Negro Ensemble Company News

Penn Live Arts will open its 20/25 season September 27 (8 PM) and 28 (2 PM and 8 PM) at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with the gravity-defying choreography of Pilobolus. 

Theater Resources Unlimited is now in its fourth year of weekly Community Gatherings via Zoom, featuring over 200 conversations since April 2020. This week's session highlights publicist and producer Irene Gandy. Learn how to attend.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the latest Community Gathering via Zoom, featuring Leese Walker of Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. Join the conversation on how theater can pop up anywhere and make an impact.

Acclaimed actor, educator and playwright Eugene Lee will be the subject of a career tribute during the 22nd annual Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration (BLPC) Sept. 2-8 at Texas State University.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announced its next Community Gathering on September 6, featuring Charles Gilbert and Barbara Bellman discussing the thriving Philadelphia theater scene and MusiCoLab's contributions.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of SATCHEL PAIGE AND THE KANSAS CITY SWING on September 9.

Actor Bill Cobbs has passed away. Learn more about Cobbs' life and work.

The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management.

Home opens at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway. Read the reviews!

The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) produced the world premiere of Charles Fuller’s Obie Award-winning play, “Zooman and the Sign,” 44 years ago at Theater Four on West 55th Street.  Now The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc., in cooperation with Penn Live Arts, is reviving the play for contemporary New York audiences June 27 to July 7 at American Theatre of Actors (ATA), 314 W. 54th Street, directed by Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. See photos from the production. 

Underground, a captivating musical experience adapted from a 2x Student Emmy-winning short film, is set to grace the Hudson Guild Theater stage during the New York Theater Festival.

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival returns for its 22nd season from June 12-29 at Theatre Row.

HOME begins previews tomorrow at the Todd Haimes Theatre in a new production from Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon.

59E59 Theaters has revealed its Summer 2024 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Samm-Art Williams, a multi award winning playwright, actor, director, and producer whose Tony-nominated play Home is currently in rehearsals for its return to Broadway.

Samm-Art Williams' Home is coming Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon.  Previews begin tonight, May 17, at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Meet the cast of Home here!

Samm-Art Williams' Home is coming Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon. The marquee just went up at the Todd Haimes Theatre and you can check out photos here.

See photos from inside the rehearsal room as Home by Samm-Art Williams prepares to open on Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon.

See photos of the company of Home on Broadway featuring Kenny Leon and more meeting the press!

Discover the exciting 24/25 season of PENN LIVE ARTS, featuring world, U.S., and Philadelphia premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets.