Anessa Marie News

 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!

Breaking the Binary Theatre has revealed the complete cast for the organization’s one-night-only concert of The Drowsy Chaperone at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Following the success of the Queering the Canon: A Retrospective Gala in March hosted by Miss Peppermint, Ring of Keys, the artist service nonprofit for queer women, trans, and nonbinary artists, will release a live album of the evening's unforgettable performances.

The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, will return to the stage with CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) have announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) have announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.

PLUTO: A Rock Opera, a bold new musical by NYU grads Briana Harris and Gavin Knittle, will take the stage in concert at SoHo Playhouse. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Ring of Keys has announced its annual benefit to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the organization, Queering the Canon: A Retrospective | A Benefit for Ring of Keys.

RING OF KEYS brings QUEERING THE CANON: A RETROSPECTIVE to Joe's Pub. Audiences will experience these songs queered alongside a new canon of works written in response to the originals. Learn more!

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced that Season Two of New@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers is now airing, featuring conversations with the winners of the 2023/2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be a part of a musical theater production. 

NAMT announced the creative teams for the 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals, set to take place at New World Stages in New York City on October 24th and 25th.

The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced that Andy Mientus and Jon-Michael Reese have joined the cast of All the World’s a Stage by Adam Gwon, directed by Jonathan Silverstein with music direction by Andrea Grody.

The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced casting for several upcoming productions. Learn more about the lineup here!

A special industry reading of Alexandra Billings’s new autobiographical musical S/He & Me is set for this week. The reading will be presented on Wednesday, June 26th at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

A special concert next week will feature live performances by Broadway artists of the seven winning songs from the 2023-2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be a part of a musical theater production.

Join Theater Resources Unlimited's Meet the Coaches 2024, a virtual workshop for actors preparing for the TRU Audition.

The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced the 3rd annual festival. It will take place over four days, starting on Thursday, August 8, and will feature a wide range of musicals, plays, town halls, an outdoor variety stage, and will culminate in a Cabaret featuring Tony-nominee Phillip Boykin (Hadestown) on August 11.  

New Romantic Frankenstein Film Musical is Streaming this Valentine's Day.

Join Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and Parity Productions for a live town hall on 'The Trans and Gender-Expansive Experience in Theater.'

 National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced additional casting for the 35th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27, 2023, at New World Stages.