The Women 2008

The comapny of Billie Jean at the Chicago Theatre shares their thoughts and excitement for the upcoming production from the rehearsal room! The production runs July 18–August 10, 2025, in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. See the video here! 

This is a beautiful, thoughtful, and engaging ensemble show with a dynamite cast and production team. Catharsis is a show you will not want to miss.

Translated to Women in Socks and Sandals for the Edinburgh Fringe from its original Danish title K.I.S.S (Kvinder I Sokker Og Sandaler), the show explores what happens when women enter a world created by men. Learn more!

The Women’s Media Center (WMC) commemorated two decades of feminist media advocacy with a star-studded celebration at the 20th Anniversary Women’s Media Awards, held Thursday, June 5, at the JW Marriott Essex House Hotel in Manhattan.

Have I mentioned how much I love Players Circle Theater? They consistently present entertaining yet thought-provoking shows. Their actors are multi-talented. And their small venue lends itself to the feeling of belonging to an exclusive club.

The Women’s Media Center’s 20th Anniversary Women’s Media Awards to be held on Thursday, June 5th at the JW Marriott Essex House Hotel in New York City and will honor Geralyn White Dreyfous, S. Mitra Kalita, Imani Perry, and more.

Readings of four short plays by women writers will recognize Yam HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in an event to be presented by Remember the Women Institute. Learn more.

The Roomies have announced their first Orlando Fringe Festival premiere-an early 2000s revenge comedy, based on movies like 'John Tucker Must Die' and set to the tune of your favorite early 2000s hits.

Azuka Oforka’s powerful debut play transports us to the Llanrumney sugar estate in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, in 1765, where Elizabeth Morgan (Nia Roberts) lays the law as an unwed modern entrepreneur who’s facing the failure of her crops. All of a sudden, the threat to their survival exacerbates their battle of self-preservation and heart-wrenching compromise. Coming straight from a starry sell-out run at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, The Women of Llanrumney is a layered exploration of tyranny and endurance directed by Patricia Logue.

The Fulton Theatre will present 'This One's for the Girls: Patsy Cline and the Women of Country,' a tribute concert celebrating the iconic women who shaped Country music.

A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew – and demands that we reconsider the tale from other viewpoints. The well-paced story is engaging and infused with humor.

What did our critic think of TRIDENT MOON at Streetcar Crowsnest?

Feinstein's at the Nikko, San Francisco's leading Cabaret Club, will host The Women in Theatre Project in May. This show delves into the highs and lows of the creative process. Learn more here!

Stratford East and Sherman Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for THE WOMEN OF LLANRUMNEY. Azuka Oforka's award-winning, acclaimed historical drama returns to the stage in Cardiff and London following high demand.

As part of its “Elevating Women's Voices” campaign, the Women's Resource Center (WRC) has launched a set of videos in partnership with E. Scott Osborne, a gender equality advocate and president of the nonprofit Through Women's Eyes.

The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, produced by Ellie Keel and Paines Plough, today announces its return for 2025. This year sees the largest ever prize fund for WPP with a first prize of £20,000.

54 Below will present  Keep Marching: Celebrating the Women of Today and Tomorrow, as we uplift the “women of the world” through song, creating space for those that have fought for human rights throughout history, and recognizing what girlhood looks like today.

The Women's Edge together with its partner The Boston Globe, have announced that New England Conservatory was named one of the 24th annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.

Part love letter, part musical, part documentary, The Women in Theatre Project celebrates the craft of theatre making, and the women behind the art form. It will play at NYC’s 54 Below on October 19th, 2024 at 9:30 pm. Read a conversation with songwriter Coogan about the inspiration behind the show.

Arts Council England has invited the attendees of a historic Women in Theatre research project meeting in March back to the Arts Council to hear what actions it has decided it is possible for ACE to take to address the under-representation of and discrimination against women in the arts.

Flushing Town Hall announced free programming for all ages in celebration of Archtober, featuring a variety of events and activities throughout October.

Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem— the Co-Founders of The WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER — have announced the honorees for the 2024 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Thursday, September 19th, at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York City. They include America Ferrera, Yamiche Alcindor, Donna Deitch, and more.

What did our critic think of RENCANA JENG LISTY at D'Artbeat?

The Women in Theatre Lab and Jermyn Street Theatre have announced the theatre partners who will be nominating female playwrights for part two of the Women in Theatre Lab, the new UK version of America's Women's Project (WP) Lab and Australia's Women in Theatre programme.

Join the Remember the Women Institute for their annual Yom HaShoah event, Women, Theater, and the Holocaust. Learn more about the event and see how to get involved!

The Plano Symphony Orchestra will present the inaugural concerts of the Women Composer Series which will feature the world premiere of “New Oceans” by Dallas-based composer Olga Amelkina-Vera.

The first female playwrights chosen for the inaugural Women in Theatre Lab have been announced.

THE ART OF LIFE, a new play by Richie Abanes (original cast of Dreamgirls) and directed by Abbey O’Brien (Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Moulin Rouge!) will have an invitation-only industry reading on Friday, April 5 at Open Jar Studios in Times Square.

Imagination Stage will host its 2024 Annual Gala: Celebrating the Women who Made Imagination Stage on Friday, May 10 at The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.