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Roundabout Promotes Artistic Leadership Team by BWW News Desk
- September 20, 2019 Roundabout Theatre Company's Artistic Director and CEO Todd Haimes announces the promotion of Roundabout's Senior Artistic Leadership Team.
DGF Traveling Masters is Now Accepting Applications by BWW News Desk
- September 20, 2019 The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) Traveling Masters program will now be open to applications on a rolling basis.
Paige Davis, Jeff Still and Jay Klaitz Lead Reading of HANKY PANKY by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2019 Paige Davis (a?oeTrading Spaces,a?? Chicago), Jeff Still (To Kill a Mockingbird, Oslo) and Jay Klaitz (HBO's a?oeVinyl,a?? Netflix's a?oeJessica Jonesa??) lead the cast of the reading of Vicky Vodrey's new play Hanky Panky.
Broadway Global Announces 2019 Producer Of The Year Award Nominees by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2019 Broadway Global Announces Nominees for The 8th Annual 2019 Producer of the Year; Corey Brunish, Scott Sanders, Andrew Kato, Marc Levine, Ken Mahoney, Barbara Freitag, Elliott Masie, Wendy Radus Federman, Ron Simons, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Ruth Hendel, Stephen Hendel, Stephen Byrd, Alia Harvey Jones, Jada Pinkett Smith, Wendy Gillespie, Dennis Grimaldi, Richard Winkler, Jhett Tolentino, Douglas Denoff, Stewart F Lane, Bonnie Comley, Will Prather, Michael Andrew Rubinstein, Bruce Robert Harris, Jack W. Batman, John Legend.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and The Off-Broadway League Reach New 4-year Agreement by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2019 The Off-Broadway League and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) have ratified a new four-year agreement effective July 1, 2019 a?" June 30, 2023. This collectively bargained agreement (CBA) covers commercial Off-Broadway Producers as well as many Institutional Not-for-Profit Theatres.
Sue Wagner and John Johnson Launch Wagner Johnson Productions by BWW News Desk
- September 18, 2019 Seven-time Tony Award winning producers Sue Wagner and John Johnson announced today the formation of their new venture, Wagner Johnson Productions.
Betty Corwin, Founder Of NYPL's Theatre On Film And Tape Archive, Dies at 98 by BWW News Desk
- September 18, 2019 The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT), The Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and the NYPL community have announced the passing of Betty L. Corwin, who died Tuesday, September 10, at the age of 98 at her home in Weston, Connecticut surrounded by loved ones. The Founder and Director (from 1969 - 2000) of the Library's groundbreaking Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty created one of the most important and vital resources in the worldwide theatre community.
National Hispanic Foundation For The Arts Launches Latinx Story ARC Writer's Room Program by BWW News Desk
- September 18, 2019 The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) has announced the creation of the Latinx Story ARC Writer's Room program. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from The ArcFord Foundation, NHFA will be developing a writing program that will help create a strong television and film Latinx writer pipeline. a?oeNHFA is uniquely equipped to bring together the best and the brightest of next generation Latino writers,a?? said Noel Greene, whose ArcFord Foundation has made this program possible. The ArcFord Foundation is a family organization named in memory of Noel Greene's grandparents: Andy Candelaria, Rose Norton Greene, Charlie Greene, William Alexander and Fannie Lee Ford. a?oeUntil more Latino writers are able to achieve representation and guild membership, Latino on-screen and behind-the-camera presence will continue to lag behind,a?? said Greene.
Theatrical Intimacy Education Announces EDI Initiative by BWW News Desk
- September 17, 2019 Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) has announced its Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intimacy Initiative (EDIII) for theatrical training spaces and programs.
T-MOBILE Becomes Exclusive Presenting Sponsor Of TDF's CREATE NEW YORK Community Engagement Program by BWW News Desk
- September 16, 2019 TDF, the not for profit organization bringing the power to the performing arts to everyone announced that T-MOBILE will be this year's exclusive presenting sponsor of TDF's CREATE NEW YORK (CNY) Community Engagement Program. T-Mobile has given a gift of $25,000 to support the program for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
The Commercial Theater Institute Announces 2019-2020 Season by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2019 Tom Viertel, Executive Director of the Commercial Theater Institute (CTI), has announced the 2019 - 2020 season which will include a 14-week in-depth program that explores producing; a three-day intensive introduction to producing; and workshops on specialized topics. CTI is the theater industry's leading training and professional development program and features over 100 of the most distinguished industry professionals as lecturers and panelists including many Tony Award- winning producers.
Violinist And Composer Matorin Named TEDxBroadway 2019 Music Director by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2019 The organizers of TEDxBroadway announce today violinist and composer Matorin will serve as the Music Director when the popular event returns to New World Stages on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 to explore a?oeWhat's the BEST Broadway can be?a??
The Drama League Unveils Details for 2019 Fall Series by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2019 The Drama League has announced its 2019 Fall Series, including new play readings, open rehearsals, master workshops and conversations with America's leading stage directors, to be held at The Drama League Theater Center
James Triner and Jamie Wolpert Join Stage Entertainment by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2019 Stage Entertainment has announced the appointment of James Triner as International Executive Producer and Jamie Wolpert as Head of International Development. The appointments reflect the ambition of Stage Entertainment's international creative development and production teams.
Amas Musical Theatre Announces 2nd Year Of The Eric H. Weinberger Award For Emerging Librettists by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2019 Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) today announced the second year of The Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists, a juried cash and production grant to be given annually to support the early work and career of a deserving musical theatre librettist. The Award commemorates the life and work of playwright/librettist Eric H. Weinberger (1950-2017), who was a Drama Desk Award nominee for Best Book of a Musical (Wanda's World, and the playwright/librettist of Class Mothers '68, that earned Pricilla Lopez a Drama Desk Award nomination.
Applications Now Open For 2020 Residencies At SPACE On Ryder Farm by BWW News Desk
- September 11, 2019 a??a??a??a??a??a??a??SPACE on Ryder Farm--a nonprofit residency program and organic farm located on the grounds of a 224-year-old family homestead in Putnam County, New York--announced that applications for 2020 residency programs are now open.
Lively McCabe Promotes Allison Bressi To The Position Of Vice President Of Theater by BWW News Desk
- September 06, 2019 Lively McCabe Entertainment President Michael Barra proudly announces that Allison Bressi has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Theater. Since April 2019, Ms. Bressi has worked with the production company as a Creative Development Consultant, assisting on the development of select stage musicals.
TEDxBroadway Announces Complete Speaker Lineup For 2019 Event by BWW News Desk
- September 06, 2019 The stage is set for TEDxBroadway 2019. Organizers announce today the complete list of speakers for the popular one-day event dedicated to asking a?oeWhat's the BEST Broadway can be?a?? at New World Stages on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
Lincoln Center Appoints Allison Allen As Chief People Officer by BWW News Desk
- September 05, 2019 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) today announced the appointment of Allison Allen as Chief People Officer, a newly-created position that will lead all human resources functions with a core focus on implementation of LCPA's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan. Allison joined Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 3.
Jane Greenwood to Receive Ming Cho Lee Award by BWW News Desk
- September 04, 2019 Legendary designer and teacher Jane Greenwood will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 55th annual luncheon ceremony October 7 in New York.