Lynn Nottage News

Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet will perform in a one-night-only benefit reading of HOLIDAY for The Acting Company on October 6.

Ford’s Theatre announced the cast and creative team for MISTER LINCOLN, featuring David Selby as Abraham Lincoln. The production will run from October 10 to November 15, 2024.

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Tongs and Bones, Shakespeare: Tempestuous Amusements, Interludes, Noises, and Drollery, written by Bob Shuman and directed by Frank Farrell will run as part of the Dream Up Festival from August 25-September 15, 2024.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat recently announced its 2024-2025 Curatorial Council, comprised of distinguished national arts leaders spanning the fields of theater, music, visual art, literature, and arts education.

The Broadway, touring, West End, and Hamburg productions of the smash-hit musical MJ released a tribute video celebrating Michael Jackson’s birthday. 

PlayMakers Repertory Company has announced its 2024/25 season opener with Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a poignant story of a Black family navigating race and identity in 1950s Brooklyn.

MJ THE MUSICAL has announced its upcoming performances at The Bushnell, with tickets now available. The show celebrates the life and career of Michael Jackson.

On Friday, August 23, the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative and Chicago’s Navy Pier celebrated the installation of Alison Saar’s To Sit A While. See photos!

Shaina Taub, creator and star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Suffs, will host the Broadway for Harris Community Launch Call tonight, Monday, August 26 from 6:00-7:00pm ET. The call will take place over Zoom and is open to the public.

Conductor Daniela Candillari revealed her 2024-2025 season. Learn more and see how to attend performances!

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing playwright, Chisa Hutchinson about her career and 'The Bleeding Class' at 59E59 Theaters.

New York’s theater community is organizing to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. Broadway for Harris is a volunteer coalition of industry professionals and theater enthusiasts united to elect Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and down ballot Democratic candidates this November.

The myriad music, moods, and motifs of the “king of pop” (not to mention generic mastery of soul, rhythm and blues, funk, rock, disco, and dance-pop) Michael Jackson, are electrifyingly on display in the ingeniously cutting -edge musical MJ: The Musical now playing at the National Theatre. Not at all the expected “jukebox musical”, I was surprised to witness the finesse and craftsmanship of an extremely ambitious theatrical offering that was truly intelligent.

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Keen Company's Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein will step down following the completion of the 2024-25 season.  Jonathan has held the position for the past 12 years starting in 2012.

The Prince Fellowship has announced its 2024-2025 fellows, recognizing emerging talent in theater production. The fellowship supports the development of new voices in the industry through mentorship and resources.

Moving Arts will present MADLab 2024, featuring five new plays by Los Angeles writers. Learn how to attend.

Set in 1905 New York, the story follows an African-American seamstress navigating social divides, crafting intimate apparel, and exploring themes of love, independence, and the impacts of deception, racism, and classism.

Compass Rose Theater has announced the cast and artistic team for its upcoming production, Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage.