Hoffman News

The Nominating Committee of the Off Broadway Alliance has announced important dates for the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards.

truTV invites guests back into the rich, imaginative – and slightly deranged – world of At Home with Amy Sedaris for the 10-episode third season of the Emmy®-nominated variety sketch series. 

Right now we all need to simulate a real life online. To help, social platform asembl is bringing people together for a series of comedy events online called (not so) live. You can hear the audience laugh, see your friends and family who are there & interact with the performers.

Isolation Creation continues are more and more artists jump in with their video offerings.

On Site Opera, New York's pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, has added an additional live stream to their 4-part series of encore presentations.  

J.J. Abrams announces today's AFI Movie Club selection: TOOTSIE.

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Anton Chekhov. Today's play, The Seagull!

Dame Judi Dench has taken up a new hobby while in quarantine - TikTok!

The Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation has announced the final guests for the first season of their 'Live at the Lortel' podcast. In accordance with social distancing guidelines, the podcast was recorded online rather than in-person with an audience at the Lortel Theatre.

Psychological thriller SANCTUARY (Apr 23) starring Josefin Asplund (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vikings) in a dual role and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) as a manipulative doctor (Trailer), Sundance Now is excited to announce its May slate, which includes two Exclusive Premieres.

Intersect Art and Design has announced the appointment of Becca Hoffman as Managing Director. Hoffman will oversee the three art fairs in Intersect's portfolio: Art Aspen, SOFA Chicago, and Art Palm Springs.

Today, VICE TV announced the launch of Seat At The Table, a new primetime news and culture talk show fronted by New York Times best-selling author and TIME Editor-at-Large, Anand Giridharadas, premiering Wednesday, April 22nd at 10PM ET/PT on VICE TV.

Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia. He was 97.

Nominations for the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced today by theatre veterans Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer. The Awards will be presented during a special online event on Sunday, May 3, broadcast on the official website - www.LortelAwards.org - beginning at 7:00pm ET. A virtual 'host' and presenters will be announced at a later date. As always, the Lortel Awards will be a benefit for The Actors Fund and fans are encouraged to make donations at actorsfund.org/Lortel. The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation. Additional support is provided by TDF.

Before lockdown, Hoopla were running improv classes and shows at multiple venues across London to over 1,000 people each season. Since lockdown, we've started running classes online over Zoom to help people stay sociable during isolation, to take a break from things and have fun.

Blackfriars Theatre has been bringing stories to life for 70 years, and while they have weathered their share of storms, they have always emerged on the other side with a renewed spirit of community and commitment to local artistry. Now, as the Blackfriars stage sits dark for the remainder of their 70th Anniversary Season, we are reminded of how vital art is to our very well-being - it connects us all and makes us appreciate what it is to be alive.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It is a day that remains the largest collective call-to-action in human history. And each year since, people have flocked together by the millions to campuses, parks, beaches and town squares around the world to stand up and fight for the planet.

Dame Judi Dench is wishing everyone a happy Easter!

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Arthur Miller. Today's play, A View From the Bridge!

In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history! Today's number, You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray!