The Jeff Awards received the results of an independent research project, is sharing the results with the public, and is acting on key issues identified. Taproot+ conducted the project among Chicago area theatre companies. Taproot+ is a non-profit organization that provides pro bono services by volunteer professionals.
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, board members, Artistic Directors, and Managing Directors of Actors' Shakespeare Project, Bridge Repertory Company, Central Square Theater, Israeli Stage Company, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, New Repertory Theatre, and Sleeping Weazel will convene to discuss racial diversity and inclusion on the board level of non-profit theaters in the Greater Boston area.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced that its 2017 Gala Evening will honor the award-winning artistry and ground-breaking careers of mother and daughter Phylicia Rashad and Condola Rashad. This year's gala will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017 at New York's Espace (635 West 42nd Street).
The Jeff Awards is entering Phase 2 of its research project to gather opinions from Managing Directors and Artistic Directors of Chicago area theatres with an online, quantitative survey being sent Wednesday. Independently conducting the research is a Taproot+ team of pro bono professionals.
Long-time Disney communications executive and PR agency veteran Joe Quenqua has joined 42West as a Managing Director based in its Los Angeles office. Overseeing teams on both coasts, Joe will expand the company's offerings deeper into the filmed and digital content space as well as live events. The announcement was made today by 42West co-CEOs Leslee Dart, Amanda Lundberg, and Allan Mayer.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, June 26 at 10:00am ET for SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway - Broadway at 47th Street). Preview performances begin Monday, November 6th with an official opening on Monday, December 4th.
The Jeff Awards has been approved for pro bono work from Taproot+ to conduct opinion research with Chicago area theatres this summer. Results will be shared with the Jeff Awards in the aggregate to insure confidentiality of individuals and theatre companies interviewed.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Guy Henderson to the position of President, International, based in the company's London office.
Voter applications for the 2017-2018 Ovation Awards season are now available on OvationAwards.com, it was announced today by LA STAGE Alliance. Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, May 19 at noon.
A cynical, wittily written revelation by Sarah Burgess and this production by GableStage captures every greedy spasm.
Matthow and Roy's summer line-up will 'amp up the laughter factor' with three shows sure to please: Comedy Central and National Lampoon star Tommy Koenig will start the summer season off in April with Baby Boomer Baby; comedienne Caryn Bark will be joined by funny women Pam Peterson and Jan Slavin in Funny Old Broads in July; and in August audiences will be treated to Sandy Gelfound's The Kosher Cheerleader (a Truish Jewish Love Story).
Arts administrators in the Bay Area have teamed up to release a statement denouncing the recent presidential Immigration Ban. See the full statement below:
Single tickets are now available for Sarah Burgess's dark, Off-Broadway, hit comedy DRY POWDER, playing Seattle Repertory Theatre March 17 - April 15, 2017, directed by Marya Sea Kaminski.
SEGA and Technicolor Animation Productions (formerly OuiDO! Productions) today announced that the breakout hit Sonic Boom animated television series will be racing exclusively to Hulu in the United States. All episodes will become available to stream in English and Spanish beginning later this month only on Hulu.
Artistic Director Braden Abraham today announced Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2016-2017 Season. The season is headlined by the electrifying musical Here Lies Love from David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Fatboy Slim, a new production ofthe award-winning Broadway smash King Charles III, and the timeless classic A Raisin in the Sun. The season runs from September 2016 through May 2017, and subscriptions are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at (206) 443-2222, as well as online at SeattleRep.org. Single tickets will go on sale this fall.
BroadwayWorld was there for the Gala Benefit Evening celebrating The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. Check out the photos below!
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle honored Marin Shakespeare Company's Artistic and Managing Directors, Robert and Lesley Currier with a special award at its annual gala held March 28, 2016 in San Francisco.
?Charlotte Bronte's classic love story will come to life at Hale Center Theater Orem with our production of JANE EYRE. With music to touch your heart, this musical drama tells the story of a young girl named JANE, who endures a cruel upbringing before she is sent away to attend Lowood School for Girls. After eight years, she leaves school to work as a governess for EDWARD ROCHESTER, which begins her passionate, heart-wrenching journey of love and loss. JANE EYRE is a beautiful piece that touches both the mind and the heart, and you don't want to miss it.
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