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Winners of Broadway Black’s inaugural Antonyo Awards for 2020

Recipients of the first annual Antonyo Awards, created and presented by Broadway Black (in association with The Black Theatre Society) to recognize achievements of Black theater artists for both...

Black Lives Matter and the universality of Shakespeare come together this Juneteenth in a powerful new video from The Public Theater

As part of its weekly digital series #BraveNewShakespeare, which challenges members of the theater community to create their own interpretations of what Shakespeare’s words mean to them today, The...

Stars of ‘The Prom’ kick off Pride episodes of ‘My Broadway Memory’ on BPN

Co-hosts Michael Kushner and Brian Sedita welcome actors Caitlin Kinnunen and Josh Lamon to kick off their first Pride episode of “My Broadway Memory” on Thursday, June 18, at 7 pm. The live weekly...

Broadway Podcast Network launches its new ‘My First Show’ interview series

Broadway Podcast Network (BPN) – offering a wide range of premiere digital programming in theater and the performing arts, with all-star hosts, actors, storytellers, producers, writers, and other...

TOSOS to livestream Robert Heide’s ‘The Bed’ for Gay Pride

In the mid-1960s, Joe Cino, founder of the iconic Greenwich Village coffee-house theater Caffe Cino (hailed as the birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway), urged some of his trailblazing playwrights to write...

See who won the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards

Recipients of the 65th annual Drama Desk Awards for outstanding achievements in New York theater (on, Off, and Off-Off Broadway) of the 2019-20 season were announced tonight by a star-studded roster...

Diverse online offerings to watch this weekend

Even though it’s remote, you can still keep your connection to the theater strong with a diverse selection of virtual offerings this weekend. From livestream concerts, original cast readings, and...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with stage and screen star Alyssa May Gold

Last seen on the New York stage in her critically-acclaimed performance in the award-nominated supernatural coming-of-age comedy Our Dear Dead Drug Lord at Off-Broadway’s WP Theater, Alyssa May Gold,...

Theatermakers of color call white theater to account for systemic racism

The cultural momentum powering protests that followed the May 25 murder of George Floyd has galvanized a national and local movement for transformational change in American theater led by Black,...

Actor Jamyl Dobson discusses his livestream reading of ‘one in two’ for Playbill’s Pride Plays

For its first installment in this month’s primetime series of Pride Plays, commemorating the 50th anniversary of New York’s Gay Pride Parade with livestreams of four significant LGBTQIA+ works,...

Nominations are in and voting is on for Broadway Black’s first Antonyo Awards

In a livestream ceremony on Facebook and YouTube last night, hosts Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen) and Bryan Terrell Clark (Hamilton) announced the nominations in 23 categories, along with a...

Gay Pride goes virtual for this year’s 50th anniversary star-studded festivities

This year marks the 50th anniversary of New York’s first Pride Parade. And despite the ongoing shutdown of large public gatherings to guard against the spread of the coronavirus, the celebration will...

LA TI DO revises LA TI DOnline launch to support Black Lives Matter

LA TI DO Productions (LTD) has delayed its launch of LA TI DOnline to create space for the communities its connected to in support of focusing on Black Lives Matter protests resulting from the deaths...

Free streamings of two top musicals to end May with a bang!

Two blockbuster show-biz-themed period-piece musicals – one classic, one cult-classic, and both filled with spirited song and dance – are available for complimentary streaming this weekend to end your...

Call for submissions for the first ‘Virtual Theatre Festival’ this summer

Broadway Theatre Studio, producers of the popular long-running Off-Broadway musical-mixology series The Imbible, is partnering with the iconic theater magazine Playbill to host a brand-new Virtual...

What’s streaming this weekend

There’s something for everyone this weekend, with online viewing of everything from play readings to theater-based films and cabaret. So if you’re a New York theater-lover looking for some suggestions...

Winners of the 10th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards

In a livestream announcement this morning on Crowdcast.com by the Off Broadway Alliance (OBA), President Peter Breger introduced Charles Busch and Julie Halston (both recipients of the organization’s...

Five great films about theater (to help you survive staying home)

Karen Richards (Celeste Holm) the playwright’s wife: A part in a play. You’d do all that for a part in a play? Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) conniving actress: I’d do much more for a part that good....

Refunds and exchanges on Broadway tickets: Performances suspended through September 6

With the ongoing shutdown of Broadway theaters and suspension of shows due to the coronavirus until further notice, The Broadway League – the national trade association for the Broadway industry,...

A gripping new audio performance of ‘Bleeding Love’ on the Broadway Podcast Network

Following its successful world-premiere run in 2015, live on stage in Denmark’s Fredericia Teater, Bleeding Love is now available on digital platforms to a worldwide audience in a new three-part audio...

When shows go on again, audiences across America will be slow to show up, says new survey.

Shugoll Research, a national marketing research company in Bethesda, Maryland, is releasing a Phase III study of theatergoers and their intent to return to the theater when it reopens after the...

Honorees for the 70th Anniversary Outer Critics Circle Awards of 2020

In a video feed this afternoon featuring presentations by past award recipients Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bryan Cranston, Kristin Chenoweth, and Patrick Stewart, The Outer Critics Circle (OCC)...

Theaters are closed but the music plays on in Ghostlight Records’ original cast albums

Though audiences aren’t able to enjoy live on-stage performances during the ongoing coronavirus shutdown, Ghostlight Records offers cast recordings from a selection of popular musicals for digital...

Many theatergoers in no hurry to go back to Broadway, new survey finds

Shugoll Research, a national marketing research company in Bethesda, Maryland, is releasing a new study of theatergoers and their intent to return to the theater when it reopens after the coronavirus...

