Industry Theatre Newsroom

Queer|Art, the national organization connecting and uplifting generations of LGBTQ+ artists, has announced the new Mentors for the 2025 Queer|Art|Mentorship (QAM) program cycle.

Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color will host their annual hybrid networking event (virtual and in-person) in New York City in July. Learn how to attend.

THE VIOLIN, by The Francis Sisters (Kami Nishima and Kara Dudley), will receive a special industry presentation on Wednesday, July 12, 2024, at Open Jar Studios. Learn more!

The League of Resident Theatres (LORT) has elected a new slate of Officers to the Board of Directors, effective May 3, 2024. 

The five theatres of the landmark Generation Now partnership (Latino Theater Company, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Native Voices, Penumbra, and Children’s Theatre Company) have announced the progress made in the development of multiple commissions by BIPOC artists, of new works for multigeneration audiences.

Catch the final week of NewYorkRep's THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE at the Royal Family Performing Arts Space. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The revival of Henrik Ibsen’s masterwork An Enemy of the People, adapted by Tony Award Nominee Amy Herzog and directed by Tony Award Winner Sam Gold, has recouped its $5.5 million capitalization. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The Shubert Foundation has given a record $40 million in unrestricted grants to 653 not-for-profit theatres, dance companies, academic theatre training programs and related service agencies across the country. Learn more about the grants!

Starting tonight with a special preview episode, 'The Broadway Cast' with Ben Cameron is coming to BroadwayWorld. Also, we report on the indefinite postponement of NYC's congestion pricing plan. Stories include the Cultural Solidarity Fund's COVID relief efforts, Public Theater crew members joining IATSE.

Today it was announced that crewmembers at New York City's Public Theater have overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining IATSE, the union representing behind the scenes staff across the entertainment industry.

xTheatre Communications Group is launching Funds for the Dolls: Elevating Trans Women of Color in the Performing Arts and Theatre. Learn more about how to apply!

Applications are now open for the 2024 Prince Fellowship program. Learn how to apply.

The Entertainment Community Fund welcomed the appointment of four new board members. Learn more about the Fund.

David Zaragoza Gutierrez's new drama, AWAKE AND BREATHING, will have an industry reading at Cameo Studios in New York. Learn more!

The Drama League’s Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Bevin Ross, and Bonnie Comley Fortify Their Board with New Leadership with Three New Vice Presidents!

This season's alumni have made remarkable contributions to the theatrical landscape with an impressive array of productions across various prestigious venues...

Actors’ Equity Association and the Actors’ Equity Foundation have jointly announced that they will bestow the Paul Robeson Award for 2024 on The Campfire Project.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem receives a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Learn more!

Broadway designer J. Jared Janas has launched a petition for the inclusion of wig, hair, and makeup design categories in the Tony Awards. Learn more.

Stages Houston has announced Derek Charles Livingston as their new artistic director. Livingston will assume the role when current artistic director Kenn McLaughlin steps down at the end of June after 25 seasons.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 6/2/2024.

Play On Shakespeare has announced their Summer 2024 Season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

After growing ARTHOUSE’s audience development and multicultural marketing efforts, Aaliytha Stevens will leave her position as Chief Strategy Officer to focus full-time efforts as Chief Executive Officer of Ashè Collective, her self-built strategic theatrical consulting firm.

Playwright Roger Q. Mason receives the McKnight National Residency and Commission from Playwrights' Center, recognizing his contributions to contemporary theater. Learn more about Mason!

This week we celebrate Baltimore's CJay Philip for her upcoming Tony Award in theater education and LaChanze's launch of a new multimedia production company. On a concerning note, Ticketmaster has experienced a major security breach. Finally, we examine the pressing need for unity in the arts community amidst ongoing discord and funding debates.