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President Pam MacKinnon and the Executive Board of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC) are pleased to announce that Executive Director Laura Penn's contract has been renewed through 2024.

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BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater with more than 270 productions, has signed an agreement with Shochiku Co.

The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director) has announced the theater directors chosen to develop new plays and musicals as part of the 2019 Drama League Artist Residency Program.

An Industry reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Times will be presented Monday, January 7th at Broadway's Hudson Theatre in the Dress Circle Lounge.

The top growing current Broadway musicals were The Prom (+5.

The film version of the multiple Tony award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I: FROM THE LONDON PALLADIUM has become the biggest theatre event in cinemas of 2018 following yesterday's (29 November) screenings around the world.

THE GAME, a new musical with book and lyrics by Eric Kornfeld and music by John McDaniel, will be presented in a private industry presentation, Thursday, December 6 at 3:30pm and Friday, December 7, 2018 at 11am.

Producer David Sonenberg is bringing a musical version of his Academy Award winning film 'When We Were Kings', about the now-legendary 1974 Muhammad Ali/George Forman fight held in Zaire, Africa, to the stage.

Samuel French, the world's leading publisher and licensor of plays and musicals, launched an all-new e-commerce platform for the US and UK markets in collaboration with Engine Digital, a New York City and Vancouver-based digital consultancy.

Sam Maher and YesBroadway  have announced the launch of YesBroadway's newest branch: an influencer marketing agency.

The Michael Cassel Group announced three senior appointments to support its growing production slate, including major Australian theatrical productions, international touring and concert presentations.

Samuel French has announced the publication and availability of performance rights for Steve Martin's new play, Meteor Shower.

On Tuesday, November 27, various NYC casting offices will participate in COATS FOR MONOLOGUES.

The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring a textile drive on Wednesday, November 28th from 11:00 a.

Stage Entertainment is one of the world's largest theatre producers and owners, operating 20 theatres and partnering with world-renowned creative talent to produce shows attended by over seven million visitors annually.

'Before This New Year,' a coming-of-age identity and right-of-first-passage love story by playwright Liana Sonenclar, will play a reading for industry on Monday, November 19th at 7 PM, at the Jerry Orbach Theater at the Theater Center at 210 West 50th Street, and will feature a notable cast.

RRR Creative, an innovative creative agency focused on entertainment and fashion, and D'Marie Analytics, a leading social media analytics and influencer casting company, have launched The Cast, the first dedicated digital talent agency exclusively representing leading Broadway talent.

American fashion Designer and social activist, Kenneth Cole, today announced a partnership with Broadway's new musical comedy, THE PROM, to support human rights of LGBTQI people and equality.

TodayTix, the global ticketing platform connecting audiences to live performances around the world, today launched a new phase of its longstanding partnership with Ambassador Theatre Group North America (ATG).

AKA NYC, the integrated advertising agency specializing in live experiences, is celebrating its recent victories at the 14th Annual Davey Awards.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the theatrical union that unites, empowers and protects professional stage directors and choreographers throughout the United States, announced the election of four officers and two new members of the Executive Board at Monday's Annual Membership Mee

Obie, Emmy, and Tony winner Lillias White and Marvel and DC television regular Danny Johnson (Daredevil, Luke Cage, Gotham) will lead two industry readings of Douglas Lyons's new family comedy Chicken and Biscuits.

According to Variety, director, actor, and writer Lonny Price has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation in all areas.

Broadway producers and entrepreneurs Mike Karns and Greg Nobile have acquired the website DidHeLikeIt.