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The Mellon Foundation has awarded Producer Hub funding of one million dollars over the next two and a half years to support the expansion of organizational capacity and programming.

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide English language stage licensing rights to Heidi Schreck’s translation and adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya for its Samuel French imprint.

Seats on the Spectrum will extend the pilot that Seats has begun with Roundabout Theatre Company and the New Victory Theater to make mainstream performances welcoming to audience members on the autism spectrum.

The Playing on Air Board of Directors has announced Joshua Kahan Brody as Artistic Director and Garlia Cornelia Jones as Associate Artistic Director & Creative Producer.

The multi-year tradition started by board member Stan Ponte, now hosted by President Bonnie Comley, is more than just an outing.

Want to take your acting to the next level? The Prague Shakespeare Company's 2025 Summer Intensive offers unparalleled training with 25 Artistic Directors & Producers and over 70 Master Faculty members – leading experts in the world of theatre.

Mara Isaacs, founder of Octopus Theatricals has launched Octoverse Media, a new multi-media platform for the release of music, film, and other multi-media recordings.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has selected sound and music artist Rucyl Mills as the winner of the 2025 Hermitage Greenfield Prize.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has named Sam Miller as the keynote speaker for the Spring Conference titled “Backstage to Box Office: Building Better Branding”.

Creative director, designer, and producer Clint Ramos has joined Lincoln Center as Artist-in-Residence.

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2024 Jonathan Larson Grant, the annual prize awarded to exceptional emerging musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams.

We'll unpack the NEA's latest grant guidelines (including the loss of Challenge America), celebrate the work of Broadway Cares', and share some genuinely good news about audiences returning to theaters.

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced casting for Irishtown, a new play by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth (Lie Low, recent winner of the Playwrights '73 Scheme bursary), directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey.

FMC Productions LLC will present an industry reading of TO LIFE.

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has revealed the three recipients of its 2025 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.

TDF will celebrate 50 years of its exceptional Costume Collection with a glamorous party, Costumes & Cocktails, on Monday, April 7 at Tao Downtown.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has announced that director José Luis Valenzuela has received its 2024 Gordon Davidson Award.

Preeminent theater director, cultural worker, and collaborator Ken-Matt Martin has been appointed as Producing Director at both Baltimore Center Stage and Arkansas Repertory Theatre.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 2/20/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced that Between The Lines JR.

The full cast has been sent for a reading of Owen Lou Wilson's Along the Bent and Narrow directed by Danny Sharron.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the NAMT Member Theatre and Writer Recipients for the 2024/2025 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals.

This week’s newsletter highlights a range of developments in the theater world, from national funding priorities to local artistic leadership changes and discussions surrounding accessibility.

The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of the new musical Tesla February 20–21 at Open Jar Studios.

After numerous workshops and development, 'This is NOT A Drill,' a new musical by Holly Doubet, is set to hold an exclusive by-invitation-only industry reading in New York City this March.