Lisa Kron News

Broadway Rewind: The Bechdels Arrive on Broadway in FUN HOME in 2015

by Nicole Rosky — June 18, 2020

Today we rewind to 2015 for the arrival of Tony winning musical Fun Home.

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, May 27- with Chad Kimball, Alex Brightman and More!

by Nicole Rosky — May 27, 2020

Today (May 27) in live streaming: Chad Kimball visits Backstage Live, Debra Messing and Victoria Clark visit Stars in the House, and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, May 26- with Joshua Henry, Lynn Ahrens, Brandon Victor Dixon and More!

by Nicole Rosky — May 26, 2020

Today (May 26) in live streaming: Star Trek Voyager reunites, a new episode of It's the Day of the Show Y'all, and so much more!

26th Annual Herb Alpert Award In The Arts Recipients Announced

by A.A. Cristi — May 22, 2020

The Herb Alpert Foundation and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) have awarded the 2020 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) to five exceptional mid-career artists.

FUN HOME, THE SOUND INSIDE And More Announced for TheaterWorks 20/21 Season.

by A.A. Cristi — May 14, 2020

TheaterWorks Hartford announced their 2020-2021 Season today.

Megan McGinnis, Adam Halpin and More From DADDY LONG LEGS Cast Will Reunite To Raise Money For The Actors Fund

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 8, 2020

Producer Ken Davenport announced on his blog, a special livestream event featuring the cast of Daddy Long Legs for The Producer's Perspective Live.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces SEGAL TALKS Week Five

by A.A. Cristi — April 24, 2020

The Martin E.

Rachel Chavkin, Andre de Shields, Taylor Mac and More Launch THE TRICKLE UP to Aid Artists Loss of Income Due to Covid-19

by A.A. Cristi — March 23, 2020

A group of over 50 other New York City artists-including Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship and OBIE Award winners spanning numerous disciplines-have launched The Trickle Up, a subscription video service to help artists hurt from the COVID-19 shutdown.

'Imagining America' Benefit Postponed

by Stephi Wild — March 17, 2020

The Ojai Playwrights Conference is postponing their previously announced benefit celebration, a?oeImagining America,a?? scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2020, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Ojai Playwrights Conference Comes To L.A. With Benefit Celebration IMAGINING AMERICA

by A.A. Cristi — March 9, 2020

The Ojai Playwrights Conference is coming to Los Angeles for the first time with a benefit celebration, a?oeImagining America,a?? to take place on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Branden Jacobs-Jenkins As Final Commission For American Revolutions Cycle

by A.A. Cristi — March 5, 2020

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as the 37th and final commissioned artist as part of American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, OSF's multi-decade program for developing new plays about moments of change in United States history.

The Company Theatre Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical FUN HOME

by A.A. Cristi — February 26, 2020

The Company Theatre has announced its upcoming production of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home.

Paramount Theatre To Present FUN HOME, HAND TO GOD and More In Newly-Remodeled Copley Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — February 20, 2020

Paramount Theatre will pull the curtain on another live theater venue a?" the remodeled Copley Theatre a?" where it will launch its new Bold Series, a four-show subscription ready to bring a new type of theater to downtown Aurora.

BWW Review: Deeply Moving FUN HOME Gets Intimate Staging at OC's Chance Theater

by Michael Quintos — February 19, 2020

A deeply complex father-daughter dynamic is the central narrative that drives the searingly poignant and emotionally absorbing musical FUN HOME, the Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 autobiographical graphic memoir now appearing in an admirable new intimate theater product

Photo Flash: First Look at FUN HOME, Playing At Chance Theater Through March 1st

by A.A. Cristi — February 5, 2020

Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, opens its 22nd season with Fun Home, the brilliant, groundbreaking 2013 musical based on the intensely personal graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD Comes to Town Hall Theatre

by Stephi Wild — February 5, 2020

Photo Coverage: The 2020 Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre is Given

by Genevieve Rafter Keddy — February 4, 2020

The 30th Annual Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre reception was held on Monday, February 3.

Village Playwrights Present LOVE IS QUEER

by Stephi Wild — February 3, 2020

The Village Playwrights present Love Is Queer, staged reading of 10 minute plays to celebrate Valentine's Day, on Monday, February 10 at 7 pm at St.

The Public Has Announced Spring Public Forum and Public Shakespeare Initiative Line-Up

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 21, 2020

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today the spring Public Forum and Public Shakespeare Initiative line-up that will explore the intersection of art, ideas, and action and illuminate the study and performance of Shakespeare's works.

Daniel Messé, Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew Have Received the 30th Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 15, 2020

The Kleban Foundation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre with the announcement of the 2020 prize winners.