the new assistant executive director for finance and administration, effective January 1, 2022.
Industry Pro Newsletter: The Numbers Are In on Annie Live and the State of the Industry
by Alex Freeman - December 06, 2021
As we once again find ourselves entering a winter of uncertainty, a few breakthrough infections and other illnesses have plagued major productions in multiple markets the past few weeks. While many continue to track the Omicron variant, a surge of Delta cases has made planning more complicated than most people hoped it would be.
by Alex Freeman - December 06, 2021
As we once again find ourselves entering a winter of uncertainty, a few breakthrough infections and other illnesses have plagued major productions in multiple markets the past few weeks. While many continue to track the Omicron variant, a surge of Delta cases has made planning more complicated than most people hoped it would be.
Keli Goff's GLORIOUS WORLD... Acquired By Concord Theatricals
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Concord Theatricals has announced the acquisition of Keli Goff's The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls for its Samuel French imprint. Goff is a writer/producer on the Sex And the City reboot And Just Like That, which begins airing on HBO Max this Thursday, December 9.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Concord Theatricals has announced the acquisition of Keli Goff's The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls for its Samuel French imprint. Goff is a writer/producer on the Sex And the City reboot And Just Like That, which begins airing on HBO Max this Thursday, December 9.
RWS Entertainment Group Tapped By Iberostar Hotels & Resorts to Expand Award-Winning Star Camp Live Programming
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
RWS Entertainment Group, the world’s largest full-service live entertainment production company, announced that Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will partner with the company to launch new entertainment programming in over 14 hotels worldwide to include new stage productions, resort-wide pop-up activations and a refreshed Star Camp Kids entertainment experience.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
RWS Entertainment Group, the world’s largest full-service live entertainment production company, announced that Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will partner with the company to launch new entertainment programming in over 14 hotels worldwide to include new stage productions, resort-wide pop-up activations and a refreshed Star Camp Kids entertainment experience.
Industry Presentation Of FIRE ISLAND THE MUSICAL to Take Place This Monday
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
Jarlath Barsanti Jacobs and Fred Mann III present Fire Island, a romantic, energetic new musical. First industry reading will be Monday, December 6th at Sunlight Studios. The creators have gone for beauty and romance as is reflected in the lush score.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2021
Jarlath Barsanti Jacobs and Fred Mann III present Fire Island, a romantic, energetic new musical. First industry reading will be Monday, December 6th at Sunlight Studios. The creators have gone for beauty and romance as is reflected in the lush score.
TRU to Present 'Finding Our Way Back To The Off-Broadway We Love And Need'
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2021
These crucial conversations will continue going forward as theater reopens. Ask questions, bring answers, be part of a community - it's an opportunity to network with theater professionals and talk about keeping theater alive during shutdown, and what we are doing now, going forward.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2021
These crucial conversations will continue going forward as theater reopens. Ask questions, bring answers, be part of a community - it's an opportunity to network with theater professionals and talk about keeping theater alive during shutdown, and what we are doing now, going forward.
Ilana Levine, Q. Smith & More to Headline Women In Entertainment Event
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Women in Entertainment has announced a one-night only event geared toward assisting emerging theatre professionals. Broadway veterans like Ilana Levine, The Prom Producer Kimberlee Garris and more powerhouses from all corners of the industry will offer their advice for navigating and succeeding in the current business.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Women in Entertainment has announced a one-night only event geared toward assisting emerging theatre professionals. Broadway veterans like Ilana Levine, The Prom Producer Kimberlee Garris and more powerhouses from all corners of the industry will offer their advice for navigating and succeeding in the current business.
Broadway Press Agent Terry M. Lilly Has Passed Away
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers retired member Terry M. Lilly. Terry was a Press Agent on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and across the country, who came into membership in September of 1977. He passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2021 after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers retired member Terry M. Lilly. Terry was a Press Agent on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and across the country, who came into membership in September of 1977. He passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2021 after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.
