Barbara Gaines

2022 Drama League Awards Nominations Announced- Full List!

The Drama League today announced the 2022 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2022/2023 Initial Lineup Including THE NOTEBOOK, WUTHERING HEIGHTS & More

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced today the initial line-up for the 2022/2023 Season, which includes a highly anticipated world premiere musical, striking new adaptations of literary classics, and Barbara Gaines directing her final production in her role as artistic director, thirty-six years after founding the company.

Industry Pro Newsletter: The Lost Generation of Theatre-Makers, Broadway League Reports Individual Grosses

Last week, we got two different sets of data that started to make a case for the current state of the cultural economy - a report from the NEA laying out just how bad things got in the depths of 2020 (and hinting at some initial recovery in 2021) - and the first time The Broadway League reported individual show grosses since Broadway reopened.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Nicole Rosky New Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, New Data on Pandemic Recovery

New data points show that the theatre industry is once again at an inflection point - first, data backs up the anecdotal sense that the recovery from the pandemic shutdown has been uneven across the globe, and across different regions within countries. With pandemic response being handled on a local level, this uneven recovery is not surprising.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Tony Awards Have a Date, New DEI Report from AEA

The announcement of the Tony Awards and the return of the BC/EFA Red Bucket campaign brought a huge sense of normalcy back to the theatre industry last week - unfortunately this week, we were also reminded how far the industry has to go in establishing the new normal with the release of Actors Equity Association’s latest Diversity and Inclusion report.

Kelvin Dinkins, Jr New Executive Director at ART, Barbara Gaines to Retire from CST

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Industry Pro Newsletter: Kelvin Dinkins, Jr New Executive Director at ART, Barbara Gaines to Retire from CST

With many of the pandemic restrictions being lifted in New York City this week, that the Broadway COVID safety team will celebrate their 2,000th performance on Broadway Tuesday night highlights the new phase of normalcy that the industry has entered.

Barbara Gaines to Step Down as Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2023

Thirty-six years after founding Chicago Shakespeare Theater and paving the way for the Tony Award-winning company to become one of the nation’s leading theaters, Barbara Gaines has announced her plan to step down as Artistic Director in 2023.

Chicago Shakespeare Announces 2021/22 Productions & Programs

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the return of in-person performances at the Theater’s home on Navy Pier with the much-awaited debut of As You Like It infused with the hit songs of The Beatles, beginning October 6, 2021. 

Chicago Shakespeare Returns to Live Performances with AS YOU LIKE IT; Casts & Creatives for Chicago ShakesSTREAM Revealed

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will welcome artists back to make theater again as dozens of actors, directors, designers, and technicians are busy creating upcoming productions, captured live in the Theater's performance spaces and streaming on-demand for audiences at home via the new Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform. 

The Old Globe presents the West Coast premiere of Paul Gordon's delightfully romantic new musical SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, developed with Rick Boynton and presented in association with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where it was commissioned and had its world premiere in April 2015. CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines returns to the show as director of the Globe production. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY will play now through August 14, 2016 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

David Letterman was a surprise guest at Steve Martin and Martin Short's July 10th show at San Antonio, Texas' Majestic Theater.

In his final remarks as host of CBS's LATE SHOW, David Letterman thanked his family, his fans and his long-time bandleader Paul Schaffer. Check out highlights of the moving farewell below

Below, watch Foo Fighters perform 'Everlong' accompanied by highlights spanning 33 years of Dave's late-night career on the final episode of The Late Show with David Letterman.

Below, watch the opening moments of Letterman's final broadcast, airing tonight, Wednesday, May 20 (11:35 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Bill Murray made a messy entrance for his final appearance on last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Check out the video below!

On the second to last broadcast of LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, legendary musician Bob Dylan made a rare television appearance, performing 'The Night We Called It a Day' from his new album.

On last night's LATE SHOW, guest Tom Hanks shared a funny behind-the-scenes story from working with Ron 'Opie' Howard in his upcoming film, 'Inferno.'

On one of the final broadcasts of CBS's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, guest Tom Hanks brought along a selfie stick and showed the long-time talk show host how it's used for a self portrait.

On last night's LATE NIGHT, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder gave an emotional performance of 'Better Man' with Paul Schaffer and the CBS Orchestra