Jeff Croiter News

The New Group has announced that Tony Award winner Lillias White will join the cast of the world premiere production of Black No More. A strictly limited engagement will play January 11 – February 27, 2022 at The Pershing Square Signature Center with Opening Night on Tuesday, February 8. Tickets are now on sale to the public. 

Last night at the Booth Theatre, Broadway officially welcomed back Freestyle Love Supreme! We're taking you inside the big night with photos from the red carpet! Check out photos of all of the arrivals here!

The New Group has announced the world premiere of Black No More, a new musical inspired by George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel of the same name, featuring Book by John Ridley, Music and Lyrics by Tariq Trotter, Choreography by Bill T. Jones, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements by Daryl Waters and Direction by Scott Elliott. 

There will be a limited number of $25 lottery tickets offered per performance. Learn how to get the lottery tickets, the schedule and more...

As part of BroadwayWorld's expansive coverage of the 74th Annual Tony Awards, we're bringing you the full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between. Keep up with all of the winners' speeches with our list below.

4Wall Entertainment has released Episode 3 of their new animated series Light Humor, now available for streaming. Light Humor is an animated series produced by 4Wall Entertainment that takes a humorous look inside the world of lighting design and aims to bring some brightness into your day.

Broadway Live Cinema Festival, the new film and live performance event honoring Broadway and movie musicals, has announced the lineup of artists set to perform live at the inaugural festival this summer at AMC Empire 25 Theater in Times Square (234 W 42nd St, NYC). 

In celebration of the highly-anticipated re-opening of Broadway theaters this fall, the Broadway Live Cinema Festival is launching as a four-week film and live performance event honoring Broadway and movie musicals. The inaugural festival runs from July 15th through August 8th at the AMC Empire 25 Theater in Times Square.

WOMEN / CREATE!, a virtual festival of dance, was presented on Thursday, May 20, 2021, livestreamed on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, and YouTube. The full program and post-show talkback is now available to view on-demand through Sunday, May 31.

Episode 45 of the 4Wall Sunday Roundtable will feature some of the top design educators in the country.  The discussion will focus on how they adapted to teaching during the pandemic, what inspired them to become teachers, and why they are passionate about what they do.

4Wall Sunday Roundtable Episode 44 will welcome Stage Managers from Broadway, Ballet, Concerts, Events, and Music Festivals.  The discussion will include a deep dive into what their jobs entail, what they are doing during the shutdown, and their role in restarting the live entertainment industry.

The dance theatre hit Beyond Babel will return to New York this fall to complete the final eight weeks of its original Off-Broadway run. Performances will begin again on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at The Gym at Judson (243 Thompson Street).

 4Wall Sunday Roundtable Episode 42 welcomes Associate Lighting, Projection, and Costume Designers from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Tours, Regional Theatre, and Events. Join us to hear how they got their start, what exactly an associate designer does, and why they enjoy doing it.

4Wall Entertainment has released Episode 2 of their new animated series Light Humor. You would think a day called ‘Focus’ would be calm and productive, but most lighting designers know it doesn’t always work that way… 

Episode 39 of 4Wall Sunday Roundtable will welcome lighting supervisors from the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, The Public Theater, and Penn & Teller.  Join them to hear what it’s like working for a storied and established institution, as well as how they started in the business, why they love what they do and more.

4Wall Entertainment is launching a new limited series of animated shorts called Light Humor, set to premiere on 4Wall’s Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram social media channels on March 8, 2021.

Episode 36 of 4Wall Sunday Roundtable welcomes lighting programmers from Broadway, Film, TV, Concert Touring and Events. This week's discussion will include how the programmers got their start, their influences, their process, the variety of jobs they do, and what a day in the life looks like. 

The four Associate Designers of Hamilton the Musical are this week's guests on the 4Wall Sunday Roundtable. Hosts Drew Quinones and Jeff Croiter are joined by Jason Crystal (sound), Angela Kahler (costume), Rod Lemmond (set), Ryan J. O'Gara (lights), all of whom have been involved in every Hamilton production to date, starting at The Public Theatre. 

Hosts Drew Quinones and Jeff Croiter welcome Kate Freer (Multimedia Artist) and Ty Defoe (Writer / Interdisciplinary Artist); Marci Skolnick (Stage Manager / Show Caller) and Natalie Robin (Lighting Designer / Professor); and Philip Rosenberg (Lighting Designer) and Isaac Hurwitz (Producer) and more.

Episode 31 of 4Wall Entertainment's Sunday Roundtable features Production Managers, Technical Supervisors, and Producing Directors from Broadway, Lincoln Center, Disney, and Regional Theatre.