MRS. DALLOWAY Musical In The Works From John Coyne & Brandon Adam
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Composer-lyricist John Coyne and librettist Brandon Adam are collaborating on a musical adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's classic novel about uncertainty, trauma, and how very, very dangerous it is to live even one day.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Composer-lyricist John Coyne and librettist Brandon Adam are collaborating on a musical adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's classic novel about uncertainty, trauma, and how very, very dangerous it is to live even one day.
ANDTheatre Company to Present Industry Reading Of Marta Barceló's MOM
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
ANDTheatre Company has announced a new industry reading of 'Mom', by playwright Marta Barceló from Mallorca, translated from the Catalan by H.J. Gardner. The cast is made up of Danielle E.B. Wineman as 'Daughter' and Lin Snider as 'Mother'.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
ANDTheatre Company has announced a new industry reading of 'Mom', by playwright Marta Barceló from Mallorca, translated from the Catalan by H.J. Gardner. The cast is made up of Danielle E.B. Wineman as 'Daughter' and Lin Snider as 'Mother'.
Dramatists Guild Foundation to Offer $1,000 Mental Health Grants for Theater Writers
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced the expansion of the Steven Schwartzberg Grants for Mental Health and Wellness to offer $1,000 in unrestricted funds to theater writers to begin or continue their preferred mental health and wellness services.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced the expansion of the Steven Schwartzberg Grants for Mental Health and Wellness to offer $1,000 in unrestricted funds to theater writers to begin or continue their preferred mental health and wellness services.
Theatre's First NFT - Third Act Launches New NFT Collection With Brian Stokes Mitchell
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Third Act, the first-of-its-kind NFT (Non-fungible token) marketplace for the theatre community, has launched a new collection of NFTs in collaboration with two-time Tony Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Brian Stokes Mitchell and his live streaming talk show “Crossovers Live!”.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
Third Act, the first-of-its-kind NFT (Non-fungible token) marketplace for the theatre community, has launched a new collection of NFTs in collaboration with two-time Tony Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Brian Stokes Mitchell and his live streaming talk show “Crossovers Live!”.
Broadway Shines at EPIC International Online Event
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) features a stellar line up of Broadway luminaries alongside industry leaders from around the world. As the center of the theatrical universe, it’s natural and necessary that Broadway is well represented! EPIC presenters have won so many Tony’s and other Awards, it’s rare to get this many award winners in one place except the Tony’s themselves.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2021
The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) features a stellar line up of Broadway luminaries alongside industry leaders from around the world. As the center of the theatrical universe, it’s natural and necessary that Broadway is well represented! EPIC presenters have won so many Tony’s and other Awards, it’s rare to get this many award winners in one place except the Tony’s themselves.
WINGSPACE THEATRICAL DESIGN & HOWLROUND TV Announce Free Virtual Salon On Shared Leadership Models
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Wingspace Theatrical Design in partnership with HowlRound TV will present a roundtable conversation with Morgan Green, Co-Artistic Director of the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, David Mendizábal, Producing Artistic Leadership Team at the Movement Theatre Company in NYC, and more.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2021
Wingspace Theatrical Design in partnership with HowlRound TV will present a roundtable conversation with Morgan Green, Co-Artistic Director of the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, David Mendizábal, Producing Artistic Leadership Team at the Movement Theatre Company in NYC, and more.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Box Office Steady Heading into Thanksgiving, Broadway Mourns Sondheim's Passing
by Alex Freeman - November 29, 2021
Stephen Sondheim pushed the form to new heights, and in many ways gave us the modern musical that we know today. The theatre world is completely different because he was in it, and as we move forward without Sondheim, it will never be the same again.
by Alex Freeman - November 29, 2021
Stephen Sondheim pushed the form to new heights, and in many ways gave us the modern musical that we know today. The theatre world is completely different because he was in it, and as we move forward without Sondheim, it will never be the same again.
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Casting Director James Calleri
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - November 29, 2021
Today's episode features James Calleri, who, with his partners Paul Davis and Erica Jensen, owns Calleri Jensen Davis, a creative casting partnership. They have been awarded 16 Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting.
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - November 29, 2021
Today's episode features James Calleri, who, with his partners Paul Davis and Erica Jensen, owns Calleri Jensen Davis, a creative casting partnership. They have been awarded 16 Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting.
