Wendy Wasserstein News

The Stage Managers' Association announced the upcoming 2026 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. No additional details from an attached press release were available in the submission.

Once again, Broadway's biggest night has come and gone! With the 79th Annual Tony Awards now behind us, we have compiled a list of some of the most memorable moments from the evening, including standout wins, performances, and more.

You can now watch the acceptance speeches from this year’s Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapin, and Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards have come and gone! As winners took the stage at the big event, BroadwayWorld brought you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.

The Off Broadway Alliance has announced the winners of the 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, including Mexodus, Cold War Choir Practice, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and more. Checkout the full list here!

Theater J will present a staged reading festival marking the Edlavitch DCJCC's 100th anniversary, featuring works by Alfred Uhry, Wendy Wasserstein, and new plays from emerging Jewish playwrights in Washington, DC.

What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

La Femme Theatre Productions has announced the cast of its upcoming production of Wendy Wasserstein’s play An American Daughter. Learn more about the play here!

The Off Broadway Alliance has revealed the nominees for the 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2025-2026 season.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will each receive the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Lucille Lortel Theatre to host memorial for stage director Mark Brokaw. Featuring appearances by Douglas Carter Beane, Santino Fontana, Robyn Goodman, David Grimm, Kenneth Lonergan, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Pinkleton, Amy Ryan, and Paula Vogel.

This staging of The Heidi Chronicles at the Vagabond Players finds the tension between what was promised and what was delivered, with performances that let the humor land and the questions linger.

Cherry Lane Alternative is relaunching with The Tongues reading series, featuring a staged reading of The Demand of Avarice, written by Matthew McLachlan, directed by David Zayas Jr., and starring Kyra Sedgwick and more.

Ithaca College will award an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) degree to visionary theatrical producer/director/educator Robert Moss. He will be recognized at Ithaca College's 131st Commencement ceremony.

Vagabond Players will present THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, directed by Lee Conderacci, starting April 10. The play delves into themes of ambition and identity.

 La Femme Theatre Productions' next production will be  Wendy Wasserstein’s timely play An American Daughter on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City.

The history of shows that have transferred from off-Broadway to Broadway is well documented. Hundreds of Broadway plays and musicals started out off-Broadway before making the leap to a Broadway house. But much more rare is the circumstance of a show starting out off-off-Broadway (that’s right, two ‘off’s!) and traveling all the way to the main stem. One of these shows is playing right now, and is a major theatre success story with off-off-Broadway roots!

The 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced the Judging Panel for the 48th Annual Award. The Winner of the 2026 Prize will be announced on February 26 in a special invitation-only celebration at London's Royal Court Theatre.

4th Wall Theatre Company will present public readings of Furlough's Paradise, the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner by a.k. payne.