Young Playwrights Festival (1989)

Today’s subject Jefferson A. Russell is currently living the theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the roles of Duke Senior and Duke Frederick in their current production of As You Like It. The production runs through April 19th.

Jersey City Theater Center, in partnership with the The New Jersey Play Lab, will present the return of the Garden State New Play Festival, an innovative three-week celebration of new theatrical works and emerging voices.

Hip-hop theatre pioneer Rickerby Hinds’ multi-award-winning Dreamscape comes to London following an acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe run in 2025 and fresh from its Off-Broadway premiere.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/25/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/18/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Acclaimed director Mark Brokaw, whose visionary work spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the United States and abroad, has passed away after a battle with cancer. 

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

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.

Red Bull Theater has announced the cast for the next offering of Revelation Readings season: The Misanthrope by Molière, a version by Martin Crimp, directed by Marc Vietor.

The Muny has revealed the teams of directors, choreographers, music directors and lead designers whose creative visions will bring the theatre’s bold 2025 season to life. Learn more about the upcoming season!

The world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project will open off-Broadway, conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins.

BAM has revealed its 2025 Winter Spring Season, featuring Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Whitney White's Macbeth in Stride, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/3/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Urban Stages has announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Yussef El Guindi's play People of the Book, directed by John Langs.

The Marsh has announce the inaugural In Front of Your Eyes Performance Festival, running from August 1 to 25, 2024, showcasing a diverse array of live performances.

Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2024–25 season of five productions. Learn more about the five shows in the season and see how to purchase tickets.

The Kitchen will present HOLY SATURDAY, a day-long multi-event performance liturgy created by Neal Medlyn in collaboration with Gillian Walsh and others. Learn more about Holy Saturday here.

NAATCO partners with new organizations to increase Asian American representation in the arts and has announced upcoming Off-Broadway productions.

The Muny has revealed the teams of directors, choreographers and music directors for its 2024 season. Learn about the shows this season and see how to purchase tickets!

Center Repertory Company will present The Great Leap by San Francisco native and award-winning playwright Lauren Yee.

The winners of the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on 29 January 2024 at a star-studded ceremony, with 30 Awards presented, shared between 15 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2023.

Edgewood Entertainment will present an industry presentation of La Egoista, a new play from Dominican American playwright, performer and theatremaker Erlina Ortiz.

Doubt: A Parable begins preview performances on Friday, February 2, 2024 and opens officially on Thursday,  February 29, 2024. Meet the cast of Doubt: A Parable here!

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.

THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY presents August Wilson's 'How I Learned What I Learned,' a powerful one-man show about the life of the acclaimed playwright. Don't miss this heartfelt portrayal of a theatrical trailblazer.