Theatre Communications Group Releases 41st Annual Research Report: Theatre Facts 2020
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2021
Not-for-profit theatres contributed nearly $2.1 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 23 million attendees, according to Theatre Facts 2020, released by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), in partnership with SMU DataArts. Based on TCG's Fiscal Survey and SMU DataArts' Cultural Data Profile (CDP), Theatre Facts is the only in-depth report that examines the attendance, performance, and overall fiscal state of the U.S. professional not-for-profit theatre field.
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2021
Not-for-profit theatres contributed nearly $2.1 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 23 million attendees, according to Theatre Facts 2020, released by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), in partnership with SMU DataArts. Based on TCG's Fiscal Survey and SMU DataArts' Cultural Data Profile (CDP), Theatre Facts is the only in-depth report that examines the attendance, performance, and overall fiscal state of the U.S. professional not-for-profit theatre field.
Actors' Equity Association Names Stefanie Frey New Mobilization Director
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association has named Stefanie Frey as its new mobilization director, effective December 1. Frey has previously worked for Equity as a national organizer, and in that time took a leading role on several major union initiatives.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Actors’ Equity Association has named Stefanie Frey as its new mobilization director, effective December 1. Frey has previously worked for Equity as a national organizer, and in that time took a leading role on several major union initiatives.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Stage Mag Turns One and Tracking Tourism Across the Globe
by Alex Freeman - November 22, 2021
Across the globe, COVID case counts are rising once again, but the potential impact on tourism - the next major move toward the full recovery of the entertainment industry - is yet to be seen. In the United States, most international travel restrictions have been lifted, and Broadway’s current numbers are strong and on the rise.
by Alex Freeman - November 22, 2021
Across the globe, COVID case counts are rising once again, but the potential impact on tourism - the next major move toward the full recovery of the entertainment industry - is yet to be seen. In the United States, most international travel restrictions have been lifted, and Broadway’s current numbers are strong and on the rise.
TV, Film and Stage Producer Scott Robbe Dies at 66
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Veteran progressive activist and TV-film-stage producer Scott Robbe died on Sunday, November 21, 2021, according to a statement by Paul Algiers, a longtime friend and the executor of Scott Robbe's estate. Robbe was in hospice care at the home of his sister, Angela, in Hartford, Wisconsin.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Veteran progressive activist and TV-film-stage producer Scott Robbe died on Sunday, November 21, 2021, according to a statement by Paul Algiers, a longtime friend and the executor of Scott Robbe's estate. Robbe was in hospice care at the home of his sister, Angela, in Hartford, Wisconsin.
iTheatrics Announces New Hires And Company Restructuring
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
iTheatrics has restructured its company and expanded its focus to support the creation of original musicals that amplify voices currently underrepresented in theatre in complement to its work adapting Broadway and West End musicals for licensing by Music Theatre International and Concord Theatricals.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
iTheatrics has restructured its company and expanded its focus to support the creation of original musicals that amplify voices currently underrepresented in theatre in complement to its work adapting Broadway and West End musicals for licensing by Music Theatre International and Concord Theatricals.
Adrienne Warren & Robitussin Team Up to Increase Access to the Performing Arts in Underserved Communities
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
To help provide a platform and opportunity for self-expression, Robitussin is teaming up with Tony Award-winning actress, Adrienne Warren, to shine a spotlight on the next generation of undiscovered voices.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
To help provide a platform and opportunity for self-expression, Robitussin is teaming up with Tony Award-winning actress, Adrienne Warren, to shine a spotlight on the next generation of undiscovered voices.
Cycle 2 Of Douglas Lyons' Next Wave Initiative Opens Submissions
by BWW News Desk - November 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.
by BWW News Desk - November 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.
Production Resource Group Names Stephan Paridaen CEO
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), the world's leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has named Stephan Paridaen as CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2022. Paridaen currently holds the role of President & COO at PRG, leading its operations in EMEA & APAC since 2010.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), the world's leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has named Stephan Paridaen as CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2022. Paridaen currently holds the role of President & COO at PRG, leading its operations in EMEA & APAC since 2010.
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