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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 29th, 2023

by — December 29, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 29, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Harry Lennix and Tamara Tunie Join the Cast of Steppenwolf's PURPOSE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 15, 2023

Harry Lennix (The Blacklist, The DC Universe) and Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU, I Wanna Dance with Somebody) will join the cast of its world premiere of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Purpose.

Renaissance Theaterworks Teams With First Stage Young Company To Produce THE WOLVES

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 11, 2023

Renaissance Theaterworks partners with First Stage Young Company to produce THE WOLVES, a coming-of-age drama about a high school girls soccer team and the challenges of adolescence.

Theatre Critic Edwin Wilson Has Passed Away at 96

by Blair Ingenthron — December 10, 2023

Former Wall Street Journal theatre critic and host of CUNY TV's Spotlight Edwin Wilson passed away at his home on December 2, 2023 at 96, according to an obituary in the New York Times.

Broadway Actress And America's First Black Soap Opera Star Ellen Holly Has Died

by A.A. Cristi — December 7, 2023

Ellen Holly, the first Black person to have a lead role in daytime television, has passed away at 92.

2023 Idea Awards For Theatre To Be Presented To Beth Henley, Jesse Jae Hoon, Brandy, Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, Erika Ji & Grace Mclean

by A.A. Cristi — November 30, 2023

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2023 Idea Awards for Theatre; three categories of grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well the visionary playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them.

Robbie Fairchild, Ricky Ubeda & More to Star in Justin Peck & Jackie Sibblies Drury's ILLINOISE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 30, 2023

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast of the highly anticipated Illinoise, a new kind of musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed concept album.

Cast and Creatives Set For SHIFTERS at Bush Theatre

by Stephi Wild — November 21, 2023

Shifters opens at the Bush Theatre on 16 February 2024.

The National Theatre Conference Reveals 2023 Award Recepients

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 20, 2023

The National Theatre Conference announces its 2023 award recipients, including Jacob G.

POOR CLARE Comes to Stage West This Month

by Stephi Wild — November 16, 2023

What causes a pampered young woman to give it all up, and take the difficult path which will lead to sainthood? The answers will surprise and charm you, as Stage West presents Poor Clare, a delightfully modern take on a true story, which begins a 3-week run on Thursday, November 30.

Cast Set For Reimagining of NORTHANGER ABBEY at the Orange Tree Theatre

by Stephi Wild — November 13, 2023

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Zoe Cooper’s playful reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey.

WATCH NIGHT At The Perelman Performing Arts Center Opens Tomorrow

by A.A. Cristi — November 7, 2023

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC, Executive Director Khady Kamara and Artistic Director Bill Rauch) presents Watch Night at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.

Photos: Go Inside the Relentless Award's PICKET PLAYS Reading

by Jonah Hale — November 7, 2023

The American Playwriting Foundation (David Bar Katz, Founding Artistic Director) and Building for the Arts (David J.

New Musical ONWARD & UPWARD Will Receive Developmental Lab Readings This Month

by Stephi Wild — November 2, 2023

Amas Musical Theatre and the Amas Musical Theatre Lab, will present developmental lab readings of Onward & Upward, a new musical based on the play “Up (The Man in the Flying Chair)”, with music by Charlie Romano, lyrics by Will Wegner, book by Will Wegner and Charlie Romano at Ripley-Grier