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Tippet Rise Art Center Announces Details Of 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023


Tippet Rise Art Center, located on a 12,500-acre working ranch nestled at the foot of Montana's Beartooth Mountains, today announced full program details for its eighth concert season, taking place over five weeks from August 18 to September 17, 2023.

Actors' Equity Association Applauds the Reintroduction of the PRO Act
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2023


Actors’ Equity Association has issued a statement following reports that the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, has once again been re-introduced in Congress.  

Boston Symphony Orchestra to Perform Two Programs at Carnegie Hall in 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


As part of Carnegie Hall’s 2023–24 season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform two programs on January 29 and 30, 2024, led by BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Antisemitic Protests at Parade, New AEA Report on EDI
by Alex Freeman - Feb 27, 2023


The growing threat of antisemitism in our culture spilled onto Broadway last week as a group of neo-Nazi’s protested outside preview performances of Parade. Cara Joy David dives into that, and how it fits into the wider cultural conversation and what we should be doing in our day to day lives to further combat this alarming growth of antisemitism.

Jason Robert Brown Pens Essay in Response to Antisemitic Protestors at PARADE
by Team BWW - Feb 23, 2023


Protestors outside the first preview performance of Parade greeted audience members with chants such as '[Leo Frank is] a Jewish Pedophile.' Parade's composer Jason Robert Brown is speaking up about the

Frist Art Museum Presents Family-Friendly Beatrix Potter Exhibition Celebrating The Beloved Author and Illustrator
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2023


The Frist Art Museum presents Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, the first exhibition to tell the broader life story of the beloved English author and illustrator. Organized by London's Victoria and Albert Museum—home to the world's largest collection of Potter's artworks—the exhibition will be on view from April 7 through September 17, 2023.

Actors' Equity Association Report Reveals 'Progress Towards Diversity and Equity' in 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023


Actors’ Equity Association has published Progress During an Atypical Year: Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps in Theatre in 2021.This document examines employment opportunity and average salaries for members of the union in 2021.

Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival to Return to Kaufman Music Center in March
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 15, 2023


The Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival (UCMF) has announced its return to the Kaufman Music Center in New York City for three concerts, March 17 to 19, 2023, honoring the 'father' of Ukrainian contemporary music, Borys Liatoshynsky (3 January 1895 - 15 April 1968).

Review: MY FAIR LADY at Kauffman Center
by Alan Portner - Feb 8, 2023


The core notion behind Lerner and Lowe’s 1956 “My Fair Lady.” This musical theater classic is the tale of an arrogant, egocentric, patrician, professor and phonetician named Henry Higgins and his fraught relationship with an attractive (behind the soot), unschooled, young flower-seller named Eliza Doolittle.  

Actors' Equity Association Permanently Opens Access to Membership
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023


Actors’ Equity Association is making its Open Access membership policy permanent. With a pathway to membership now available to all stage managers and actors with professional experience, the union will begin a three-year phase out of its Equity Membership Candidate Program.

Melbourne Opera Presents The Ring Cycle Cultural Festival
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2023


Made possible by Melbourne's most distinguished and committed arts patrons led by Patron in Chief Lady Primrose Potter, Melbourne Opera will present The Ring Cycle Cultural Festival, a regional Australian first coming to Bendigo in March-April.

Leviathan Lab Presents A Workshop Of Gaven Trinidad's LEARNING TO READ BY MOONLIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2023


Leviathan Lab, a creative studio for Asian American Pacific Islander theatre artists, will present a nine-show, work-in-progress production run of LEARNING HOW TO READ BY MOONLIGHT.

21 Theater Books for Your Winter 2023 Reading List
by Team BWW - Feb 11, 2023


From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Colburn School Awarded Federal Grant to Preserve Archives of Music Pioneer, Dachau Survivor Herbert Zipper
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2023


As Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, The Colburn School is proud to announce that it has received a prestigious Save America's Treasures grant to preserve and digitize the Herbert and Trudl Zipper Archive at Colburn. Herbert Zipper, for whom Colburn's Zipper Hall is named, was a pioneer of the community music movement and had a deep commitment that every student should be able to participate in the performing arts.

Actors' Equity Association to Celebrate Eighth Annual Swing Day Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2023


Actors’ Equity Association will celebrate its eighth annual Swing Day tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, 2023, honoring the hard-working performers who go on stage, sometimes at a moment’s notice, to cover multiple chorus roles.

Actors' Equity Association Will Celebrate Broadway Swings
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 17, 2023


Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, celebrates its eighth annual Swing Day tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, 2023, honoring the hard-working performers who go on stage, sometimes at a moment’s notice, to cover multiple chorus roles.

A Crash Course on PARADE
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 14, 2023


Ready to go back to the old hills of Georgia? Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond will bring their acclaimed performances to Broadway in two-time Tony nominated director Michael Arden's new production of Parade. Want to know more about the show? We've got you covered!

Photos: Go Inside Party Honoring STEALING MONA LISA Anniversary
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 31, 2022


Some members of the cast of Stealing Mona Lisa, a new musical, celebrated this anniversary at Theater for the New City. The show Stealing Mona Lisa - a new musical - is running there through Jan. 8. Check out photos!

STEALING MONA LISA Company to Honor Anniversary of Return of Mona Lisa After Theft
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 30, 2022


The Mona Lisa disappeared from the Louvre in 1911, stolen in broad daylight, only to be recovered in Italy and returned to Paris on Dec. 31, 1913. Members of the cast and behind-the-scene team of Stealing Mona Lisa are uniting at Theater for the New City with a cake to celebrate the painting’s recovery and return. 

Actors' Equity Association Applauds Boost in Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 23, 2022


Read the statement Actors' Equity Association released after Congress passed an FY23 budget that funded the National Endowment for the Arts at $207 million – an increase of $27 million over FY22.

Actors' Equity Members Vote to Approve New 3-Year Contract Agreement
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 19, 2022


According to various reports, members of Actors' Equity have voted to approve the 3-year collective bargaining agreement for Broadway shows and sit-down productions.

STEALING MONA LISA Comes to Theater For The New City This Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2022


August 21, 1911, wasn't just another day at the Louvre in Paris. Security guards discovered that the Mona Lisa, at a time when art work was being photographed, was missing. Who took the Mona Lisa? The cry spread across newspapers and nations.

Interview: Cary Ginell of CAREFULLY TAUGHT (BOOK) at
by Cary Ginell - Dec 5, 2022


Cary Ginell's insightful new book, 'Carefully Taught' looks at 40 musicals, both on Broadway and off, that deal with events and personages in American history. A fun read, educational and highly entertaining. Shows include '1776,' 'Hamilton,' 'Shenandoah,' 'Parade,' 'Hair,' 'Assassins,' and many more.

Melanie Crean Installs 'Reify' at Staten Island Supreme Courthouse
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2022


A new, temporary art installation by NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Public Artist in Residence (PAIR) Melanie Crean has been installed on the front of the Staten Island Courthouse.

THE TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM Announced At Sherman Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2022


Inspired by the famous fairy tales, Hannah McPake - writer, performer and star of numerous Sherman productions - reimagines the world of the Brothers Grimm in a new Christmas show for the whole family.

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