Dramatists Guild News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 29, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Y-Haven Theatre Project celebrates 25 years of bringing true stories of recovery to the stage, providing a safe space for individuals on a path of self-reflection and redemption through art.

The full cast for the West Coast premiere of the brand new musical, MYSTIC PIZZA, has been revealed.

Harry Lennix (The Blacklist, The DC Universe) and Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU, I Wanna Dance with Somebody) will join the cast of its world premiere of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Purpose.

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company have partnered to present New Musicals Mixtape, a first look at new musicals written by members of the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s Julia de Burgos Cohort.

Check out the trailer for Moment To Moment: The Making of The Violet Hour Studio Cast recording!

Second Stage Theater will present a one-night-only reading of the new musical EIGHTY-SIXED, which will kick off the NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL on January 16, 2024 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater.

Dramatists Guild Foundation announces the recipients of the Catalyst Fellowship in a new announcement.

Full cast and creative team has been revealed for the new musical WHITE ROSE. Meet the talented cast and creative team behind the upcoming production of WHITE ROSE.

Abingdon Theatre Company will present their next Broadway on the Bowery event, a concert performance of Divided, a new musical composed by Kristen Rosenfeld with book and lyrics by Luanne Rosenfeld. The performance will be directed by Jim Cooney with musical direction by Robbie Cowan.

Goodspeed Musicals has announced a Festival of New Musicals taking place in January. Stay tuned for exciting new productions and performances!

LA MIRADA THEATRE presents the West Coast premiere of the brand new musical 'MYSTIC PIZZA' directed by CASEY HUSHION.

HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by the innovative mind of 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, will make its Broadway premiere this spring! We have all the details on the show's transfer!

Nutley Little Theatre presents A Christmas Carol by Michael Paller and directed by Rachel Rubin Ladutke. In Michael Paller's unique adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, renowned author Charles Dickens is visited by the spirit of himself as a young boy.  When The Child demands a story, Dickens is struck with inspiration.  He summons his family and friends, who have gathered for Christmas Eve dinner, up to his attic studio and enlists their help in performing the tale that is weaving his way through his brain.  And so the story unfolds, with the cast of nine playing more than 40 roles.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present 'Buried Words, Seeds of Hope,' a theatrical benefit for Ukraine. Proceeds support organizations aiding Ukrainian survivors.

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the December 2023 prompt for Go Try PlayWrite.

Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer, writing partner to book writer/lyricist Lynn Ahrens, will receive a multimedia, multi-ensemble, all-star tribute entitled “The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Honors Alumnus: STEPHEN FLAHERTY AT CARNEGIE HALL!

On December 4th, the Dramatists Guild and InterAct Theatre Company are partnering with The 24 Hour Plays for this year's production of The 24 Hour Plays: Philadelphia, featuring artists from across our city's vibrant performing arts community.

Join Carmen Cusack and Nina West in 'The Christmas Carols: How Those Ghosts Got Scrooged' at 54 Below. Full cast announced for this adaptation of the Dickens classic.

The Carbonell Awards adds four new judges to its panel, bringing the total number to 42. These judges will evaluate productions at professional theaters across South Florida.