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Taylor Iman Jones to Star in CHARLOTTE LUCAS IS 27 AND NOT DEAD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2025

Taylor Iman Jones (Broadway’s Six, Head Over Heels; Hamilton national tour) will star as ‘Charlotte Lucas’ in the upcoming IGNITE Concert of Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead.

Cast Set for CHARLOTTE LUCAS IS 27 AND NOT DEAD at Prospect Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025

The cast has been revealed for the upcoming IGNITE Concert of Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead, a new musical by Jessie Field and James Martinez Salem. Learn more!

CHARLOTTE LUCAS IS 27 AND NOT DEAD Concert to be Presented at Prospect Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2025

 Prospect Musicals will present an upcoming IGNITE Concert of Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead, a new musical by Jessie Field and James Martinez Salem. Learn more!

Theatre Now's Industry Nights Return
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

​​​​​​​Theatre Now New York's Industry Nights return with a Master Class given by award-winning writer Julia Jordan (Murder Ballad, Bernice Bobs Her Hair) on September 22nd at 6:30pm.

DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN Comes to DVD and Blu-ray in June
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 17, 2025

TV’s favorite serial killer is back when the SHOWTIME Original prequel series,  DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN, arrives on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray Steelbook on June 10 from Paramount Home Entertainment.  

Drama Club Camp Reveals Lineup of Writer Residencies
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

The 2025 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies will take place this summer in Mount Vernon, Maine. The 31 new musicals that will be developed and their 60 writers have been revealed.

Theatre Now Hosts Master Class With Janine McGuire And Arri Lawton Simon This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held on Monday, January 27th at 6:30pm, featuring a Master Class with award-winning writing team Janine McGuire and Arri Lawton Simon (The Bubble).

Theatre Now Hosts Master Class With Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held on Monday, November 25th at 6:30pm, featuring a Master Class with Tony-winning writing team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Review: HARRISBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024 DAY 3 at Various Harrisburg Venues
by Andrea Stephenson - Jul 22, 2024

Saturday was another beautiful day for the Harrisburg Fringe Festival! The shows started at 11am and continued well into the evening. While the Festival is now over, this reviewer highly recommends that you keep your eyes on these performers and on next year’s Harrisburg Fringe Festival!

36th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Announces Selectees & Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2024

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has revealed the roster of new musicals for their 36th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which is slated to take place on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

SNOOZEFEST, A SONG CYCLE ABOUT SLEEP Comes To 54 Below This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024

54 BELOW will present Snoozefest: A Song Cycle on April 19th, 2024 at 9:30pm. Snoozefest, a collaboration between eight emerging writers/writing teams, debuts with a cast featuring How to Dance in Ohio's Desmond Luis Edwards, Imani Russell, Conor Tague, and Ashley Wool, as well as A Beautiful Noise's Kalonjee Gallimore, Our Town's Nimene Wureh, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Brittany Zeinstra, and more! 

THE WRITERS ROOM Comes to 54 Below This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2024

Join Actor Therapy New Works (ATNW) and Very Intense Productions at 54 Below for a night in The Writers Room! Committed to bringing New Work to the stage, this concert will feature new musical theatre songs written by inspiring emerging writers and composers. Come support and celebrate Broadway’s works in progress!

Joel Perez & Ana Villafañe to Host Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company's NEW MUSICALS MIXTAPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2024

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company have revealed the full line-up of artists for New Musicals Mixtape.

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab to Present NEW MUSICALS MIXTAPE Featuring Songs From Six Work-in-Progress Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2023

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company have partnered to present New Musicals Mixtape, a first look at new musicals written by members of the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s Julia de Burgos Cohort.

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab Unveils 12 Teams of Writers for 2023 Julia de Burgos Cohort
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2023

he Latiné Musical Theatre Lab has revealed the writing teams for its Fall 2023 Julia de Burgos Cohort.

BOMBA AND THE COQUÍ to Open Piper Theatre Production's Summer Season
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023

PIPER THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, now in its 23rd season, continues its commitment to developing new musicals in their third season of THE MUSICALS NOW FESTIVAL.

Prospect Announces The Full Cast For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2022

Prospect Theater Company has announced the performers who will be appearing in its 2022 Musical Theater Lab Concert presentation: Caption This. Thirty actors from Broadway and beyond will bring their talents to the stage to celebrate the hot-off-the-presses new works generated in this year's lab process. 

Prospect Announces Writers For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022

Prospect Theater Company has announced the writers selected for the 2022 edition of its annual Musical Theater Lab: Caption This. 

The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab to Host Inaugural Table Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2022

The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, an organization that develops and advocates for new Latiné-written works of musical theatre in order to radically change who gets to tell musical stories on stages across the country, is presenting its first ever Table Reading Series.

VIDEO: Hulu Debuts LOVE, VICTOR Season Three Trailer
by Michael Major - May 20, 2022

Hulu has shared the trailer for the third and final season of Love, Victor. The series stars Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, Mateo Fernandez, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Anthony Keyvan and Ava Capri.