Bud Franks

Durango PlayFest today announced the actors who will headline three plays being developed at its new works festival, as well as the directors for each play. The August 5-8 event brings nationally recognized actors, playwrights and directors to Durango to incubate new plays, hold events for the community, and culminate the week with staged readings.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announces nine awards granted from their National Fund for New Musicals, a major funding program to support NAMT member not-for-profit theatres in their collaborations with writers to create, develop and produce new musicals. Now in its seventh year, the Fund will provide grants totaling $46,000 to ten organizations across the country.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) just featured Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Stephanie Umoh(Ragtime), Jim Stanek (Freud's Last Session) and Host Edward Hibbert as The Drowsy Chaperone's 'Man in Chair', Wicked composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber (Shrek the Musical), Telly Leung (TV's 'Glee'), Ciara Renee (Big Fish) and Sarah Stiles (Into the Woods) in SHOW OFF!, in a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of NAMT's Annual Festival of New Musicals last night, October 20 at 7pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today that it will honor its Founders and Presidents, past and present, at SHOW OFF!, a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of NAMT's Annual Festival of New Musicals on Sunday, October 20 at 7pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square).

Broadway vet Norm Lewis will star as Sweeney Todd in Casa Mañana's production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The limited engagement production will run November 10th through 15th and is directed by Gabriel Barre.

Broadway vet Norm Lewis will star as Sweeney Todd in Casa Mañana's production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The limited engagement production will run November 10th through 15th and is directed by Gabriel Barre.

Broadway vet Norm Lewis will star as Sweeney Todd in Casa Mañana's production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The limited engagement production will run November 10th through 15th and is directed by Gabriel Barre.