Helen Hayes News

New Art City Theatre is accepting submissions of new, original plays and musicals for inclusion in their second annual playwrights festival. Festival '25 will be held May 29 to June 1, 2025.

This time, the reader question was: Which Broadway theaters are the largest and which are the smallest and our expert, Jennifer Ashley Tepper has done a deep dive on the sizes of Broadway theatres both past and present!

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre has revealed performance schedule for the alternates playing the roles of the ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ through the end of August.

Tectonic Theater Project's Here There Are Blueberries will launch an international tour in 2025. Learn more about the play and see how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award winner Frank Wood and Kelley Curran will star in THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER, a new play by Catherine Gropper, directed by Brian Mertes. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Celebrate pride with the team of “Open” the play. On June 25th, 7:30-8:30 PM, the Drama Book Shop will present, in association with Jay Michaels Global Communications, “OPEN” a conversation with award-winning playwright Crystal Skillman. This author's event will feature a talkback, book signing, and live podcast recording.

NextStop Theatre announced that Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann will be stepping down after leading the professional company for twelve years. NextStop’s board will conduct a nationwide search to find the company’s next Producing Artistic Director to help build on the legacy left by Evan.

Watch Baayork Lee discuss her legendary Broadway dance career with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca in the video here!

Everyman Theatre has announced a new summer music series, Baltimore Broadway and Beyond, featuring a diverse lineup of performances celebrating local and Broadway talent.

Eldritch Investigations: A Psychogeographies Project by Rorschach Theatre has been extended through September 2024.

Katie Folger brings her one-woman show GETTING IN BED WITH THE PIZZA MAN back to Austin, offering a unique theatrical experience that explores personal narratives and comedic storytelling.

Compass Rose Theater is collaborating with Tony-nominated actress Nikki Crawford to offer a Musical Theatre Technique Workshop for students and young actors ages 11-18 on June 21 and 28 from 6-9 PM in Annapolis, MD. Space is limited.

Tony winner Aaron Tveit just made his Café Carlyle debut with a residency at the iconic venue continuing through June 29, 2024. Check out photos of Aaron in action here.

Westport Country Playhouse will present Grammy Award nominee, famed pop singer, and Westport, Connecticut resident Sophie B. Hawkins with a selection of songs and scenes from her new musical, 'Birds of New York'. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Chicago on Broadway has just announced that Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder (A Beautiful Noise, Moulin Rouge! The Musical) has extended her stay on the cell block! The Tony Award-nominee will continue in the role of “Velma Kelly” through Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the Ambassador Theatre.

On Tuesday, Eddie Redmayne stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers to discuss Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, which is now playing at the August Wilson Theatre. In Cabaret, Redmayne plays 'The Emcee', a role played by Joel Grey in the 1966 and 1987 Broadway productions. During the interview, he discussed his long attachment to the material and a time when an audience member asked him for a selfie during a performance. Watch the interview here!

Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show to discuss Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, now playing at the August Wilson Theatre. In Cabaret, Redmayne plays 'The Emcee', a role played by Joel Grey in the 1966 and 1987 Broadway productions. He performs alongside Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles, replacing Jessie Buckley from the West End production. Watch the full interview!

Woolly Mammoth Theatre announces its new season, adopting the London model of short-term programming. The season will run through the end of the year with diverse and dynamic productions.

David Zaragoza Gutierrez's new drama, AWAKE AND BREATHING, will have an industry reading at Cameo Studios in New York. Learn more!

Step into the pages of Barrett Wilbert Weed's diary as she will perform at The London Palladium on September 1st, 2024.