Sam Shepard News

Breaking: A STRANGE LOOP Wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

by Nicole Rosky — May 4, 2020

It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R.

VIDEO: Who Will Win the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!

by Nicole Rosky — May 4, 2020

The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music.

Theater for the New City's 25th Lower East Side Festival of the Arts will be Held Virtually in May

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 28, 2020

For the 25th year, a handful of stars and over 100 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers will join forces May 22 to 24 in the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, available virtually on the website (www.

The Off Broadway Alliance Announces Dates For The 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards

by Stephi Wild — April 24, 2020

The Nominating Committee of the Off Broadway Alliance has announced important dates for the 10th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards.

Wynn Handman, Producer and Acting Teacher, Has Passed Away at 97

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 14, 2020

Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)

by Peter Nason — April 7, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

Playwrights Foundation Announces 43rd Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2020 Dates

by A.A. Cristi — April 6, 2020

The Playwrights Foundation's Executive Artistic Director Jessica Bird Beza announces the 2020 dates for the 43rd annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival July 17 - 26, 2020.

VIDEO: Norbert Leo Butz Sings 'Daffodils' From BIG FISH

by A.A. Cristi — March 26, 2020

Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz took to social media today to deliver a favorite song from the musical Big Fish called 'Daffodils'.

BWW Feature: THE WISDOM OF TERRENCE MCNALLY, 1938-2020

by Roger Catlin — March 26, 2020

Theater suffered a huge loss this week when the playwright Terrence McNally died at 81, of complications of our current plague, the coronavirus.

VIDEO: Norbert Leo Butz Sings 'Fight the Dragons' From BIG FISH

by Stephi Wild — March 22, 2020

As part of Feinstein's/54 Below's 54 Below at Home series, they are debuting previously unreleased videos from their vault.

VIDEO: Norbert Leo Butz Passes the Time Singing Springsteen

by A.A. Cristi — March 19, 2020

To pass the time in self-quarantine, Tony Award-winner has hit the piano to learn all his favorite Bruce Springsteen tunes!

CAFFE CINO: THE ROOM AND THE WRITERS Announced This Month

by A.A. Cristi — March 9, 2020

On March 24 at 6pm at the Jefferson Market Library, and on April 30at St.

Magic Theatre's 2020 Gala To Honor Loretta Greco And Kary Schulman

by A.A. Cristi — March 4, 2020

Magic Theatre (Loretta Greco, Artistic Director and Kevin Nelson, Interim Managing Director) announced today that the Company's 2020 Gala Fundraiser, Magic Masquerade: Spring Forward, will be held at Gallery 308 (Fort Mason Center, Landmark Building A, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123) on Thur

The Wittliff Collections Announces Limited Free Public Seating For Inaugural Festival Panel Discussions

by Stephi Wild — February 28, 2020

The Wittliff Collections, an internationally acclaimed collection of Southwest writing, photography, film and music, announces the availability of limited complimentary public seating at four panel discussions that are part of The Wittliff Collections Festival, taking place April 18, 2020.