Diversity News

TWELVE ANGRY MEN: Timeless classic opens City Gate Productions' 2024 Season. Adapted from the Emmy award-winning TV movie, the play challenges jurors' perceptions in a murder trial. Don't miss this thought-provoking production in Queens.

Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA) announces free professional development workshops for DC area artists.

NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington and Samora Pinderhughes kick off CAP UCLA's 2024 lineup at Royce Hall with 'New Standards' on January 27 at 8 pm.

The Hollywood Creative Alliance announced they will be honoring Willem Dafoe with the Excellence in Artistry Award, celebrating his 2023 performances such as Nemo from “Inside,” Saltzburg Keitel from “Asteroid City,” the voice of Noble Pelican from “The Boy and The Heron,” and Dr. Godwin Baxter from “Poor Things.”

Company returns to the Orpheum stage but it's likely not the show you remember! A 1970 muscial with music and lyrics by the late great Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, Company has been transformed since its revival, which is what Memphis audiences are witnessing this week. 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will reimagine its long-running social justice conversation series, Standing in Solidarity, as a series of in-person events in 2024.

 Honolulu Theatre for Youth has announced the world premiere of a new musical titled, Super Aunty, written by Lee Cataluna with music by Sean-Joseph Choo. Learn more about the show here!

​​​​​​​Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will– once again – invite the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance. The production, titled “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Celebrating His Legacy in Spoken Word and Song,” will feature re-enactments of Dr. King's speeches, song and dance. 

The Wilmington Drama League presents '9 to 5: The Musical' - Dolly Parton's classic comedy comes to life on stage for the first time. Join us for a hilarious story of three women taking control of their office. Don't miss this Tony-nominated production from January 26 to February 4 in Wilmington, DE.

Krymov Lab NYC has announced a limited encore presentation of the celebrated interpretation of Pushkin's Eugene Onegin, from Russian director Dmitry Krimov, currently residing and creating in exile in New York. Since founding his NYC-based studio in 2022, Krymov's company has already won significant acclaim from The New York Times,

The 39th Annual JCC Jewish Book Festival is happening from February 10-15, 2024. Don't miss the Prologue Event on Jan. 28 and the Epilogue Event on Feb. 25. Visit www.jccgv.com/jewish-book-festival for more information.

Theatre Collingwood announces their exciting collection of productions and events for their 40th anniversary year in 2024.

Join Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra for the 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert. A partnership with Girard College and Global Citizen’s Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.

Cristina Pitter with The Exponential Festival and JACK present ixchel (we are still here, remember this medicine).

MCC Theater will present a special performance of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice on Saturday January 6 at 7:00PM.

A Sign of the Times, a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, and other classic pop hits of the 1960s, will play a commercial engagement beginning March 4, 2024

Moonstone Theatre Company presents the St. Louis premiere of The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp, a gripping drama about the intense bond between a professor and her student.

Submissions are now open for Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2024. Participate in this exciting opportunity to showcase your talent!

The American Shakespeare Center has announced the appointment of Vanessa Morosco as its new Executive Director, marking a significant milestone in the organization's journey.

Tada! Youth Theater will perform the original musical B.O.T.C.H. this month. Performances will run January 27, 2024 through February 18, 2024.