The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation recently received an anonymous donation of $200,000 to its emergency assistance fund. The fund was established in April 2020 to help sup…
A stage production of "Frozen" made its international debut last month, as Disney resumes its worldwide theatrical roll-out. "Frozen" opened on Dec. 10 in Sydney, Australia, where the show h…
When the Tony Award nominations were announced in October, "Moulin Rouge!" actor Aaron Tveit's name stood alone. Tveit was the only actor nominated in the category of Best Leading Actor …
Rebecca Luker, a celebrated Broadway soprano and a three-time Tony nominee, died Wednesday at the age of 59. Luker had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., and publicly re…
While the theater community celebrates the inclusion of the Save Our Stages provision in the stimulus package, leaders say there is still more to be done to help workers within the industry.…
When Broadway theaters closed in March 2020, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Actors Fund immediately leapt into action to support the members of the Broadway community. On Tuesday,…
After months of negotiation, Congress is poised to pass a $900 billion stimulus bill that includes the Save Our Stages provision. The provision, which has received bipartisan support and…
Actors' Equity is extending its policy of flexible dues paying periods. Following a policy set last spring, the union will continue to extend the deadline by which union members are requ…
When it became clear the pandemic would not be over quickly, producer Sally Cade Holmes ramped up her search for additional income streams. Holmes, who had decided in early 2020 to leave…
Pamela Newkirk, a journalist and author of the book "Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of Billion-Dollar Business," has joined the board of directors of the Shubert Organization. Newkir…
'Moulin Rouge!' is planning to start its North American tour in Chicago in 2022. The tour, which was originally scheduled to begin Nov. 21, 2020 in New Orleans, will now conduct technica…
In a congressional hearing Tuesday, venue owners, senators and members of the entertainment community testified about the need for relief for the live entertainment industry. Speaking be…
West End theaters are set to shut down again Wednesday as London enters a new phase of lockdown. The news comes as productions in London, including the musicals "Six" and "Everybody's Ta…
Concord Theatricals has secured the exclusive worldwide licensing rights to "Slave Play."Â The play will initially be released to professional theaters through Concord Theatricals' Samuel…
The "Ratatouille" musical is moving from TikTok to the theater community at large. On Jan. 1, 2021, theatrical production company Seaview will present "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical" i…
Over the past few weeks, "Jagged Little Pill" has been picking up momentum. The musical was featured in the Thanksgiving Day parade, recorded performances for the NBC Broadway special an…
"Slave Play" and playwright Jeremy O. Harris will donate a collection of plays by Black playwrights to 53 libraries and community centers across the country. The collection, named the Go…
Kenny Leon has been named a senior resident director at Roundabout Theatre Company. Leon, who directed "A Soldier's Play" at Roundabout last season, will help select Roundabout's plays and m…
Broadway Across America and ticket buyers have donated $1 million to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The amount came from ticket buyers who donated the value of their unused Broadway …
New York expects to receive 170,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. In a press conference, Cuomo said New York would follow recently…
Local 802 is sounding the alarm for relief for musicians in New York City. Launched Tuesday under the banner #SaveNYCMusicians, the campaign asks for donations to the union's emergency r…
"Jagged Little Pill" and "American Utopia" were among the Broadway shows nominated for the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The full list of nominees, announced by the Recor…
The casts of "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Come From Away" will perform as part of the CBS Thanksgiving Day telecast. The CBS broadcast, which airs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 26, will not hav…
In early July, while most theaters in the U.S. remained shuttered, director Sammi Cannold traveled to South Korea and found musicals operating at full capacity. She spent two-and-a-half …
Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA have reached an agreement over coverage of streamed and recorded theater. The new agreement, announced late Thursday, states that during the pandemic Actors' Equ…