Broadway designer Edward Pierce has been elected president of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829. Pierce takes over the role from Beverly Miller, who has been president since 1995. He w…
The Save Our Stages Act has re-emerged in a new Senate Democrat relief bill aimed specifically at small businesses. The $370 billion bill, entitled the Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act, co…
"Moulin Rouge!" producer Carmen Pavlovic had intended to fly back home to Australia in late February and then return to New York City to see the musical through Tony Awards season. But when …
On Thursday, "Slave Play" garnered 12 Tony Award nominations and became the most Tony-nominated play in history. The play, which ran on Broadway in fall 2019, broke barriers in terms of …
The 2020 Tony nominations were announced amid a prolonged shutdown of the industry and weeks away from a contentious presidential election. In turn, many of the nominees reacted with a momen…
"Jagged Little Pill" and "Moulin Rouge!" topped the 74th Annual Tony Awards nominations list Thursday. "Jagged Little Pill" received 15 nominations and "Moulin Rouge!" received 14. With 12 n…
David Byrne's "American Utopia" has rescheduled its Broadway return to Sept. 17, 2021. The show initially intended to return to the Hudson Theatre on Broadway in fall 2020, after a run at th…
Lincoln Center Theater is setting a fall 2021 reopening date for the new Broadway musical "Flying Over Sunset." The theater had intended to reopen "Flying Over Sunset" in spring 2021, but no…
When the Broadway League announced theaters would be closed through May 30, 2021, industry members were not surprised by the news. Some had already received a head's up from their produc…
"MJ," the Michael Jackson musical, has moved its first preview date to September 2021. The musical, produced by Lia Vollack Productions and the Michael Jackson Estate, was scheduled to m…
"The Music Man" has postponed its opening until Feb. 10, 2022. This is the second postponement of the revival, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, which had most recently set an opening…
Broadway shows will remain closed through May 30, 2021, the Broadway League confirmed Friday. While there is not yet a reopening date, the League said each Broadway show will announce its re…
Broadway shows are expected to remain closed through at least May 2021, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Broadway League is expected to make an announcement about the n…
The Tony Award nominations will be announced Oct. 15 at noon. The nominations announcement will be hosted by Tony Award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart on the Tony Awards YouTube Channel…
The Equity-League Health Fund has addressed some of the concerns expressed by Actors' Equity about changes to health coverage. The health fund, which is a separate entity from Actors' Eq…
The House voted Thursday to approve the revised Heroes Act, which contains a provision to help the Broadway industry. The new version of the Heroes Act includes the Save Our Stages provi…
Actors' Equity members will need to work more weeks to qualify for health insurance coverage in 2021. In a new plan unveiled Thursday by the Equity-League Health Fund, members will need …
Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittleman are developing a stage musical adaptation of "Like Water for Chocolate."Â The musical adaptation of "Like Water for Chocolate," which began as a nove…
The Save Our Stages Act has made it into the latest version of the House Democrats' Heroes Act. The provision would provide $10 billion in grants to live venue operators, producers, prom…
The Olivier Awards are moving forward with a digital ceremony on Oct. 25 after postponing their April awards show. The ceremony will be broadcast on television station ITV, as well as Ma…
Actors' Equity praised the introduction of a new bill that would offer 100% COBRA health insurance subsidies to workers who have lost coverage during the pandemic. The Worker Health Coverage…
The Actors Fund has elected actor, director and choreographer Debbie Allen, publisher Nancy S. MacMillan, producer Elizabeth Reiko Kubota Whitney and Netflix executive Allison Wright to its …
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has added six new industry members to its board of trustees. Local 802 President Adam Krauthamer, producer Brian Moreland, actors Kimberly Marable, Javier M…
The Metropolitan Opera announced Wednesday that it will be closed until fall 2021 due to the continuing threat of COVID-19. The Met had previously hoped to restart its season on Dec. 31,…
As he looks to reopen "Six" in London this November, producer Kenny Wax has the advantage of having a small cast, an 80-minute show and relatively low running costs. Still, working amid …