Mack Brown News

I Put A Spell On You, Broadway’s biggest Halloween party, will return to Manhattan’s Webster Hall. This year’s iteration, dubbed “A Sanderson Sister Act,” once again benefits the Ali Forney Center.

THE BIG BAD by Ren Dara Santiago will receive a workshop production at Abrons Arts Center in New York City. The production will be directed by Mack Brown and feature an ensemble cast. Performances will take place in May.

Following sold-out performances earlier this year, comedian and cabaret artist Esther Fallick will return to Joe’s Pub with Esther Updates Her Book for two performances only.

Ars Nova has revealed its inaugural Artists in Residence cohort for the 2025–2026 season. Ars Nova’s Artists in Residence Program is for early-career performing artists of all disciplines to explore a project in house. Learn more!

Breaking the Binary Theatre has revealed programming for the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival. Learn more about the programming here!

Principal casting has been announced for Jay Armstrong Johnson's tenth anniversary celebration of “I Put a Spell on You,” a fundraiser for the Ali Forney Center, set for next month

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), has announced the recipients of this year's Abe Burrows Award for Assistant Directors.

Ars Nova has revealed the lineup for ANT Fest 2025 featuring 15 shows that will premiere at Ars Nova and stream on Ars Nova Supra. See the lineup and learn more!

The stars aligned at the Todd Haimes Theatre to celebrate opening night of Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all of the stars and VIP guests.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat revealed its fall lineup featuring renowned artists, including Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Emmy Award, and Grammy Award winners. Learn more and see how to attend.

Roundabout has revealed the 2024-25 Leon Levy Foundation Roundabout Directors Group. Learn more.

Theatre Now New York has announced the casts and creative teams of the 10 short musicals to be presented in its SOUND BITES ELEVEN Festival of 10-Minute Musicals.

Art House Productions has revealed the lineup for the 2024 INKubator New Play Festival from May 13-21. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Kickstart 2024 with Theatre [Untitled] as they present the first show of their Reading Series, THE CASTLE OF GHOUL HAMMOND AND HOW IT FELL INTO THE VOID (PART ONE: THE CASTLE) by M Sloth Levine.

Roundabout Theatre Company is now accepting applications for two of the institution’s signature Artists-in-Residence programs. Learn details and see how to apply!

RING OF KEYS has announced taht Auliʻi Cravalho will join QUEERING THE GALA to Joe’s Pub.  Queering the Gala: a benefit for Ring of Keys will take place on Monday, January 29, at 9:30pm at Joe’s Pub in New York and streaming worldwide.

Get ready for a spectacular night of performances as Taylor Iman Jones, Hennessy Winkler, Savy Jackson, and more take the stage in QUEERING THE GALA concert. Don't miss this star-studded event that celebrates diversity and talent.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has released photos from the premiere presentations of newly commissioned works by Madeleine George and Shariffa Ali. George and Ali, the first two recipients of the $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA), had readings of their newly commissioned plays in New York at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater just before Thanksgiving.

The Hermitage presents new play commissions by Madeleine George and Shariffa Ali, featuring a talented cast including Adam Chanler-Berat, Greg Hildreth, James Jackson Jr., and Allison Guinn.

THE CHOSEN ONE, a queer coming-of-age musical by Eli Cohen, is holding a private industry reading directed by Mack Brown (Pictures From Home, I Can Get It For You Wholesale) on Monday, November 6.