Industry Pro Newsletter: Leadership Changes in Opera Large and Small
by Alex Freeman - Nov 10, 2025
This week’s roundup highlights major leadership changes, funding shifts, and renewed investment in the performing arts. OPERA America has named Michael J. Bobbitt as its next President & CEO, while Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced $1.5 million in emergency food grants nationwide. In New York, The Joyce Theater Foundation received a landmark $15 million gift, and Broadway productions prepare to take the stage at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Regionally, Chicago’s cultural department faces a proposed budget reduction, Theatre Washington released a new industry impact report, and Houston Grand Opera appointed James Gaffigan as its next Music Director. Meanwhile, in the UK, opera and arts education take center stage with efforts to broaden access and strengthen creative learning.
Who Are the Most Tony-Nominated People of All Time?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 18, 2025
This time, the reader question was: Who Are the Most Tony-Nominated People of All Time? Audra McDonald now holds the record for the most-nominated performer, but do you know who has the most ever?
NEW HOPE AND LAMBERTVILLE RESTAURANT WEEK 1/13-1/27
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 10, 2025
The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce have announced the first New Hope and Lambertville Restaurant Week Presented by Union Chill, taking place from January 13 to 27, 2025. Find out the participating resturants.
Musical Theatre Melodies Celebrates 70th Anniversary Of FANNY
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 10, 2024
Musical Theatre Melodies, hosted by Rob Morrison, will mark the 70th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of Fanny by Harold Rome on Tuesday, November 12th featuring the original 1954 Broadway cast recording.
The T.S. Eliot Lecture 2024 Will Feature Ralph Fiennes
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2024
The ninth annual T.S. Eliot Lecture on December 15th at 6pm will feature Ralph Fiennes reading and then discussing his relationship with T.S. Eliot’s poem Four Quartets, marking the 80th anniversary of its first publication as a single volume in 1944.
Everything Coming to Max in April
by Michael Major - Mar 22, 2024
Stream The Debut Of HBO Original Limited Series “The Sympathizer,” Max Original Unscripted Series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” HBO Original Comedy Special “Alex Edelman: Just For Us,” HBO Original Documentary Series “The Jinx – Part Two” And “The Synanon Fix,” HBO Original Documentaries “Brandy Hellville & The Cult Of Fast Fashion” and more.
What's New On Max This January 2024
by Michael Major - Dec 21, 2023
Find out what's new on Max this January, including the Debut of HBO Original “True Detective: Night Country” and Max Original “On the Roam,” New Seasons Of Max Original “Sort Of,' HBO Original “Real Time with Bill Maher,” And Adult Swim's “Rick and Morty,” And Debut of HBO Original Documentary “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.'
Melissa Etheridge Announces 2024 'I'm Not Broken' Tour Following Broadway Residency
by Michael Major - Nov 14, 2023
The tour comes as the next chance for fans to catch Melissa on the stage following her critically acclaimed Broadway engagement, My Window at Circle in the Square Theatre. The 3-month long run began in September of 2023, just a year after her return to theatre in her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life.
Full Cast and Team Set for MACBETH, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 31, 2023
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord and lady. Learn more about the location, cast, and creative team here!
IRON CURTAIN Comes to Wiener Staatsoper in November
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2023
Für die 26. Ausgabe der von museum in progress konzipierten und seit 1998 in Kooperation mit der Wiener Staatsoper und der Bundestheater-Holding realisierten Ausstellungsreihe »Eiserner Vorhang« konnte Anselm Kiefer gewonnen werden - mit ihm gestaltet einer der bedeutendsten bildenden Künstler der Gegenwart das Großbild (176 m2).