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Actors’ Equity Association has announced a webinar for workers to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, April 7, 12 p.

The 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury has been acquired for licensing by Broadway Licensing for their DPS division.

Cleveland Musical Theatre rebrands as New City Music Theatre and will move to New York City.

WME has signed Derek DelGaudio.

The National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) has released a statement regarding the recent events against the Asian community.

With off-Broadway performances resuming at some venues in New York, mid-May openings in the UK, and performances already underway in Australia and some parts of Asia, things are steadily returning to a sense of normal in the performing arts industry.

Tony Award-Winning Producer Adam Epstein and BroadwayWorld's Ben Rimalower will appear on On the Rocks Radio Show Tuesday, March 30th at 7pmPST/10pmEST with host TV/radio personality Alexander Rodriguez to chat theatre during COVID, careers, and more.

Episode 39 of 4Wall Sunday Roundtable will welcome lighting supervisors from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, The Public Theater, and Penn & Teller.

Los Angeles agent Anthony Boyer has been named a partner in the Theatrical Division at DDO Artists Agency.

The COVID Theatre Think Tank announced today that on Thursday April 1st at 2pm ET, they will host a national town hall for the theatre industry to address the current state of the virus, what lies ahead, and what it means for the reopening of theatre across the country.

New York Independent Venue Association (NYIVA) has launched an effort on behalf of independent music and comedy venues and promoters for targeted assistance in New York State's final enacted State Budget.

After a 21 year tenure, Randy Buck has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as CEO.

To help provide resources for performing artists during this unprecedented time, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has launched Tech Kits for Performing Artists, a new program lending out essential technology to  enable artists in need to document and share their works online.

The shift to digital tools brought on by the pandemic, and the continuation of trends that had begun before the pandemic make this an ideal time to also shift your show program into the digital realm.

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, created as an opportunity for aspiring young writers citywide to get unparalleled access to professional theater artists for mentoring.

Jon Hartmere, writer of new Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time, has signed with Verve.

The Richard Lawson Studios is excited to welcome actor/writer/producer Yvette Nicole Brown for the upcoming April 3rd Self Tape Master Class.

Marking the one week anniversary of the tragedy in Atlanta, the Obie Award-winning advocacy group for Asian American performers released a statement today, drawing a line between systemic exclusion and the dehumanization that led to last week's atrocities.

The Next Wave Initiative, a scholarship and development branch of The Directors Company dedicated to future Black Theatre makers, has announced the winners of it's inaugural cycle.

Across the globe, vaccine rollouts continue - at a more efficient pace in some places than others - and with that, plans for a return to normalcy continue to be put out by governments, unions, and institutions.

Theatre Communications Group has announced ITI Meets the USA, an online event on Monday, March 22, at 11am EST/4pm Italy (GMT+1) on Facebook Live.

Join Be An #ArtsHero as they discuss the creative economy, with a focus on arts education advocacy.

In Kristin's Korner, join Kristin Huffman (Broadway: 'Company' as Sarah- flute, sax and piccolo) as she interviews directors, teachers, real estate agents, casting directors, producers, tax consultants, lawyers, actors, and more professionals who will discuss changes and challenges in the entertainm

Beyond the Stage Door, the new no-cost theatre management program for students of color, will pivot their first year to an impactful hybrid model of virtual and in-person learning, due to continuing health and safety concerns and the uncertainty of Broadway’s return date.

Launched in mid-November last year, in the last 4 months we have already seen over 800 Stage Mags created.