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Wake Up With BWW 5/26: Gaten Matarazzo in DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More!

Wake Up With BWW 5/26: Gaten Matarazzo in DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More!

by — May 26, 2022

Today's top stories include Gaten Matarazzo, star of Stranger Things, who will return to Broadway this summer in Dear Evan Hansen! Plus, get a first look at the PBS Keeping Company With Sondheim documentary, check out rehearsal photos from the pre-Broadway run of The Karate Kid, and more!

Who Was Joe Papp? Watch Career Highlights of the Theatre Legend

Who Was Joe Papp? Watch Career Highlights of the Theatre Legend

by Team BWW — May 25, 2022

Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls, created a 'theater of inclusion' based on the belief that great art is for everyone.

Photos: On the Red Carpet at the Public Theater's GALA ON THE GREEN

Photos: On the Red Carpet at the Public Theater's GALA ON THE GREEN

by Jennifer Broski — May 25, 2022

The unique summer gala took place on the Delacorte Lawn in Central Park, and featured performances by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Oscar Isaac, Norm Lewis, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, and more, as well as special appearances by Danai Gurira and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

HARMONY, ASSASSINS & More Win 2022 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

HARMONY, ASSASSINS & More Win 2022 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 24, 2022

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, today announced the winners of the 11th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway du

Third Act Partners With The Public Theater On Their NFT Debut

Third Act Partners With The Public Theater On Their NFT Debut

by Stephi Wild — May 24, 2022

Third Act, the first-of-its-kind NFT (Non-fungible token) marketplace for the theatre community, announced today they are partnering with The Public Theater for the institution's first-ever NFT token in celebration of their 2022 Gala on the Green charity auction, held tonight.

Sally Mayes, Nicolas King, Shereen Pimentel & More Join NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS

Sally Mayes, Nicolas King, Shereen Pimentel & More Join NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 23, 2022

Tony nominee Sally Mayes, Bistro winner Nicolas King, Shereen Pimentel, and Bistro winner Amy Jo Jackson (Joe’s Pub) have joined the line-up for the 10th annual “Night Of A Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Elizab


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