Actors’ Equity President Kate Shindle is acting as an advocate for the theater community

Known for her acting on stage and screen in such notable productions as Jekyll & Hyde, Cabaret, and Legally Blonde on Broadway, the national tour of Fun Home, and the 2004 movie thriller The Stepford...

Michael R. Jackson’s ‘A Strange Loop’ wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy, former senior editor at The New York Times, announced the finalists and winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes via video stream this afternoon at 3:00. The...

A new video reunites the closing-night cast of ‘Altar Boyz’ for its 10th anniversary

January 10, 2020, marked a decade since the closing-night cast members of the Off-Broadway mega-hit Altar Boyz, who worked together for almost two years, took their final bows at New World Stages,...

Announcing the winners of the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Off-Broadway

Winners of the 35th annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced tonight in a virtual ceremony beginning at 7 pm. Produced by the League of Off-Broadway...

The Drama League announces nominations for its 86th annual awards while expressing gratitude to the theater community

During tonight’s streaming of The Gratitude Awards Spring 2020 – a special pre-recorded online fundraiser celebrating hope, positivity, and acts of kindness by members of the New York theater...

The Apple Family returns with ‘What Do We Need to Talk About?’ on Zoom

In 2010, award-winning playwright Richard Nelson began his series of plays in The Rhinebeck Panorama, named for the town in upstate New York where he lives. After ten years of installments on the...

Nominations for the 2020 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

The Off Broadway Alliance (OBA) – an organization comprised of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, with annual awards honoring the best in...

Changes for 2020 in the Outer Critics Circle Awards

Because of the current pandemic and the resultant shutdown of live public performances in New York beginning on March 12, the leadership of the Outer Critics Circle – founded during the 1949-50 season...

New release and free audio streaming of ‘Sea Wall/A Life’ from Audible Theater

The latest title in the popular Audible Theater series of audio-plays, Sea Wall/A Life – the sold-out New York stage hit double bill of two moving direct-address monologues reflecting on love, life,...

Meet the winners in American Pops Orchestra’s ‘Voices of Tomorrow’ competition

“What a fantastic NextGen competition, the talent was exceptional! I’m happy to say that we had an unprecedented amount of participation, both in viewers and votes. We’re committed to promoting new...

Broadway stars celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday with ‘Take Me to the World’ benefit

Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim turned 90 on March 22, and in honor of that milestone, an all-star roster of Broadway favorites will commemorate the life and career of the timeless composer and...

Broadway actor-singer Dan Domenech: Stranded on a cruise ship but safe

Good news update to the story below: It’s now Saturday, May 9, Day 60, and Dan Domenech and the other healthy Americans who were stranded at sea with him (a total of 70 US citizens) were finally...

Updates on 2020 awards from New Dramatists and The Drama League

The suspension of all public events during this time of quarantine has brought a halt to the live in-person celebrations of theater awards nominations, honors, and presentations. But many established...

DCMTA Spring 2020 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Community Theater Productions, Performances, and Design Elements

Normally we who cover theater for DC Theater Arts collect our favorites as the year draws to a close, but this has not been a normal year. In mid-March the 2020 season was interrupted by a pandemic...

Three top picks from New York for free streaming this weekend

If you’re missing the shows and stars of the Great White Way – and who isn’t? – you can tune in this weekend for three free streams of concerts that are guaranteed to keep the spirit of Broadway alive...

And the 2020 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards go to . . .

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle announced the winners of its 85th annual theater awards today at 10 am, with selections in two categories and three special citations. This year’s award for Best...

Online offerings to include the performing arts in your home-schooling

With the closure of schools during the coronavirus pandemic, many parents are now overseeing their children’s home-schooling. Theater artists and organizations have responded to the need for making...

New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for 2020 to be announced on April 16

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle, founded in 1935, has been presenting its annual award for the Best New Play of the season since 1936, making it the second-oldest theater award after the Pulitzer...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Sarah Stiles

This month, during the indefinite precautionary closure of theaters in New York and around the world, Sarah Stiles continues to provide world-class entertainment to fans in self-isolation everywhere....

Current updates on Broadway

With the uncertainty surrounding the duration and impact of the coronavirus crisis, information and expectations are changing frequently. On April 8, The Broadway League announced that the suspension...

A song of hope from Jaime Lozano and Marina Pires

When their close friend and frequent musical-theater collaborator Mauricio Martinez, best known to Broadway fans for his starring role as Emilio Estefan in On Your Feet!, was facing his fourth bout...

Audible offers free audio-plays of hits from the New York stage

For a limited time, Audible Theater, a division of Amazon, is offering free audio versions of a selection of popular stage productions from the past year, narrated by the original cast. So if you...

Announcement of two emergency grants for the theater community with application deadlines in April and May

In response to the widespread impact of COVID-19 on the theater community, two more philanthropic organizations have recently announced the availability, by application, of emergency support over the...

Feinstein’s/54 Below launches its ‘At Home’ series of free cabaret concert streamings

Starting this evening, Feinstein’s/54 Below will offer an At Home series of free one-time-only streamings of its popular cabaret concerts to keep audiences entertained during the closure of all live...

The ‘Boy Band Brunch’ is on! An interview with The Boy Band Project’s Travis Nesbitt

With the current shutdown of all performance venues in New York, The Boy Band Project has found the perfect solution to keep its popular Sunday afternoon concert, the Boy Band Brunch, scheduled weekly...

Broadway coronavirus updates: emergency relief agreement for union employees and two major shows that will not go on

The coronavirus has upended the old maxim “The show must go on.” It was just announced that two major productions, which had been suspended through April 12, after playing a number of preview...