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Esperanza Arts Center Reveals Lineup For The 2023-2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023

Esperanza Arts Center has announced its lineup for the 2023-2024 season. This year, EAC proudly shines a spotlight on the exceptional contributions of Latin Women artists as part of its annual VOCES series.

New Musical by Todd Almond & Ben Toth to be Presented as Part of the Deutsche Musical Akademie's schreib:maschine
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2022

Selections of a new musical by Todd Almond (lyrics) and Ben Toth (music) will be presented as part of the Deutsche Musical Akademie’s schreib:maschine at 7pm on Monday, November 7th, at the famed Neuköllner Oper in Berlin. 

Linda Eder, Natalie Walker & More to Perform Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2021

Next week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Megan Hilty, Linda Eder, Mykal Kilgore & More to Perform at Feinstein's/54 Below in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2021

Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Arts Council Emergency Funds Enable Metta Theatre To Produce New Digital Work
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2020

ALL THAT SCRATCH Podcast Season Two Episode Two Lineup Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2020

The lineup of the upcoming March 2020 episode of All That Scratch has been announced as the podcast continues its hotly anticipated second season of live recordings at The Other Palace.

Linda Eder, Alice Ripley, David Yazbek Ft. Lilli Cooper and More are Heading to Feinstein's/54 Below This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020

This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Metta Theatre Announces 2020 Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2020

Metta Theatre a?" one of the UK's leading mid-scale touring theatre companies a?" has six new British musicals in progress, all being developed and showcased around the UK throughout the first half of 2020. Established in 2005 by Poppy Burton-Morgan and Motley trained Designer William Reynolds, Metta Theatre is at the forefront of new work - with a strong focus on the development of new British musical theatre, and a commitment to highlighting climate justice and sustainability; disability and deaf integration and inclusion (both from a political perspective and in order to artistically enrich the work); queering mainstream and family theatre - writing characters that represent and normalise (rather than problematise) the diverse range of queer experiences and identities; re-gendering protagonists in order to give girls strong female role models.

All That Scratch Returns to The Other Palace For Season Two
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2019

All That Scratch, the original new musical theatre podcast, returns to The Other Palace for a second season in 2020 with an incredible array of artists and creatives. 

Victory Gardens Theater Announces Casting And Events For The 11th Anniversary IGNITION Festival of New Plays 
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 26, 2019

Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Chay Yew, Executive Director Erica Daniels and Director of New Play Development Skyler Gray announce the lineup for the 11th Anniversary IGNITION Festival of New Plays, including The Tasters by Meghan Brown; The Gradient by Steph Del Rosso; [hieroglyph] by Erika Dickerson-Despenza; #NEWSLAVES by Keelay Gipson; Reckoning: Furies from a New Queer Nation by Geraldine Inoa; and They Could Give No Name by Exal Iraheta. The 2019 Festival runs August 2 -4, 2019 at Victory Gardens Theater, located at 2433 N Lincoln Avenue.

Victory Gardens Announces IGNITION Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2019

Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Chay Yew, Executive Director Erica Daniels and Director of New Play Development Skyler Gray announce the lineup for the 2019 IGNITION Festival of New Plays, including The Tasters by Meghan Brown; The Gradient by Steph Del Rosso; [hieroglyph] by Erika Dickerson-Despenza; #NEWSLAVES by Keelay Gipson; Reckoning: Furies from a New Queer Nation by Geraldine Inoa; and They Could Give No Name by Exal Iraheta. The 2019 Festival runs August 2 -4, 2019 at Victory Gardens Theater, located at 2433 N Lincoln Avenue.

SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Musical Hoping to Hit the West End By the End of 2019
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2019

The long awaited West End run of the musical adaptation of Sleepless in Seattle may be coming sooner than we think.

Pittsburgh CLO Launches Second New Musicals Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2019

Pittsburgh CLO will launch its second New Musicals Weekend, a project of the Next Generation Campaign's New Small Musicals Initiative. New Musicals Weekend, the mini version of the SPARK festival, takes the core goals of SPARK and puts them into action over just a few days. Similar to SPARK, New Musicals Weekend aims to develop new musicals for the CLO Cabaret by supporting writing teams with financial and creative resources and by building relationships with local and national artists. 

Playwrights Selected For The 20th Anniversary Of JAW!
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2018

This summer, JAW: A Playwrights Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary by doing what it does best: selecting some of the most exciting new plays of our time and providing complete support to the playwrights to develop those scripts in whatever area is most beneficial to them. Two weeks of script workshopping will culminate in the JAW Big Weekend, July 27-29, where public staged readings of the scripts will be presented along with performances from local artists and classes. Plenty of champagne and birthday cake will also be enjoyed, to celebrate all that JAW has accomplished since its brave and ambitious beginnings in 1999.

Full Casting Announced For the London Workshop of EMMA, A New Musical Based on the Novel by Jane Austen
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2018

Full casting is announced today for the London workshop of EMMA, A New Musical, based on the novel by Jane Austen, directed by Thom Southerland.

Announcing The Pittsburgh SPARK Line-up!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2018

PITTSBURGH CLO is pleased to welcome a collection of writing teams from across the country to Pittsburgh for the inaugural SPARK festival in March. These teams were chosen from a highly-selective submissions process and will have the opportunity to rehearse and revise their work in residencies ranging from two days to three weeks. SPARK will provide dramaturgy and production resources to 10 new musicals at all stages of development, in addition to the world premiere of UP AND AWAY. As a part of the development period, eight of the musicals will receive public presentations through which the writing teams can gather audience insights and focus their intentions for the next phase of development. A major initiative of Pittsburgh CLO's recently completed Next Generation Capital Campaign, SPARK is designed to cultivate new and innovative work from emerging and established musical theater artists. 

Photo Flash: Kerstin Anderson, Claybourne Elder, and Ruthie Ann Miles Star in Industry Reading of EMMA
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2017

An invitation-only reading of Emma, a new musical inspired by Jane Austen's classic novel, was presented on Monday, September 25 at the Dodger Atelier, and Tuesday, September 26 at the DiMenna Center. BroadwayWorld brings you an inside look at the reading in the photos below!

BWW Morning Brief September 15th, 2017: Roundabout's TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET Begins Previews and More!
by Danielle Ashley - Sep 15, 2017

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET Begins Previews at Roundabout and More!

Kerstin Anderson, Claybourne Elder & Ruthie Ann Miles to Star in Reading of New EMMA Musical
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017

Producer Ben Toth has announced casting for an upcoming invitation-only reading of Emma, a new musical inspired by Jane Austen's classic novel, on Monday, September 25 and Tuesday, September 26 at the Dodger Atelier.

Musical Royalty Both On And Off Stage at From Page To Stage Summer Festival 2017
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017

Aria Entertainment's From Page To Stage (FPTS) are delighted to announce their exciting musical concerts and the eleven new musicals selected to be showcased during their Summer Festival at The Other Palace.