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It was a big week in New York theatre as Bruce Springsteen opened a Broadway show for the first time in 15 months to a fully vaccinated crowd. While theatre has continued in various forms throughout the pandemic, seeing the return of a show to one of the major commercial centers of the industry was an important step from an economic and emotional standpoint.
Today's top stories: The Music Man gets a new producer to replace Rudin, The Minutes sets its Broadway return date, and more!
Tony Award winner Betty Buckley stars as a controversial celebrity psychic with blood on her hands in the latest Grand Guignolesque monologue play written & directed by Aaron Mark (The Horror of Dolores Roach), available exclusively on Audible beginning today, May 20th, 2021.
Con motivo del cumpleaños del compositor y letrista, hacemos un repaso de sus obras más destacadas
On Thursday, May 13, Sierra Boggess joined Nattalyee Randall, Ryan J. Haddad, and Joshua Castille for a talk on the Deaf and Disabled community within the theatre industry and its issues with accessibility.
On Wednesday, May 12, Stephanie J. Block joined Jaime Cepero, Shakina Nayfack, and L Morgan Lee in a conversation centered around Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Artist inclusion in the theatre industry.
In the week leading up to a meeting between the Actors’ Equity Association and the organizers of the March on Broadway, Laura Benanti, Stephanie J. Block, Sierra Boggess, and more have joined to host an Instagram Live series on their platforms focused on combating racism and inequity by passing the mic to members of marginalized communities to discuss their experiences in the industry.
El proyecto estaba basado en dos películas del surrealista Luis Buñuel de los años 30
Laura Rigby, a spokeswoman for the Public Theater, revealed that Stephen Sondheim shared with the theater that the musical 'Buñuel' is no longer in development.
There has been a lot going on in the theatre world these past few weeks, to say the least. I know something that I have been thinking about lately is: what are some things that I can personally do right now to help and participate in this movement? Here are just a few answers.
Let’s dive into the changes happening in the Broadway community and how it’s not only affecting Broadway as a business, but actors, producers, casting directors, directors across the industry.
Writer Michael Chabon wrote a piece for Medium, titled Apology of a Rudin Apologist where he owned up to 'enabling' Rudin's behavior.
As part of the Times story, it's revealed that: And, in written responses to questions for this article, he said he was “profoundly sorry” for his behavior and revealed that he is resigning from the Broadway League, which is the trade association of producers and theater owners.
Rudin is no longer a producer of the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.' It remains unclear whether or not Rudin still has a financial stake in the tour, which is set to kick off in 2022.
NY PopsUp, an arts program that launched in February to kickstart the return of live performances, has just released a statement regarding the involvement of producer Scott Rudin.
One thing is certain: the performing arts will be a changed industry as we come out of the other side of the pandemic. From changes in business model, to new budget priorities to deal with potential shortfalls, to a deeper understanding of the ways the industry has failed in DEI efforts in the past, there will be few, if any, institutions that come back as the same institution they were before. That isn't a guarantee that this change is going to be all for the positive, and no matter what, there will continue to be growing pains as groups across the industry grapple with the way things were, the way they want things to be, and the way things are. This week, we have stories of the new generation of leaders coming to the fore in the midst of this upheaval, stories of cities starting to get their performing arts industries open again, and a look at how the industry has shifted over the past year, and where it can go from here.
Con motivo del escándalo de Scott Rudin, y de la falta de representación BIPOC y LGTBI+ en el teatro, ayer se celebraron protestas en Broadway.
Actors' Equity Association has released a statement from Executive Director Mary McColl in response to the announcement that in the midst of the Scott Rudin controversy, the Producers Guild of America has created a new task force dedicated to combating workplace harassment.
A March on Broadway was held today, April 22. See tweets, photos, and videos from those in attendance at today's event.
The Producers Guild of America has announced that they will be expanding its Independent Production Safety Initiative to include anti-bullying trainings “with the goal of eliminating workplace violence and aggression.”
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