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She Is King, a new multi-media work about Billie Jean King, will receive its New York premiere in January 2014 as part of Other Forces 2014, Incubator Arts' annual festival of work from …
Tony winner Sir Ian McKellen, who is currently performing in repertory productions of Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land on Broadway, appeared on "The Daily Show" Dec. 2.
The 52nd Street Project currently presents Apples and Oranges, The Incomparable Plays. Part of its 2013 Fall Playmaking Shows, the production features the Project's ten-year-old particip…
Around The World, a play written by Orson Welles and Cole Porter based on Jules Verne's "Around The World in 80 Days," begins performances at New York City's Mint Theater D…
The world premiere of the new musical Because of Winn Dixie officially opens at Arkansas Repertory Theatre Dec. 6 following previews that began Dec. 4.
Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally chats with Playbill.com about his new works, And Away We Go and Mothers and Sons, as well as the changes he has seen during his life in the theatre.
"Facing Our Truth: 10-Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege," a free showcase of plays and a folk opera addressing the subject of race in the United States, will be featured …
Held in memory of the one-year anniversary of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Eric Ulloa's new play 26 Pebbles will be given a private industry reading Dec. 13 at P…
Chicago Commercial Collective has announced the Off-Loop Tour, which will tour five top Off-Loop shows to universities in the Midwest in 2014-15.
Broadway Bound Kids, an educational arts organization that provides performing arts programs in schools and community centers in and around New York, has launched an international crowdfundi…
Cherry Lane Theatre's Mentor Project for emerging playwrights has announced the lineup for its 16th season. The project's season runs Feb. 19-April 12, 2014.
The National Theatre Conference (NTC) has announced the recipients of its 2013 awards.
Private Dancer, a new combined-media stage play by Sage Snakechalmer about the life of Rita Hayworth, begins performances at the Lion Theatre Dec. 5.
The Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation announced that Tony winner Twyla Tharp is the recipient of the 62nd annual Capezio Dance Award.
Michele Ragusa and Thom Sesma will star in the world premiere of Craving for Travel, which will begin performances Jan. 9, 2014, at the Peter J. Sharp Theater.
The world premiere of Tony Award winner Terrence McNally's And Away We Go, featuring Donna Lynne Champlin, Sean McNall and Dominic Cuskern, has extended its run at the Pearl Theater Comp…
Vineyard Theatre will present Victor Lodato and Polly Pen's new musical Arlington beginning Feb. 12, 2014, prior to an official opening March 2.
The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III have extended their Broadway runs through Feb. 16, 2014.
Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford and "American Hustle" were named winners by the New York Film Critics Circle, according to Deadline.com.
Award-winning director Stanley Donen is considering directing a new film, according to Showbiz411.com.
The world premiere of the new musical Because of Winn Dixie begins performances at Arkansas Repertory Theatre Dec. 4, prior to an official opening Dec. 6.
Following its 2012 premiere, It's a Wonderful Life, the 1946 Live Radio Play returns to the Irish Repertory Theatre starring Tony Award nominee Howard McGillin. Performances begin D…
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' premiere of Parfumerie officially opens Dec. 4 following preview performances that began Nov. 26.
August Wilson's Fences, which is directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, officially opens at the Long Wharf Theatre Dec. 4 following preview performances that began Nov. 27.
Nerds, the musical about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, returns to the Philadelphia Theatre Company, where it made its world premiere in 2007. The show officially opens Dec. 4 following preview …