Chad Austin News

Little Girl Blue, the musical inspired by the life of Nina Simone, is now playing at New World Stages. The musical, written and starring Laiona Michelle (Amazing Grace, Book of Mormon, American Hero), began previews on Saturday, March 5th.

Abingdon Theatre Company has released photos from their Broadway on the Bowery event, the music of It Happened In Key West on March 7th. Artistic Director, Chad Austin directed the evening at Duane Park, with music direction by Nick Wilders.

Abingdon Theatre Company has released photos from their sold-out Broadway on the Bowery event, An Evening with Teal Wicks on February 21st. Artistic Director, Chad Austin directed the evening at Duane Park, with music direction by Nick Wilders.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced casting for their next Broadway on the Bowery event, a concert version of It Happened in Key West. Based on a true story, this exciting new romantic musical comedy is written by Jill Santoriello, Jason Huza and Jeremiah James.

The one woman play, written by Caleen Sinette Jennings, will star Felicia Curry as protagonist, Jacqueline Marie Butler. Curry originated the role in the third installment of the trilogy, Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains, at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Queens Girl in the World marks Abingdon's return to the main stage.

After the success of their premiere film project, ‘It Cries Too Loudly’, Abingdon Virtual Productions and Executive Producer Chad Austin are presenting their second original short film, ‘As Apple Pie’. Formed in 2021, Abingdon Virtual Productions is the newly formed virtual component of Abingdon Theatre Company.

The first event of 2022 will be An Evening with Teal Wicks. See Teal (The Cher Show, Finding Neverland, Wicked) in a way you have never seen her before as the Broadway star brings glamour and edge to this intimate evening of entertainment.

Abingdon Theatre Company has added to their second annual “Virtual Festival of Short Plays” by including a live talkback session with the playwrights, directors and cast members which will be moderated by Tony Award winning producer, Rashad V. Chambers.

Abingdon Theatre Company produced the sold-out return of Broadway on the Bowery: Red, Hot & Vaxxed on November 3rd. Artistic Director, Chad Austin directed the event at Duane Park, with music direction by Nick Wilders.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the finalists for their second annual “Virtual Festival of Short Plays”. The company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard so with this in mind the one-week virtual festival will once again shed light on stories by people of color.

Additional casting has been announced for Abingdon Theatre Company’s sold-out return of Broadway on the Bowery: Red, Hot & Vaxed! Pearls Daily, Jonathan Hoover, Marisa Rosen and Justin Sargent will all join the cast for the downtown cabaret which will be hosted by burlesque sensation, The Maine Attraction. 

Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, the company has announced their Festival of Short Plays. A one-week virtual festival shedding light on stories by people of color. Three new short pieces will be selected which were created and to be performed and directed by people of color.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the return of Broadway on the Bowery with ‘Red, Hot & Vaxed!’, a curated downtown cabaret, directed by Artistic Director, Chad Austin with music direction by Nick Wilders.

As theaters begin to reopen, many theater companies are bringing the lessons they learned during the pandemic with them into the future. They're reevaluating 'best practices' to determine what still works and what needs to change, now that the nation is different from when we closed our doors.

With the upcoming first anniversary of the Beirut explosion on August 4th, 2020, Abingdon Theatre Company is shedding light on the art that has been created as a result of this tragedy. It Cries Too Loudly explores the overlap between joy and tragedy in her tumultuous home country and the experience of being an emigre.

In April 2022, Abingdon Theatre Company will return to us live and in person, bringing us their main stage production of ‘Queen’s Girl in the World’ by Caleen Sinette Jennings. This piece, which will make its New York Premiere at Theatre Row, looks at one young woman’s journey of self-discovery at the onset of the Civil Rights-era.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced three new Artists in Residence for their upcoming 29th Season beginning in the fall. Christine Toy Johnson, Ilda Mason and Matthew McLachlan are set to be the next participants in the Carolyn Halpert Artist in Residence Program which began in 2017.

Abingdon Theatre Company will present a short film of 'Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom' written and directed by Christine Toy Johnson followed by a talk back with the writer and cast, moderated by Reggie Lee on May 25th at 7pm ET. This event is free. This piece is being screened in May to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Abingdon Theatre Company (Chad Austin, Artistic Director) will present a virtual reading of The Inferno, a new play by Chris Sherman on April 5th at 7pm ET via their YouTube channel.

Baring It All with Call Me Adam returns today, Thursday, January 7, 2021 when Season 2 of the entertainment podcast begins. This season, Baring It All host Adam Rothenberg focuses on his guest’s legacy and lessons learned.