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The 63rd Annual ICG Publicists Awards were recently unveiled, with major awards going to the publicity campaigns for Sinners and The Pitt, with Kate Hudson awarded the Motion Picture Showperson of the Year Award.

Artists including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sara Bareilles gathered in protest Saturday at The People's Filibuster outside The Public Theater in New York City in protest of ICE.

In honor of the Aida’s 25th anniversary, BroadwayWorld spoke to stars Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), Schele Williams (Nehebka), as Thomas Schumacher (original producer and Disney Theatrical Group chief for its first three decades), lyricist Tim Rice, and book writer David Henry Hwang to compile an oral history of the show’s early days, transition to Broadway, and legacy beyond the boards.

Ensemble Theatre Company has appointed six community and business leaders to its Board of Directors: Adam Berger, Dan Burnham, Dan Cerf, Gary Justice, Ellen Robinson, and Helene Segal.

That a show as powerful as Parade can soar in a small theater is a testament to both the talent of its director and the strength of its cast, of which there isn’t a weak link in the bunch.

The Great American Songbook Foundation, in partnership with Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, will welcome Maria Ferrer Murdock, daughter of Songbook Hall of Fame inductee Rosemary Clooney,.

Theatre Communications Group's 2025 Fall Forum on Governance will take place in New York City from November 7–9, 2025. Learn more and see how to attend!

Led by two powerful performers and a stunning directorial vision, PARADE marches us into the past to better understand our present.

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed Playwright and Educator Chisa Hutchinson and more will be honored at the organization’s annual Gala on October 20, 2025, at Ziegfeld Ballroom. Learn more!

PARADE asks a lot of its audience. There are moments when a song is so rousing and well-sung, but then you realize the material is uncomfortable, and you wonder if you should cheer or stay absolutely quiet.

As part of its 2025 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Whale Tales by Talking Hands Theatre on Aug. 2 at 11 a.m., outdoors in Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.

As part of its 2025 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Whale Tales by Talking Hands Theatre. Learn more!

Currently heading into its 47th Season and its first under the leadership of new Artistic Director Evan Cabnet and Executive Director Adam Siegel, Second Stage Theater has just announced three newly appointed Board Trustees. We have the full list here!

The touring production of the recent Broadway revival of Parade is now on tour across the United States. What did the critics think? Read all the reviews. The company is led by Max Chernin (Broadway Revival of Parade) and Talia Suskauer  who will play Leo and Lucille Frank.

Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda were honored at the New York Landmarks Conservancy's 'Living Landmarks' celebration, recognizing their contributions to the community.

The very things which got comedian Greg Proops bullied in elementary school has become a skill people pay to see him use.

The Mannes School of Music at The New School College of Performing Arts will present A Weekend of Glass, performances on October 25 and 26 featuring the music of iconic American composer Philip Glass. Learn how to attend.

Experience the music of Philip Glass with free performances by Dennis Russell Davies, Maki Namekawa, Michael Riesman, and Orange Road Quartet at The New School College of Performing Arts on October 25-26.

Tom Viola, the longtime Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has announced that he will leave his position at the end of 2024. 

Janie Taylor will join Colburn School as Artistic Director of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute for the 2024-25 school year, bringing her extensive experience and vision to the renowned dance program.

Theatre 40, the professional non-profit theatre company of Beverly Hills, is coming back with a season of seven plays this year. Check out the full lineup here!

​​​​​​​New England Conservatory has named violinist/violist Ara Gregorian as Chair of String and Piano Chamber Music beginning in the Fall of 2024.

Hedgerow Theatre Company is currently presenting The New Electric Ballroom, a modern classic from the pen of Irish playwright Enda Walsh. Learn more about the extension here!

Adult siblings reckon with their complicated past with their father as well as their unsatisfying life paths to comic effect as Avon Players presents Drinking Alone running March 8-23.

Carnegie Hall presents an evening with John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma on February 22. John Williams conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in this one-night-only benefit concert featuring Yo-Yo Ma.