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On Monday, September 30, 54 Below will host the fourth annual Born for Broadway gala, a celebrity cabaret that raises money for paralysis-based organizations. Born for Broadway was founded 1…
"We feel like theater is a powerful platform for kids to be heard," said Katie Cappiello, cofounder of the All-Girl Theater Company, along with Meg McInerney, a fellow NYU Tisch graduate. Wi…
Paper Mill Playhouse of Millburn, New Jersey, is seeking children for its upcoming production of Oliver! The theater will hold an open-call audition on Saturday, September 7, for boys (or gi…
The Fountain Theatre has announced Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart as its next production, set to run from September 18-November 3, in advance of a September 21 opening. Simon Levy directs …
The Rainmaker, N. Richard Nash's romantic comedy now playing at Santa Monica's Edgemar Center for the Arts, has announced that it will be extending its run through August 31 due to popular d…
Sag Harbor, New York's Bay Street Theatre has named Scott Schwartz as its newest artistic director. Schwartz will begin implementing his new vision for the theater during its upcoming 2014 s…
New Haven's Tony Award-winning Long Wharf Theatre has announced that it will hold local auditions for an assortment of roles in its star-studded 2013-14 season productions. Though the compan…
New Haven's Tony Award-winning Long Wharf Theatre has announced that it will hold local auditions for an assortment of roles in its star-studded 2013-14 season productions. Though the compan…
Now in its 17th year on Broadway, the company of Chicago has announced a number of upcoming additions to its cast. Emmy Award nominee Paige Davis (Trading Spaces) will join the cast as Roxie…
From August 12 through September 1, the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning production of My Name Is Asher Lev will be offering $10 tickets to anyone 30 or younger. Interested theatergoers sh…
Eydie Gormé, an iconic pop vocalist whose career took off in the 1950s and '60s, passed away on Saturday, August 10, only six days shy of her 85th birthday. According to her spokesman, Howa…
Goodspeed Musicals has announced casting for its upcoming production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, scheduled to run from September 20-December 1 with an official press opening set…
New York voters recently got a taste of the potential changes a new mayor could make to the city's arts budget (for better or worse) during the mayoral arts forum held at Columbia University…
Actor and writer Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Handbook for an American Revolutionary) is bringing his new burlesque farce, Eager to Lose, to Ars Nova for a limited engagement off-Broadway run this f…
Actor and writer Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Handbook for an American Revolutionary) is bringing his new burlesque farce, Eager to Lose, to Ars Nova for a limited engagement off-Broadway run this f…
As the 17th annual New York International Fringe Festival prepares for the start of its two-week run (August 9-25), a few of the participating productions begin to pull away from the rest of…
The Public Theater has announced casting for an original musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, which will offer free performances at Central Park's Delacorte Theater from Septembe…
The Bridges of Madison County, a new musical adapted from the best-selling Robert James Waller novel, celebrated its world premiere at the beautiful Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Berk…
Following a successful run and an unprecedented three extensions at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, The Jungle Book is heading to Boston to prepare for a second run at Boston's Huntington T
Playwright Craig Wright (Grace) will bring The Pavilion to Sanguine Theatre Company, in a production at the Drilling Company for a series of performances August 8-10, 11, 15-17, and 18. The…
Tony Award winners Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years) and Marsha Norman (The Secret Garden) premiered their newest Broadway-bound romantic musical, The Bridges of Madison County, at Wi…
Paulo Szot " best known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway debut in the 2008 revival of South Pacific " is a man of many voices. While a thick Brazilian accent blends with his deep baritone…
Broadway knows her best as Diana, the manic depressive mother in Next to Normal and the role for which she took home the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. While Diana will undou…
Producer Albert Podell and the York Shakespeare Company have announced their world premiere production of Alexander Harrington's The Great Society. Seth Duerr will direct the four-week limit…
For the first time in 12 years, New York City will be electing a new mayor, replacing three-term Michael Bloomberg this October. For New York City artists and arts patrons, this could mean e…