Friday, May 8, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed members of the Broadway community to newly formed advisory councils on the re-opening of New York City. Members of the arts, culture and tourism counci…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:04PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Shetler Studio and Theatres, a rehearsal and theatrical space in the Theater District, is ceasing operation after 30 years. The closure, announced Wednesday, comes as non-essential businesse…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:57PM[SHARE]A coalition of entertainment unions held a call with members of the press Wednesday to highlight the similar issues plaguing their members while theater and film productions remain suspended…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 5, 2020
TodayTix has temporarily rebranded itself as TomorrowTix, as the ticketing company launches new initiatives while waiting for theater to return. Along with the new name, the company anno…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:14AM[SHARE]Monday, May 4, 2020
Michael R. Jackson's "A Strange Loop" won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical, which features a book and score by Michael R. Jackson and direction by Stephen Brackett, premiered O…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:20PM[SHARE]Broadway's Best Shows, a new platform for streaming and written content, will feature a series of one-night-only plays including a star-studded performance of David Mamet's "November" and A.…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:01PM[SHARE]Off-Broadway theaters are continuing to develop work even as the premiere dates remain unclear. Major nonprofit institutions including the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theater Company an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2020
The producers of "KPOP" have moved their casting search online as they prepare for a Broadway run next season. The musical, originally seen Off-Broadway with a book by Jason Kim, music and l…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:37PM[SHARE]Bernard Gersten, former executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater and a leader of the New York Shakespeare Festival, died Monday at the age of 97. A recipient of 15 Tony Awards, inclu…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:45PM[SHARE]David Mirvish will open his Toronto theaters in January 2021, the theater producer said Monday. Mirvish is moving the subscription season from September out of concern for the health and…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:17AM[SHARE]Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA have joined with more than a dozen unions to advocate for a tax deduction for artists in upcoming relief packages. The unions have banded together to bring a…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2020
Members of Actors' Equity will not return to work in the theater until the union deems it safe to do so, Equity announced Friday. In pursuit of a safe return, Equity has hired David Michaels…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Theatre Development Fund has launched a fundraising campaign to try to support the not-for-profit while theaters are closed. TDF's revenue stream has been cut-off as the ticketing pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2020
"Soft Power," an Off-Broadway musical by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, received the highest number of Drama Desk nominations Tuesday. The musical, which was directed by Leigh Sil…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:25PM[SHARE]Stars including Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald and more pay musical tribute to Stephen Sondheim in a virtual concert on April 26. The concert will celebrate So…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:21AM[SHARE]Monday, April 20, 2020
Diana Phillips has been named president of the Shubert Foundation, the organization announced Monday. Phillips takes over the position previously held by Michael I. Sovern, who died on Jan. …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:24PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 16, 2020
The revival of "1776" has announced its cast members and creative team ahead of planned productions at A.R.T., on tour and on Broadway. The gender-inclusive cast will be led by Crystal L…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:03PM[SHARE]The New York Drama Critics' Circle today selected Michael R. Jackson's "A Strange Loop" as best musical of the 2019-2020 season and Will Arbery's "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" as best play.…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Theatrical unions were not informed of Broadway's extended closing date ahead of its public announcement, according to sources familiar with the matter. Rather, union leaders found out t…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:57AM[SHARE]The Broadway cast of "Girl from the North Country" will release an album this spring, the production announced Wednesday. The album, which features the music of Bob Dylan, will be released b…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 14, 2020
A new group of producers has stepped up to match $1 million in donations to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The fund, which is aimed at helping members…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:40AM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2020
The American Federation of Musicians agreed Monday to waive its requirement that its members be paid for a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids fundraiser. The fundraiser, which featured the st…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:42PM[SHARE]The state of New York, in coordination with its surrounding areas, will create a team of officials tasked with designing a reopening plan after the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:21PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2020
The musicians involved in a dispute between their union and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS are asking the union to stand down. Broadway Cares had planned to stream the pre-recorded concer…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:51AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 11, 2020
The streaming "Disney on Broadway" fundraiser, scheduled to take place Monday, has been canceled after Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS failed to reach an agreement with the American Federa…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:02PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Though Broadway theaters face extended closures, many producers believe their shows will return. The Broadway League announced Wednesday that theaters would remain closed through June 7,…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:18PM[SHARE]In a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said other live entertainment venues should not use Broadway's current reopening date as guidance. "I wouldn't use what Broadway thinks as …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:16PM[SHARE]"Beetlejuice," which was scheduled to end its run at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 6, will not be returning to the theater due to extended closures on Broadway. Broadway theaters will re…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:24AM[SHARE]Broadway theaters have extended their shutdown through June 7, the Broadway League announced Wednesday. The new date was set in accordance with guidelines from the Center for Disease Control…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:03AM[SHARE]The 65th annual Drama Desk Awards will move online this spring. The awards show, which honors Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, will release nominations on April 21 an…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Though Broadway has not yet shifted its April 13 reopening date, many ticket holders do not expect to return to theaters in the near future. Theatergoers who held tickets for Broadway pe…
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