Second Stage News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 19, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

NYC is feeling the love at the Hayes Theatre, where Second Stage's production of Cult of Love officially opened on Broadway. Watch in this video as the cast and creative team celebrate opening night!

Second Stage Theater has revealed the complete cast for the centerpiece of this year’s Next Stage Festival: the world premiere production of D.A. Mindell’s On the Evolutionary Function of Shame. See who is starring and learn more.

The world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project will open off-Broadway, conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins.

Watch a video of Kate Baldwin singing 'Everything' by Oliver Houser. Oliver Houser is a writer, composer, actor, and a student at the Macaulay Honors Program at Hunter College, NY.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The critics have reacted and the reviews are rolling in! Read their reviews for Cult of Love on Broadway!

The Broadway League has revealed the three recipients of the 2024 Broadway League Leadership Awards that were presented during the League’s Annual Meeting. Learn more about the honorees here!

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

Alex Lin will be honored with the National Theatre Conference's prestigious Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award, supported by Jean Bruce Scott and Julie Jensen, presented annually to recognize an outstanding emerging playwright. Learn more!

Leadership transformations and financial strategies are reshaping the theater world, with new leaders like Alisha Tonsic at TCG and Jan Svendsen Weiss launching ACTivate4Good to drive innovation and social impact. Broadway faces mounting pressures as producers navigate rising costs and favor jukebox musicals over original works to mitigate risks. Regionally, initiatives like BroadwayWorld’s donation database and the reinvention of Cal Shakes’ scene shop demonstrate resilience amid challenges.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 6, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Now in previews on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre is the Second Stage production of Leslye Headland’s CULT OF LOVE. Check out first photos of the cast in action!

Adam Siegel, currently Managing Director of Lincoln Center Theater, will be Second Stage Theater’s new Executive Director. Mr. Siegel joins the organization full-time April 1, 2025.

Now in previews on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre is the Second Stage production of Leslye Headland’s CULT OF LOVE. Check out new photos of the marquee at the Hayes theatre!

Oh, Mary! has found its next Mary! Emmy Award-nominated actor Betty Gilpin, best known for “Glow,” and Netflix’s upcoming “American Primeval”, will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Second Stage Theater will vacate the Tony Kiser Theatre at the end of this year. A documentary has been released on YouTube detailing the history of the venue, from 1999-2024.

 The Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School Drama Society, in ongoing partnership with Black Box Studios, will present THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE this December.

An Actor's Carol: One Clown's Dickensian Marathon Toward Redemption, a solo performance of the classic Christmas story, starring David Weber, adapted by David Weber, Tim Blewitt, and Zach Hilbun.