Billie Burke News

WILD CHILD World Premiere Casting Set at Laguna Playhouse

by Stephi Wild — August 4, 2026

Laguna Playhouse has announced the complete cast for the world premiere of WILD CHILD, a new musical directed by John Simpkins that opens the venue's upcoming season.

Rona Siddiqui Will Return to Hermitage Beach for Songwriting Program

by Stephi Wild — April 22, 2026

Grammy-nominated composer and musical theater artist Rona Siddiqui will return to the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Sarasota County for 'Songwriting for Character,' a sunset beach program showcasing her original work and creative process.

Rona Siddiqui Tribute Concert Will Feature Special Guests Bryce Pinkham, Natasha Yvette Williams, and More

by A.A. Cristi — April 6, 2026

A one-night tribute concert celebrating the work of Grammy-nominated composer Rona Siddiqui will take place in New York City, featuring Broadway performers including Bryce Pinkham and Natasha Yvette Williams.

Anna K Jacobs to Offer Master Class Through Theatre Now's Industry Nights Series

by A.A. Cristi — December 8, 2025

Award-winning composer, lyricist and librettist Anna K.

MISS HYSTERIA, F WORD and More Set for Goodspeed's 20th Annual Festival of New Musicals Announced

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 4, 2025

The 20th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals will take place.

Theatre Communications Group To Publish TEETH, The Musical Satire By Michael R. Jackson And Anna K. Jacobs

by A.A. Cristi — December 2, 2025

Theatre Communications Group has announced the forthcoming publication of Teeth, the darkly hilarious and incisive musical by Michael R.

Dramatists Guild Foundation Names Madeline Myers as 2025 Stephen Schwartz Award Recipient

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 7, 2025

Dramatists Guild Foundation has named musical theater composer and lyricist Madeline Myers as the 2025 recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Award.

Rona Siddiqui Receives Mark O’Donnell Prize From The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons

by Stephi Wild — October 7, 2025

The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons announced that Grammy-nominated artist Rona Siddiqui is the 2025 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize,.

Writers Revealed For Johnny Mercer Foundation’s Songwriting Intensive in Maine

by Stephi Wild — April 25, 2025

The Johnny Mercer Foundation has announced the writers selected for their second annual Songwriting Intensive, part of the New England Music Camp at Snow Pond Center for the Arts.

Shaina Taub to be Honored at EdTA's Theatre Education Conference

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 17, 2025

Shaina Taub— two-time Tony Award winner, Grammy-nominated songwriter, and writer, composer, lyricist, and star of the revolutionary Broadway musical Suffs— will join the 2025 Theatre Education Conference.

TEETH Composer Anna K. Jacobs's 54 Below Concert Announces Full Cast And Livestream

by A.A. Cristi — January 29, 2025

The Jonathan Larson Award winner and Drama Desk nominee Anna K.

Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean's New Musical MAIDEN VOYAGE Will Have Workshop at The Kiln Theatre

by Stephi Wild — January 7, 2025

New Works Provincetown and Shared Experience will present a workshop in London of the new musical Maiden Voyage with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean.

TNNY Hosts Master Class With Anna K. Jacobs

by Stephi Wild — December 4, 2024

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held later this month, featuring a Master Class with Jonathon Larson Award winner Anna K.

Video: Paul Tazewell Showcases WICKED Movie Costumes on THE TODAY SHOW

by Josh Sharpe — November 13, 2024

Wicked movie costume designer Paul Tazewell visited The Today Show on Wednesday and, with him, brought along some of the actual costumes seen in the film.

The Museum of Chinese in America Launches Performing Artist Residency Program

by Stephi Wild — September 27, 2024

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) announced their performing artist residency program, with the theme of Heteroglossia, in response to MOCA’s new exhibition, Magazine Fever: Gen X Asian American Periodicals.

Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs, and More Will Lead THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading

by Stephi Wild — September 5, 2024

THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St.