Diversity News

The National Women’s Theatre Festival, the nation's largest symposium on gender and theatre, has announced the full schedule of WTFCon23. See full programming!

This One’s For You: The Music of Barry Manilow Pops 40th Birthday Gala adds starry new cast members.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity will welcome Megumi Masaki as Director of Music. Beginning May 1st, Megumi will lead the vision and implementation of Music programming at Banff Centre, developing and nurturing emerging artists alongside world-class faculty.

​​​​​​​The Chelsea Symphony (TCS), in collaboration with composer Shuying Li, presents World Map, a showcase of contemporary American music at Merkin Concert Hall on May 26, 2023.

ISHIDA Dance Company, in collaboration with Asia Society Texas will present having been breathed out featuring works choreographed by ISHIDA, renowned Greek choreographer Adonis Foniadakis, and award-winning Romanian choreographer Edward Clug.

Leading music and arts festival Latitude festival returns to the ​​picturesque grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, on 20-23 July 2023.

Jim Caruso, Megan Hilty, Michael Urie & Lillias White will now join The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, for its 40th Birthday Gala. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Harlem Stage has announced details of the Black Arts Movement: Then and Now Conference, curated by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director/Artist-in-Residence Carl Hancock Rux.

BroadwayWorld has learned that Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League have reached an agreement on touring contracts ahead of potential strike action, conditional upon ratification by the membership. 

30 and Out is a hilarious, sexy and painful portrayal of what it means to start life all over again. This filthy and funny show explores what it means to be a lesbian, to lose yourself and find yourself again, all set against the backdrop of turning 30. Using touching interviews, innovative projection and powerful storytelling, 30 and Out is a memorable journey of mayhem and struggle that honours the complexity of queer identity.

The 9th annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium will be presented at the beautiful Open Jar Studios in the heart of Times Square, where numerous Broadway shows rehearse.

In collaboration with Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble, Wayward Voices presents “Wayward Reads,” a staged reading production of two one act plays written by BIPOC playwrights on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

The Austin Gay Men's Chorus will take the stage for Ascending Colour: An AGMC Concert, which will spotlight music arranged and composed by people of color and the LGBTQIA+ communities, on Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at First Austin, 901 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78701.

Supporting an extraordinary six shows with £50,000 direct investment at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the 2023 Charlie Hartill winners have been announced by the Pleasance Theatre Trust.

 Performing Arts Houston has announced its 23/24 Season of national and international touring artists and new works from artists in the Houston community. The arrival of the new season will coincide with major advances in the multi-year renovation of Jones Hall, including the installation of new auditorium seating, expanded restrooms, and more.

The Tesseract Theatre Company will open the St. Louis premiere of Welcome to Arroyo's on April 28 at the .Zack Theatre.

The New Jersey Symphony presents the world premiere of Steven Mackey’s RIOT, with text by Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, on April 21-23.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance (“the Alliance”) announces registration for this year's Creating Change in-person symposium on May 10, 2023 from 9:30am - 5:00pm at the Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. The event, supported by The Grunin Foundation, will feature a full day of breakout sessions, panel discussions, racial healing circles, and more for the New Jersey arts community.

New York Theatre Workshop's 2023 Gala will be held on Monday May 1 at 6PM at Capitale. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets!

Shadowbox Live has been named the host venue for the Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable Annual Celebration. The celebration will take place on April 30, 2023 at 7 PM.