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Playwright Keenan Scott II Has Signed With A3 Artists Agency by BWW News Desk
- August 03, 2020 Deadline has reported that playwright Keenan Scott II, whose play Thoughts of a Colored Man is a likely to be staged on Broadway post-shutdown, has signed with A3 Artists Agency.
Janet Feder Of NPR Tiny Desk Concert Joins Golden Lotus Studio As First Guest Instructor by BWW News Desk
- July 30, 2020 Theatre artist, composer, and musician Gary Grundei welcomes the first guest instructor to his virtual community for songwriters: Janet Feder, as seen on Tiny Desk Concert with NPR, will teach the next installment of the course Compose Yourself.
Dramatists Guild Foundation Honors Bess Wohl With First-Ever Georgia Engel Comedy Playwriting Prize by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2020 Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) honors the life and legacy of Emmy-nominated, Obie-Award-winning actress and comedian Georgia Engel with a new namesake Award for a playwright in comedy. The inaugural recipient is Bess Wohl (a?oeGrand Horizons,a?? a?oeSmall Mouth Sounds,a?? Make Believea??).
The Theatre Podcast Welcomes Press Agent Lisa Goldberg by BWW News Desk
- July 28, 2020 Once a serious ballet dancer before finding musical theater, and now a publicist for some of the biggest names on screen and stage, this one woman PR show shines a light on the in's and out's of a career most people don't even know exists.
Danny Marin Launches Con Limón Productions by BWW News Desk
- July 28, 2020 Introducing Con Limón Productions: A hub of entertainment that will not only produce new works, but will also offer master classes, roundtable discussions, community building, connection and collaboration on an array of media.
Broadway On Demand Launches THE ARTIST CHANNELS, a New Platform For Musical Theatre Composers and Lyricists by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2020 Broadway On Demand has announced the launch of The Artist Channels, a new section of the platform devoted to musical theatre composers and lyricists. The Artist Channels provide a digital space for theatre fans to explore the incredible talent of the musical theatre songwriters who are creating today's new musicals.
The TheaterMakers Studio to Host The TheaterMakers Summit Virtually by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2020 The TheaterMakers Studio will host The TheaterMakers Summit virtually on November 14th and 15th, with a bonus day of content on November 16th. The annual conference, which is now in its 4th year, will focus on the theme of 'making theater in a new world' in 2020.
DUNGEONS + DRAMA NERDS Podcast Finishes First Campaign by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2020 Dungeons + Drama Nerds is a podcast exploring the intersection of theatre and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGS) produced by dramaturgs Todd Brian Backus (Portland Stage, PowerOut), Percy Hornak (Arena Stage, Team Awesome Robot), and Nick Orvis (Premiere Stages), and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean (New York Neo-Futurists).
Broadway On Demand Calls on Broadway Professionals to Pitch Ideas For Streaming Platform by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2020 Broadway On Demand, the new theater-focused streaming platform, is calling on performers, writers, composers, designers, technicians and other industry professionals to join their subscription series lineup by submitting pitches for anything from masterclasses, docuseries and original narratives to concerts, sketch material, and more.
Consortium Of Asian American Theaters And Artists Joins A National Alliance Of Theater Coalitions Of Color To Survey The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic by BWW News Desk
- July 20, 2020 Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) announces their participation with a national alliance of theater coalitions that advocate for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino/x, and Middle Eastern & North African) theater-makers to survey both the immediate and projected long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theaters and theater practitioners of color. The survey also asks what actions BIPOC theater-makers have taken in response to the pandemic. Information gathered in the surveys will be distributed to participants and beyond.
Date Announced For 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Awards by BWW News Desk
- July 17, 2020 The International Committee of The League of Professional Theatre Women (Mary Hodges and Shellen Lubin, Co-Presidents), an organization which has been championing women in the professional theatre for over three decades, is pleased to announce the 2020 Gilder/Coigney Award will be presented on October 20, 2020.
Broadway Casting Director Jay Binder Steps Down From Binder Casting by BWW News Desk
- July 16, 2020 Legendary Broadway casting director Jay Binder is stepping down from his company Binder Casting. Jay Binder has cast over 70 Broadway productions, including the Tony Award winning productions of The Lion King, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, The King and I, Lost in Yonkers and more.
BSMS, SMA and YSM Present Stage Manager Panel Discussion by BWW News Desk
- July 16, 2020 As part of the BSMS free SM Tech Friday webinar series, the Broadway Stage Management Symposium (BSMS), in partnership with The Stage Managers' Association (SMA) and Year of the Stage Manager 2020/21 (YSM), present an important panel discussion.
Ruthie Fierberg Launches New Podcast WHY WE THEATER by BWW News Desk
- July 16, 2020 Ruthie Fierberg has announced the debut of her new podcast Why We Theater. The premiere episode will be available July 15, with new episodes released every subsequent Thursday for a limited season, exclusively from the Broadway Podcast Network.
Theater Resources Unlimited Announces July Panel via Zoom by BWW News Desk
- July 15, 2020 Theater Resources Unlimited will present the July Panel Adapt and Survive: How the Arts Are Outwitting COVID on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 via Zoom. Networking begins at 7pm and the panel starts at 7:30pm.