Trading Places, the Broadway-bound new musical based on the Paramount motion picture written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod, will have workshop presentations in New York City.
Last night, Lincoln Center Theater kicked off Lear deBessonet’s programming as Kewsong Lee Artistic Director with a silent disco listening party of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s “Warriors'. See photos here!
Lincoln Center Theater has received a generous leadership gift from Board Chair Kewsong Lee and his wife Zita Ezpeleta to fund Lear deBessonet’s Artistic Director role. Learn more!
The vibrant and contentious spirit of the arts industry was on display this week. Broadway artists protested against a proposed Times Square Casino, while other groups rallied in support. Democratic senators staged a Pride event at the Kennedy Center amidst the Trump Administrations takeover of the facility. Amidst these battles, there's also significant movement within the organizations themselves, with a wave of new leadership stepping into prominent roles across New York and regional theaters, signalling change as the only constant in the industry.
After conducting a thorough national search, Alliance Theatre has chosen Brandon Kahn as its new Managing Director, beginning August 1, 2025. Learn more about Kahn and about the position here!
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed its 2025-2026 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters. See the full lineup here!
Watch a video of the cast of Ragtime performing the title song, including Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, along with the newly-announced Nichelle Lewis, Colin Donnell, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, and Rodd Cyrus.
Lincoln Center Theater has announced additional casting and creative team for RAGTIME, incoming Artistic Director Lear deBessonet’s first production of her inaugural season. Learn more here!
From the financial strains detailed in TCG’s 'Theatre Facts 2023' report to leadership transitions at major institutions like Lincoln Center Theater and Theatre Horizon, the industry grapples with economic realities while seeking innovative paths forward. Simultaneously, the sector confronts evolving issues such as the impact of AI on creative rights in the UK and debates over labor costs in the US.
Lincoln Center Theater's Board of Directors, incoming LCT Artistic Director Lear deBessonet and Executive Producer Bartlett Sher announced the completion of appointments for the new executive leadership team. Learn more here!
The Alliance Theatre has announced that Kendrick Smith has been chosen as the new Chair of its Board of Directors for a term of two years.
The League of Resident Theatres has elected a new slate of Officers to the Board of Directors, effective May 3, 2024, including Alley Theatre General Manager Brandon Khan as Secretary.
The League of Resident Theatres (LORT) has elected a new slate of Officers to the Board of Directors, effective May 3, 2024.
After a national search, the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors has named Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses as Artistic Directors.
Burning Bones Physical Theatre presents Malicious Compliance, directed by Frankie Mulinix.
The Paul Robeson Award will be bestowed on Dale R. Shields for 2021, Pearl Cleage for 2022 and The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City for 2023.
The Alliance Theatre begins performances tonight, September 2, for its season opener, EVERYBODY, by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Check out rehearsal photos here!
After 21 years as the Alliance Theatre’s Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth will leave her role at the Alliance to join Chicago’s Goodman Theatre as Artistic Director. Booth will finish her tenure by co-directing the regional premiere of the acclaimed play, Everybody, which begins previews September 2.
After conducting a thorough national search, the Alliance Theatre is pleased to announce that Lawrence Bennett has been chosen as the new Director of Production for the Alliance Theatre, beginning July 19, 2021. Bennett brings to his new role 15 years of production management and technical direction experience in a variety of company leadership positions.
In a new segment on WABE, Atlanta Opera is talking about how they are working to make safety masks and gowns for hospitals in need.
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