Ayad Akhtar News

Check out this week's list of releases, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella cast recording, The Color Purple on vinyl, What the Constitution Means to Me, and more!

Today (January 14) in live streaming: Grey's Anatomy reunites on Stars in the House, Haley Swinday visits Backstage Live, and so much more!

The LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES will resume on Thursday, January 14th at 8pm with TURNING THE PAGE: LCT Artists Read Their Own Poetry and Prose. The event will feature a host of LCT artists – playwrights David Adjmi, Ayad Akhtar and Sarah Ruhl; playwright/director James Lapine; director Jack O’Brien; and actor/writer Andrew Rannells.

For the first time since the theatre was closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kiln Theatre returns to the stage with a live streamed reading of Ayad Akhtar's critically acclaimed The Invisible Hand on 18 December at 7pm.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced its Holiday Follies on December 16, as well as the launch of the NYTW Digital Archive which will include a work-in-process sneak preview of Martha Redbone & Aaron Whitby’s The Talking Circles exclusively for NYTW Members and Repeat Defenders.

The recently announced LCT Spotlight Series, a free program of digital events, which will feature Lincoln Center Theater artists in performance, conversation and more continues this Thursday, December 3 at 7pm with “LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ IN CONVERSATION: ON DIRECTING.” 

New York Theatre Workshop announced today an extension for , conceived and created by Theater Mitu & directed by Rubén Polendo. Part of the 2020/21 Artistic Instigators Season, was originally set to stream November 16-24, 2020 and will now be available for 6 additional performances through December 13, 2020.

Center Theatre Group Digital Stage has announced their schedule for November 9 - November 15, 2020. 'Disgraced' premieres November 11 at 12 p.m. Pacific. Audio production streamed free to the public and available on demand until January 10, 2021

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the creation of the LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES, a free program of digital events, which will feature LCT artists in performance, conversation and more.

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes a book of stories behind the musical Jagged Little Pill, the Moulin Rouge! songbook, and more!

TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH) Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero announced today that THE WHO & THE WHAT is now on-sale. Captured in the theater live with a company of actors, a guest director and an onsite production team – this is the first “film to stream' show of the season. THE WHO & THE WHAT by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Aneesha Kudtarkar will stream on demand November 15 through November 28, 2020.  

New York Theatre Workshop announced today additional details for two upcoming projects: , conceived & created by Theater Mitu & directed by Rubén Polendo, will stream November 16-24, 2020. The Cooking Project, created by members of the Dominican Artists Collective and directed by Melissa Crespo, will premiere on November 18, 2020 at 8pm.

Playwrights Horizons today announced Natasha Sinha as its new Associate Artistic Director. Selected after a national search, Sinha, who is currently Director of Artistic Programs at Signature Theatre, will assume the position in January 2021.

TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH) Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero announced today that their 20/21 season will begin streaming Sunday, September 27, 2020. 

This week's list includes a recording of Nick Cordero's cabaret performance at Feinstein's/54 Below, as well as new music from Laura Benanti, the script of Linda Vista by Tracy Letts, and more.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced today the initial group of projects from the 2020/21 Artistic Instigators.

Theatre 40 is launching a shortened season of its long standing Adult Education Theatre Appreciation Seminars this month. This Semester's theme is 'THE OTHER: plays concerning the relationships with those different from ourselves'. The presentations are virtual, online.

Chicago Humanities Festival has announced the entire digital line-up for the month of September. In addition to already-announced speakers Claudia Rankine and Jill Lepore, events include David Spade interviewing Colin Quinn, and more.

Playwright Ayad Akhtar will release a new book, Homeland Elegies, on September 15.

L.A. Theatre Works has selected seven plays and a national touring production for its upcoming season. Specific dates will be announced after the CDC and UCLA, home of the James Bridges Theater where LATW performs, give the go ahead and all safety protocols have been put into place.