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Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Sierra Boggess and more! See the full lineup here.

Everblue Arts will host a workshop of In BeTween, a new musical for young audiences about fitting in, standing out, and everything in between. The workshop will conclude with a by-invitation-only presentation in New York next month.

The 18th season of New York Theatre Barn's award-winning New Works Series will continue in May. The presentation will feature excerpts from two original musicals, Unzipped and Female Complaints.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. The lineup includes Tom Kitt featuring Ariana DeBose, plus more! 

CPA Theatricals will present two staged readings of Sentinels, a new play with music celebrating the contributions of women over the past 80 years. Learn more here!

New York Theatre Barn will kick off the 18th season of its award-winning New Works Series on Monday, March 31, 2025. See who is taking part and learn how to join!

IAMA Theatre Company will host an industry presentation workshop of Millennials Are Killing Musicals by Nico Juber, directed by Marlo Hunter this month. Learn more here!

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the NAMT Member Theatre and Writer Recipients for the 2024/2025 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals.

Bistro Award-winning cabaret artist Jack Bartholet will return with a fiery, eclectic, and unapologetically queer evening of song that transforms fury into fabulosity. Learn more here!

Goodspeed Musicals has announced the participants for the 13th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, which will be held January 27 - February 23 on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Conn.

New York Theatre Barn will produce a reading of Maiga Vidal's original musical Café con Leche featuring Linedy Genao and more. Learn more about the programming and see how to attend.

New York Theatre Barn's record label, Theatre Barn Records, will record a concept EP of the original musical Winner, featuring Taylor Iman Jones (Six, Head Over Heels), Jade McLeod (Jagged Little Pill), and Alex Wyse (Good Night, Oscar, Spring Awakening).

The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts will present its annual New Works Project on Saturday, December 14th, 2024 at 1PM and 6PM at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre (10 West 64th Street, NYC) featuring excerpts from six original musicals in development.

New York Theatre Barn's record label, Theatre Barn Records, will release a concept EP of the original musical Winner in time for Pride 2025. The album will be available wherever you stream music.

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2024 Idea Awards for Theatre; three categories of grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well as playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them. Check out photos from this years awards ceremony.

The 17th season of New York Theatre Barn’s award-winning New Works Series will conclude at the Five Angels Theater in NYC. The presentation will feature excerpts from the new musicals Plane Girl and Magia.

The 17th season of New York Theatre Barn's award-winning New Works Series concludes on Monday, November 11, 2024 at 7PM ET at the Five Angels Theater in NYC (789 Tenth Avenue – the theatre is located on the 2nd Floor).

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month and as part of Theatre Barn Records, New York Theatre Barn will release a concept EP of the original musical Café Con Leche. The album features Linedy Genao. Learn more about the album and get a first listen.

New York Theatre Barn’s Choreography Lab will present a new musical about Rita Hayworth featuring Karmine Alers and Luis Villabon. Learn how to purchase.

A concert of the new musical Female Complaints about underground San Francisco abortionist Inez Burns will be presented on Monday, September 9th, 2024 at 7PM ET at The Green Room 42 in NYC (570 10th Avenue).