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Sarah Kaufman

Birth Place: San Jose, CA

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Sarah “Sair” Kaufman is an autistic musical theatre writer and performer based in NYC. Their work has gone up at the Manhattan School of Music, the York Theatre’s NEO Program, the New York Musical Festival’s Head and Heart concert, and 54 Below, among others. Sair is also the "They" half of “They & Them” theynthem.com - a disabled, nonbinary writing team with ambition to broaden the accessibility of musical theatre. They & Them were participants in the 2023 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project and the BMI Musical Theatre Writer's Workshop, finalists in the 2022 Write Out Loud songwriting competition, and recipients of the 2022 Danny Award for Original Song. Their flagship project is a D&D-inspired fantasy musical podcast called The Reality Shaper therealityshaper.com that they are currently developing. The pilot episode is available on your podcast app of choice! Performing credits include Agnes in EPIC Player's She Kills Monsters, as well as Rose in Dogfight and Nadia in Bare, both at Sheridan College with Broadway Dreams. Most recently, Sair was the Witch in EPIC Player’s production of Into The Woods. They also write fantasy novels.

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Trey Ellis, Rona Siddiqui, Anthony Fedorov & More to Join Goodspeed's 12th Annual JMF Writers Grove


Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the participants for the 12th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals.

Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project Participants and Master Teachers Revealed


The Johnny Mercer Foundation’s (JMF) Songwriters Project will once again convene in-person June 18 to 24 at Northwestern University, continuing an 18-year partnership with the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP). 

Washington Ballet Presents THE SLEEPING BEAUTY at The Kennedy Center Next Month


The Washington Ballet presents its full-length production of the iconic ballet The Sleeping Beauty May 4-7, 2023, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

Finalists Announced For SOUND BITES X, 10th Annual Festival Of 10-Minute Musicals


Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 finalists to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The festival will take place on May 8th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York). 

THE MINOTAUR Rescheduled For April At The American Theatre Of Actors


Due to a Covid issue, this witty, radical reimagining of the Greek Minotaur myth has been reschedule for April at the landmark ATA.

THE MINOTAUR Announced At The American Theatre Of Actors


The American Theatre of Actors horns in on the classics and makes them contemporary with The Minotaur by Anna Ziegler. Directed by Gabe Girson and featuring Emerson Buchholz, Liz Dutton, Dante Jayce, Robert Maisonett, Devin Romero, and Em Whitworth, with music by Sarah Kaufman and Mark Weissglass and lighting design by Daniel Weissglass.

American Theatre Of Actors Announces Season 47 & 'Raise the Curtain To 50' Campaign


The American Theatre of Actors has announced SEASON 47 and the RAISE THE CURTAIN TO 50 CAMPAIGN.

Prospect Announces The Full Cast For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab


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


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

Tony Danza, Chita Rivera, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week


Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Elizabeth Teeter, Ephie Aardema, and More Join Taylor Louderman For Write Out Loud


54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents “WRITE OUT LOUD: From Contest to Concert VOLUME 4.” Hosted by Taylor Louderman (Tony Nominee, Mean Girls), Musical Direction by Benjamin Rauhala (Disney Princess - The Concert) and produced by Hannah Kloepfer (Pitch In) with Josh Collopy and Sarah Glugatch. 

Taylor Louderman & Benjamin Rauhala's Write Out Loud Announces 2022 Finalists


The Write Out Loud Team – Taylor Louderman (Tony Nominee, Mean Girls), Benjamin Rauhala (Disney Princess - The Concert), Hannah Kloepfer (Pitch In), Sarah Glugatch, Josh Collopy- has  announce the finalists of the FOURTH ANNUAL Write Out Loud Contest.

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Welcomes Arts Writers For Annual National Critics Institute


The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center will welcome 16 talented arts and culture writers and critics from across the country to campus for the annual National Critics Institute.

EPIC Players Stages THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


EPIC Players, a Brooklyn-based neurodiverse theater company, will bring their distinctive brand of showmanship to the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater at A.R.T./NY theater for nine performances and one preview in May as they perform the beloved musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center to Open Knight Fellow Applications For National Critics Institute


The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced that it will begin accepting applications for a limited number of open John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellowships in its 2022 National Critics Institute cohort.

Ali Stroker, Adam Gwon, Lauren Ridloff and More Take Part in REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL


Roundabout Theatre Company and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities tonight, April 8 (6pm ET). The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company and with the participation of four lead partner organizations: Actionplay, CO/LAB Theater Group, DreamStreet Theatre Company and EPIC Players.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, April 8- with Ali Stroker, The Blackburn Prize, and More!


Today (April 8) in live streaming: Ali Stroker visits Backstage Live, 32 Bar Cut with Bradley Gibson and more!

Ali Stroker, Adam Gwon, Lauren Ridloff and More to Take Part in REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL


Roundabout Theatre Company and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities on April 8, 2021. The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company.

EPIC Players, New York's Premier Neuro-Diverse Theatre Company, Presents SHE KILLS MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS


EPIC Players, New York's premier neuro-diverse theatre company, presents its latest production amidst a global pandemic: She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, proving that we can continue to create meaningful art, virtually, in times of COVID-19.

The National Ballet of Canada Closes 2020 Season at a Deficit


Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, today announced that the 2019/20 season concluded with a deficit for the first time since 2009, a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Annual General Meeting was held today at 7:00 pm virtually from Toronto.

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