Mellon Foundation Awards $500k For Detroit-Focused Propulsion Theatre Project
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024
Mellon Foundation has awarded five hundred thousand dollars to Blackboard Plays Founder, Garlia Cornelia Jones, and Obsidian Theater Festival Producing Artistic Director John Sloan III in support of the Propulsion Theatre Project (PTP), a partnership project dedicated to creating work that amplifies the ecosystem of theater in Detroit.
Video/Photos: First Look At the New MEAN GIRLS National Tour!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2023
NETworks Presentations has released production photos and first look video of the non-equity North American tour of Mean Girls, the record-breaking new musical comedy adapted from the hit Paramount Pictures film by Tina Fey.
Sheryl Lee Ralph Unveils Transformative Rebranding & Global Expansion of the Diva Foundation
by Michael Major - Aug 31, 2023
Sheryl Lee Ralph created her charitable organization, The DIVA Foundation, 33 years ago to mobilize resources, fight stigma, fundraise, and deliver urgent messaging around the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening conditions. The Foundation has launched efforts that harness the power of the arts to amplify awareness.
Review: Drag Race Star Nina West Leads Hilarious New HAIRSPRAY Tour at Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Apr 25, 2023
As if the universe knew that our increasingly divisive country is in desperate need to revisit this hit 2002 Tony Award-winning musical again, HAIRSPRAY has now embarked on a brand new non-equity national tour starring RuPaul's Drag Race fan favorite Nina West. The show, now at Segerstrom Center for the Arts through April 30, does not disappoint.
NETworks To Launch Non-Equity MEAN GIRLS Tour Fall 2023
by Team BWW - Apr 13, 2023
BroadwayWorld has learned that NETworks will launch a Non-Equity tour of Mean Girls which is currently set to begin performances in September 2023, following the closure of the Equity tour next month. The union tour will play its final performance on May 7th, 2023 at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center.