La MaMa to Present Alice Eve Cohen's OKLAHOMA SAMOVAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2025
La MaMa will present the world premiere of Oklahoma Samovar by Alice Eve Cohen. Directed by Eric Nightengale, this new play won the 2021 National Jewish Playwriting Contest. Learn more.
Ashland New Plays Festival Announces 2025 Fall Festival Winners
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025
The Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF) has announced the four winning playwrights for its 2025 Fall Festival, selected from more than 350 script submissions. The winning plays will receive staged readings during the festival, running October 15–19, 2025.
THE GHOST TRAP, Starring Greer Grammer, Zak Steiner, & More Set for Theatrical Release
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 19, 2024
THE GHOST TRAP, featuring Greer Grammer, Zak Steiner, Steven Ogg, and Sarah Catherine Hook, will be released in theaters and available for digital streaming across North America on November 1, 2024.
Vivid Stage Will Host SUMMER SOLOS Every Week in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2024
Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present Summer Solos readings every week from July 1 through 24 at 6:30 pm at the Visual Arts Center of NJ at 68 Elm Street in Summit.
Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media Acquires Mel Harris-Led QUEEN OF KNIVES Film
by Michael Major - Mar 4, 2024
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to QUEEN OF KNIVES. BroadwayWorld can exclusively report that the comedy feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD.
Video: Watch MGM+'s BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER Trailer From THE GILDED AGE Creators
by Michael Major - Nov 15, 2023
The series stars Harriet Slater as “Clara Trenchard (née Dunn)”, Benjamin Wainwright as “Frederick Trenchard”, Edward Bluemel as “Dr. Stephen Ellerby”, Toby Regbo as “Rev. James Trenchard”, Hannah Onslow as “Emily Dunn”, Sophie Thompson as “Mrs. Dunn”, Claude Perron as “The Marquise D’Etagnac”, and more. Watch the video trailer now!
AI Festival at the Omnibus Theatre Reveals Programme of Wraparound Events
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2023
Omnibus Theatre's AI Festival today unveils a series of wraparound events to compliment the previously announced state-of-the-art headline programme. AI Festival is an urgent response to the cultural conversation surrounding the benefits and dangers of rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence and this additional activity aims to encourage audiences to join the discussion.
Omnibus Theatre to Host First AI Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023
Omnibus Theatre has announced the inaugural AI Festival, an urgent response to the cultural conversation surrounding the benefits and dangers of rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence.
Regina Hall to Star and Produce BREITENBUSH Horror Comedy
by Michael Major - Feb 20, 2023
Regina Hall (GIRLS TRIP, SCARY MOVIE Franchise, “Black Monday”) will star and produce, with her producing partner Tom Heller, through their Rh Negative Entertainment, alongside Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment. Strouse (THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES, PEOPLE PLACES THINGS) is directing from his original screenplay.
Festival Of New Jewish Plays Comes to JCC Manhattan This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2022
The Jewish Plays Project (David Winitsky, Artistic Director) is proud to announce its return to New York City after a three year hiatus, on November 30 and December 1, 2022. The Festival of New Jewish Plays, in partnership with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, will feature the winners of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 National Jewish Playwriting Contests in the JPP's signature Reading+ format (script-in hand readings with targeted design support), created by the city's best actors, directors, and designers.