Kate Wetherhead, a Broadway actor and co-creator of the online series "Submissions Only," has joined the writing team for "The Devil Wears Prada" musical. Wetherhead will co-write the book a…
Actors' Equity has pledged to host a town hall in response to union members calling for clarity on reopening protocols. In a Medium post published this past weekend, Equity said it would…
Veteran press agent Bill Evans is retiring after close to 50 years in the industry. Evans was the longtime press agent for Neil Simon, representing 18 of his plays. Leading up to his ret…
The Small Business Administration announced Friday that applications for Save Our Stages grants will open on April 8, 2021. The program, also known as the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant pr…
Lincoln Center Theater is making past productions available for streaming in a move to develop new audiences and sustain a connection to their work. It's also meant to spark a little bit of …
Roundabout Theatre Company is launching a new program aimed at diversifying the American theater canon. Roundabout's program, called the Refocus Project, will include a weekly online pla…
The Save Our Stages program gained supplemental funding from the recently passed stimulus package. The American Rescue Plan earmarked an additional $1.25 billion for the Save Our Stages …
The Public's Shakespeare in the Park is planning to return to the Delacorte Theater this summer. The planned season will begin July 6 with a Jocelyn Bioh adaptation of "Merry Wives," dir…
"Jagged Little Pill" won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The album was up against "American Utopia," the Off-Broadway cast recordings of "Little Shop of Horrors" and "S…
March 12, 2020 will be a date that most Broadway workers and Broadway-goers will never forget. I certainly won't. On that day, as has been widely noted by now, the musical "Six" was schedule…
A group of Broadway businesses and arts organizations have banded together to ensure the theater ecosystem makes it through the shutdown. The current aim of the group is a state proposal for…
Actors' Equity praised the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday, citing several measures that should help Broadway's workforce. The $1.9 trillion relief plan includes COBRA …
Before the shutdown, Broadway was primed for its spring season. Nik Walker had recently taken over as lead in "Ain't Too Proud" and was getting into a groove with the role. Nikki Renée Dani…
In the days leading up to March 12, 2020, investors and invitees had begun flying to New York from around the world to attend the Broadway opening of "Six." Producer Kevin McCollum knew …
Level Forward, the production company that backed "Slave Play" and "Jagged Little Pill," has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis' novel "The Queen's Gambit," The company pla…
One year into the Broadway shutdown, producers are beginning to see glimmers of hope for its return. With the arrival of new vaccines and an improving rollout strategy, producers have te…
Select Broadway theaters will open up again this April for a series of pop-up programs. The theaters will open up starting April 2, 2021, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement Wednesday…
Amid a pandemic and a yearlong theatrical shutdown, Tony-nominated productions are taking their campaigns online. Ahead of Tony Awards voting, which began Monday and ends March 15, nominated…
The Shubert Organization will begin construction this March on the Cort Theatre, in a project that will see the addition of a five-story annex, as well as improvements to the theater's faÅ
"Thoughts of a Colored Man" announced Thursday that it will play the Golden Theatre. The new play, written by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, has not yet announced dat…
Lincoln Center plans to create 10 outdoor performance spaces and stages this spring, in an effort to revitalize the performing arts industry. The program, entitled Restart Stages, will i…
Employment among New York City workers in the arts, entertainment and recreation sectors fell 66% between December 2019 and December 2020, according to a new report from the New York State C…
The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds is lobbying New York state to include healthcare provisions, including COBRA subsidies, in the upcoming budget. With most of the theater indus…
Calleri Casting is renaming the casting office Calleri Jensen Davis. The name now reflects the contributions of the three company partners, James Calleri, Erica Jensen and Paul Davis. In…
Madison Square Garden will begin welcoming fans back this week, as its sports teams play to an arena at 10% capacity. The New York Knicks will play Feb. 23, followed by the New York Rang…