O'Neill News

Mike O'Neill, President & CEO of BMI has released a statement regarding the passage of the CARES Act,

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the nominees for theatrical excellence for the year 2019. This year they are forgoing their annual event ceremony and will instead post the award recipients online in the upcoming weeks: 

OPERA America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Discovery Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program.

It appears the standard season-subscription model has failed across the board to provide the financial safety net individuals and institutions need to survive a global pandemic, (which is upsetting because the moderate tastes of the elite have dictated what theatres will produce for long enough that it seems we should be getting some return on that investment at this point). Theatrical staffs cannot afford to take a breath as they email ticket-holders assurances which they will later rescind and try to keep their sinking ships afloat. Aging figureheads form their mouths around new words like a?oelivestreama?? and a?oeZooma?? and pass them on to millennial assistant this-and-thats to fill in all the blanks as generation Z associate this-and-thats dig through archival images to keep social media accounts appeasing the gods of the algorithms. There is a need to be immediate. A need to be incessantly productive. A need for quantity over quality. A need to keep up. To be first. While many of us are feeling the burnout from this mad dash for constant output keenly right now, has this not been an underlying system in the theatre for a long time? 

New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced the line-up for NCTC's 2020-21 subscription season, looking beyond the current closure of local theatres and forward to a healthy future after the COVID-19 crisis.

Today's top stories: the Broadway world is mourning the passing of Terrence McNally.

John W. Engeman Theater has released the following statement regarding their upcoming performances:

The New York Philharmonic has canceled all concerts through June 13, 2020, the end of their subscription season in order to protect the Philharmonic's audience, musicians, employees, and community from COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus).

Today, she's continuing the series at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to break down The Book of Mormon!

The documentary news series AXIOS airs this SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (6:00-6:45 p.m. ET/PT) exclusively on HBO. This week's episode features need-to-know analysis and insight on the novel coronavirus global pandemic and its lasting impact on individuals, the economy, and international relations.

On this day in 2014, Disney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

As the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus shutters productions big and small across the nation, theatrical licensers have responded with a series of measures to accommodate arts institutions affected by the crisis. 

John W. Engeman Theater has released the following statement regarding upcoming performances: 

BroadwayWorld was saddened to report that Broadway veteran Merwin Foard recently passed away at 59 years old. Born September 16, 1960 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Foard was last seen on Broadway in Aladdin as a standby for Jafar/Sultan.

The Blank Theatre has announced schedule changes for the remaining performances of Hot Tragic Dead Thing, a world premiere drama written by Ashley Rose Wellman and directed by Christopher James Raymond.

Internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns will perform at this year's Friends of Ireland luncheon to be hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the United States Capitol, it was announced today.

Evan Enderle 's play with music, Karen Dalton , directed by Portia Krieger, will get and invite-only industry presentation on Thursday, March12, at 3 pm. For more information email RSVP@LDKProductions.com

'Museum 2040' is a stunning, meticulous look at the future we face if we don't break out of the cycles that have become a part of American life. Renee Calarco's world-building is impressively, hauntingly, realistic, and it's beautifully brought to life by 4615's incredible cast and crew.

Ed O'Neill talked with Ellen about how he found out about the cancellation of his hit TV series 'Married... with Children'... from a bride and groom in Ohio! The actor also divulged which of his 'Modern Family' co-stars was the most emotional when they finished filming the series after 11 seasons, and what his plans are now that the show is over.

South London's favourite fried chicken franchise, Morley's Chicken, is lending its support to South London actor and playwright Corey Bovell's new edgy and moving one-man play Chicken Burger n Chips. The production, which has sold out in advance, plays the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre from Tuesday 10 until Saturday 14 March - a venue just a stone's throw away from the streets, estates and takeaways of South East London at the heart of Corey's drama.