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This year's final shortlist of eight from 133 eligible plays that were due to premiere at Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance,  Summerhall, Traverse Theatre and Underbelly,  includes work from all over the UK and champions marginalised communities, shining a light on people who's stories are just not heard or seen.

The Nevada-based Dam Short Film Festival announced film submissions are now open for screening consideration for its 2021 Festival celebrating its 17th year. The final deadline to submit films is Oct. 1, with a late submission deadline of Nov. 1. The festival will be held in the historic town of Boulder City, Nevada, Feb. 11-15, 2021.

On this day in 1998, comedian Jerry Seinfeld brought the laughs to Broadway's Broadhurst Theater with 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time'.

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Watch below as he chats with Tony winner and Broadway Bares creator/Executive Producer Jerry Mitchell! 

Terror TV and Acort International, leading names in the distribution and presentation of independent genre films, is currently looking for films by emerging artists in the realms of fantasy, horror, sci-fi, mystery, suspense, and noir.

Mommy Milk Cafe is a new hilarious short play written by Asian American writer and actress Sara States. It will be premiered online with Be Bold Productions as part of The Players Theatre Short Play Festival.

Sharp Short Dance, Sydney's most exciting youth dance festival, is going digital in 2020. Held by FORM Dance Projects, the Festival offers the best young dancers and choreographers from across Australia the opportunity to showcase their talent to a panel of industry professionals and compete for a variety of prizes and awards this October and November.

Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for their tenth annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes, featuring two brand new commissions from Jeremy O. Harris and Theresa Rebeck, alongside six brand new plays that have been selected from hundreds of open submissions from playwrights across the country.

HBO announced today their selection of finalists who will compete in ABFF's 23rd annual HBO Short Film Competition.

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Portland Center Stage has joined the national theater project Play at Home and has commissioned four Portland playwrights to create short plays. The new script offerings are Sara Jean Accuardi's Joy Frickin' Hates Her Dumb Stupid Room, E. M. Lewis' The Third Prisoner, Anya Pearson's Three Love Songs, and Josie Seid's Wing and a Prayer.

Paper Mill Playhouse has shared a flashback installment of its Humanitarian Symposium Series taking an inside look at the work of Jerry Herman.

New Date Announced for THE JERRY DANCE PARTY at Boulder Theater

Netflix has shared the trailer for Jerry Seinfeld's new hour-long special, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill.

Netflix has released the promo for the new comedy special, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill. This marks the comedy legend's first original special since 1998.

Artists are lucky because at least they have their imaginations to get them through these surreal times. The Players Theatre Short Play & Musical festival is encouraging all mandated shut-in writers to use this unprecedented time to be creative and submit a short play or musical for their 10th annual June Festival - NYC.

Short+Sweet is the world's largest performing arts festival and is dedicated to original short form Theatre, Film and Dance.

Broadway In Chicago announced their new social media program, Around Broadway In 80 Days. In the wake of the cancellation of The Jimmy Awards® (the national program) and the Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (the regional program), the initiative will celebrate and provide a virtual stage for all the participants that were unable to perform in the 2020 IHSMTA event. 

We kick things off with one of Broadway's biggest flops, the musical In My Life, which was written and directed by Academy Award winning composer of 'You Light Up My Life', Joe Brooks. The coolest thing about this musical is that Jonathan Groff was dance captain, swing and standby for the two lead roles.

Broken explores the devastating impact untreated mental illness has on a family struggling to cope and a system that is failing them.

JSM Live are delighted to announce a brand new line up of 8 wildlife films, selected by a host of expert judges for Wilderland Wildlife Film Festival, from over a hundred entries by filmmakers around the globe.

Which play will be voted Audience Favorite - the romance, the thriller, or the comedy? And which author will take the $500 Judge's Award?

 NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution has renewed 'Judge Jerry' for a second season in national syndication. The pick-up was announced today by Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal TV Distribution.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Philip Glass and Jerry Quickley's WHISTLEBLOWER on Saturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. Tickets starting at $28 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, 310-825-2101 and The Theatre at Ace Hotel box office.  

Yesterday, BroadwayWorld was saddened to report the loss of composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, who passed away on December 26, 2019 at age 88. To commemorate his life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute on Tuesday, January 7th at exactly 6:45pm.  

Film submissions are now open for the American Black Film Festival (ABFF)'s 23rd Annual HBO Short Film Competition. The five filmmakers selected as finalists will receive a trip to the festival in Miami Beach, Florida (including airfare and hotel accommodations), which runs from June 17-21, 2020. The winning prize for the ABFF's HBO Short Film Award is $10,000 and each finalist will receive $5,000. In addition, all five films will be made available to stream on HBO.