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This week we look at potential shifts in arts funding on a national level, exciting leadership changes at Queens Theatre and Kansas City Rep, and a look at both the celebratory reopening of a beloved New York venue and the charitable spirit of the Broadway community.

TodayTix Group (TTG) has named Justin W.

Original new musical PROUD MARYS will return to New York, following its presentations at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre Fall 2024 Festival of New Musicals.

Carl and Jennifer Pasbjerg will present a private industry reading of FOCUS, a new play by Alex Webb, which will be directed by Emmy and Tony Award winner Jason Alexander.

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights in all languages to Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist Here There Are Blueberries.

Shaina Taub will receive the Educational Theatre Association's Founders' Award at the 2025 Theatre Education Conference.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/17/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Tony, Oscar, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy, Parade) has granted producer Lisa Dozier Shacket the option to develop and produce his long-shelved play WITHOUT WALLS.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Looking Out Foundation have announced a landmark initiative—the “Who Believes In Angels?” Campaign—to address the urgent global humanitarian crisis caused by recent cuts to HIV/AIDS funding in the United States.

The Find Your Light Foundation (FYLF), founded by Josh Groban, announced that in its most recent grant cycle it awarded over $1.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/13/2025.

Queens Theatre has appointed theater artist and cultural leader Shaun Neblett as the institution's first Director of Programming.

This week's newsletter examines key trends shaping the theatre world, beginning with an Actors' Equity report revealing increased contracts for actors of color alongside a decline for women.

Essential Theatre has announced the 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner, Matt Hoffman, for his script A Very Special Hospital Learn more here!

Tri-M Foundation has announced the recipients of the sixth cycle of its Performing Arts Grant program.

The popular free webinar series, SM Tech Fridays, are back! SM Tech Fridays explore programs, apps, and products for theater practitioners.

Grove House Productions will present a private, invitation-only industry reading of The Minotaur, a new play by emerging playwright Nolan Phillips.

Liza Birkenmeier is the 2025 winner for the 40th Annual Whiting Award for Drama.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/10/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Actors’ Equity Association has published its latest biennial Hiring Bias and Wage Gap in Theatre Report, documenting the years 2022 and 2023.

On Monday night TDF, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with everyone, threw a raucous and glamorous party - Costumes & Cocktails – to celebrate 50 years of its exceptional Costume Collection.

Two of New York’s most dedicated non-profit theater companies, NewYorkRep and Sea Dog Theater, are joining forces to launch Curtain Rising, a play development initiative committed to fostering bold new voices in playwriting.

Dramatists Play Service is honoring 20 years of Jones Hope Wooten with the release of their latest title, The Chicken-Fried-Fabulous Spa-Dee-Dah Sisterhood, available for licensing.

Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri announced that Rising Sun Performance Company recently welcomed a new cohort of artists into their 2025 Resident Ensemble.

The Garden of Dreams Foundation announced that Grammy and Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated songwriter, composer and actor Christopher Jackson is the 2025 recipient of the Garden of Dreams Hero Award.