Out Leadership Announces First Ever ESG Summit by BWW News Desk
- August 03, 2022 Out Leadership has announced the first ever ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) summit focused on meaningful inclusion of LGBTQ+ inclusive diversity into ESG structures and strategies.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Finding Artistic Rest, Susan Booth Returns to the Goodman by Alex Freeman
- August 01, 2022 New Diorama Theatre in the UK announced an interesting new season: they won’t be producing any shows until 2023. The company wanted to give their artists the opportunity to rest away from the pressures of constantly producing.
Broadway On Demand Will Launch SmartTV Channel to More Than 20 Million Homes by BWW News Desk
- August 01, 2022 Broadway On Demand announced the expansion of its Emmy Award-nominated streaming platform for theater and the performing arts, with the launch of its branded Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) SmartTV channel, making its content accessible to more than 20 million homes.
2022 Disability Futures Fellows Announced by BWW News Desk
- July 28, 2022 The stories we tell and the art we create deepen our understanding of the world. Disabled artists, filmmakers, and journalists use the different lenses they carry—including their disability—to push thinking, foster imagination, and advance the cultural landscape.
Roxane Gay, Sidney Madison Prescott & Carmelita Tropicana Join Soho Rep Board by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2022 Soho Rep has announced that writer and social commentator Roxane Gay, Global Head of Intelligent Automation at Spotify Sidney Madison Prescott, and artist Carmelita Tropicana have joined the organization’s Board of Directors.
World Premiere Reading of THIS SIDE OF PARADISE Musical to Take Place in August by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2022 A reading of a new musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, This Side of Paradise, will be presented at the Producers' Club at 358 W 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 on Monday, August 15th at 7pm.
Hermitage Welcomes New Trustees, Including Pulitzer Prize Winner Doug Wright by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2022 The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced that Sondra Biller, Stephanie Jones, Liz Richardson, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Hermitage alumnus Doug Wright have been elected to the Hermitage Board of Trustees.
Industry Pro Newsletter: An Industry in Reform - Internships and a New Vision for Funding by Alex Freeman
- July 25, 2022 A thought experiment from New Zealand examines a potentially new way to not only make arts funding more equitable, but transparent and with the opportunity for potential patrons to find projects to fund. This future thinking in the industry extends throughout the United States as well, as companies re-imagine what entry level programs look like.
Howell Binkley Fellowship Program Announced by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2022 The Hemsley Lighting Programs, Inc. has announced the Howell Binkley Fellowship Program. The Howell Binkley Fellowship will offer individual exposure to New York City based Lighting Designers and the Theatrical Lighting Community.
Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Industry Talkback Panel Following Reading of GREENWOOD at The Actors' Temple by BWW News Desk
- July 21, 2022 The staged reading of Greenwood by Coolidge Harris II, the inaugural presentation of the TRU Diversity/Amplifying BIPOC Voices program initiative, will be followed by a 'dollars and sense' talkback discussion about the development of this new work. The reading will take place on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 7pm ET at The Actors’ Temple.
The Prince Fellowship Announces 2022 Fellows by BWW News Desk
- July 18, 2022 The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced that Jamila Ponton Bragg has been awarded The Prince Fellowship and Cynthia L. Dorsey has been awarded the Prince/TTLP Fellowship.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Unions Get to Work, How EST Has Been Making Changes by Alex Freeman
- July 18, 2022 Unions have been a central narrative of much of 2022 across many industries, and they took center stage last week in the performing arts industry as two Unions, Actors Equity and United Scenic Artists filed suit against the producers of Paradise Square. Across the river in New Jersey, the American Guild of Variety Artists added Medieval Times.
Black Theatre Coalition & Jujamcyn Announce Theatre Operations Fellowship by BWW News Desk
- July 15, 2022 Jujamcyn Theaters and Black Theatre Coalition are presenting the Theatre Operations Fellowship, a full-time, 1-year fellowship to develop a comprehensive understanding of the job of a Theatre Manager.
Business Of Broadway Announces Collaboration With Korea Arts Management by BWW News Desk
- July 14, 2022 The Business of Broadway has announced an international exchange program with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), a South Korean governmental organization dedicated to the development of Korean performing arts.
Broadway Advocacy Coalition Announces Arts In Action Festival by BWW News Desk
- July 14, 2022 The Broadway Advocacy Coalition will present the first annual Arts in Action Festival, set to take place on Sunday, July 24 in New York City, home to many leaders in arts, theater, policy and advocacy, at the Manhattan School of Music (130 Claremont Avenue).
Actor, Playwright, and Producer Jack Dyville Dies at 77 by BWW News Desk
- July 14, 2022 JACK DYVILLE founder of Friends Always Creating Theatre passed away July 6th at age 77. Jack produced a play entitled STAGE DADDY, an autobiographical play which most recently played at the Thespis Festival.
TADA! Announces Week-Long Musical Theater Summer Camps by BWW News Desk
- July 13, 2022 TADA! Youth Theater presents in-person week-long musical theater summer camps where children create and perform a brand new musical every week, all summer long! Summer camps take place from July 18th through August 26th for children, ages 5-11, Monday through Friday, 10AM – 5PM, at TADA! Youth Theater, 15 West 28th Street in Manhattan