Young Playwrights Festival (1982) - 1982 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

Since the early 1970s, Penelope Wilton has established herself as a major player on the British stage, and we are taking a look back at her expansive theatrical career, just in time for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

The Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced the line-up for The Public’s 2025-26 Season at their landmark Astor Place home. We have the full season details here!

Previews are now underway for The Jonathan Larson Project and fans who have checked out the new musical already have intel on the more than 20 undiscovered songs, as audiences are treated to a brief breakdown as they leave the Orpheum Theatre. BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive, in-depth version of the story behind each song, courtesy of the show's conceiver, Jennifer Ashley Tepper.

Kelly Strayhorn Theater has announced the NYC premiere of Jesse Factor's THE MARTHAODYSSEY at the Live Artery Festival, taking place from January 10-13, 2025, showcasing Pittsburgh's vibrant arts scene.

Casting Society has announced nominations in the theatre, television, commercials, short film and short-form series for the 2025 Artios Awards. The awards will be presented in multiple locations on February 12, 2025.

Check out a full list of what's opening Off-Broadway this fall! Productions will star big names including Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, and many more! See what Off-Broadway has to offer and check out BroadwayWorld's complete list.

The Queer Ensemble, in association with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and Broadway and Beyond Theatricals, will present an industry reading of 5&DIME in New York, Monday September 16th.

The new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is set to open on Broadway this fall, featuring a fresh cast and innovative stage design. Get a sneak peek of what to expect from this iconic show.

Three composers, three librettists, and one dramaturg have been selected as Resident Artists to participate in the company’s nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP) beginning in September 2024.

 Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company has announced its upcoming productions and programming during the company’s 42nd season in 2024 - 2025. Learn more about the lineup here!

Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Ten theater companies in Baltimore are undertaking an unprecedented joint project with the 3-year BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, which will present the late, legendary playwright's August Wilson American Century Cycle of plays in another first.

The Long Beach Playhouse Studio Collaborative Season is a season of plays mounted by local theater companies, performing arts organizations and individuals.

Don't miss New Jersey Symphony's live concert of Matilda with Danny DeVito narrating! Composer David Newman conducts the enchanting score at State Theatre New Jersey.

Join Sydney Skybetter as he sits down with Dr. Catie Cuan, a pioneer in the field of choreorobotics, in this episode of the Dances with Robots podcast. Discover her personal and professional journey and delve into the question of why dance with a robot. Available now on listening platforms.

Dive into the fascinating world of art, technology, and dance with Dances with Robots podcast. Join host Sydney Skybetter, a choreographer and Dean at Brown University, as he explores interdisciplinary practices and the ways artists and technologists navigate the world.

The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) presents Dances with Robots: a podcast exploring the intersection of art, technology, and activism. Hosted by Sydney Skybetter and Ariane Michaud, the podcast premieres on November 14, 2023. Join them as they navigate the world through interdisciplinary practice.

The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a short video excerpt from Oksana Savchenko’s 2022 play, I Want To Go Home, premiering FREE-TO-VIEW on the Finborough YouTube channel on Thursday, 31 August 2023 at 9.00am, and concurrently on Scenesaver with subtitles.

​​​​​​​Gulfshore Playhouse has announced the winners of its upcoming New Works Festival. The Annual New Works Festival will take place at Gulfshore Playhouse from September 15 through September 17, 2023 and will include developmental workshops for the winning plays, culminating with staged readings.

First Flight Theatre Company will present Shakespeare’s Ladies at Tea or I Thought You’d Never Asp written by Kathleen Kirk and Shakespeare’s Deaths written by the Free Shakespeare Theatre Company of Chicago, both directed by Frank Farrell.

Theatre for a New Audience will present Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending, July 9–August 6 at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Artists Repertory Theatre has announced its 41st season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Boundless Theater's New York premiere of Slap&Tickle, a thought-provoking, comedic, and sensual play written by David James Parr will be presented as an immersive theatrical experience at The Eagle NYC.

Veteran Boston actor Bobbie Steinbach will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence at the 40th annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 8 at the Huntington Theatre.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 53rd season to be presented October 2023 through June 2024.