Industry Theatre Newsroom

Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Lianah Sta. Ana and Borna Barzin as the organization's 2024 Van Lier Fellows in Theater.

Beat by Beat Press has announced two new original musicals IMAGINE A DRAGON and FRANKIE BUILDS ANDROIDS are now available for licensing. Schools and youth theaters around the world are invited to request free perusal scripts and apply for production rights.

SMU DataArts announced that Jen Benoit-Bryan, Ph.D., will assume the role of Director on September 1, 2024. Current Director Zannie Voss, Ph.D. is retiring on August 31, 2024. 

The Entertainment Community Fund is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Looking Ahead program. See photos from the event here!

Disneyland is set to hold a Union Election for 1,700 character and parade performers in May.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/5/2024.

Jeremy Blocker joins Audible Theater, marking a significant addition to the team. Discover more about this major development in the theater industry.

Explore the intriguing world of CONVERSATIONS WITH A MYSTIC HAIRDRESSER, a unique theatrical experience that delves into spirituality, mysticism, and personal transformation.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP) as this year's recipient of The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award for their work to showcase the importance of Indigenous storytelling and help develop a space for Native performers and theater artists at all levels in their careers.

Uproar Theatrics has acquired the rights to Witches!? In Salem?! by Matt Cox. Learn more about the play here!

Signature Theatre has named Julián Mesri as the Judith Champion Musical Theater LaunchPad Resident.

Royal Family Productions will present a private industry reading of the new musical Abril. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

Open Jar Studios has unveiled The Recording Booth, a new addition to their facilities.

As awards season gets fully underway with the Tony Award Nominations announced last week, and the Lortel Awards last night, the industry gets ready to celebrate the incredible work on the New York stage this past season - a season crowded with celebrities, big revivals, and exciting new shows.

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.

The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will present “Come To The Light,” an exhibition of paintings by the artist Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider May 16 - June 14.

Nataki Garrett has received the prestigious and coveted 2024 Doris Duke Arts Award, the largest prize in the United States specifically dedicated to individual performing arts. Learn more about Garrett and the award.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/3/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Tom Viertel, who has been a member of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center board for nearly three decades and its Chairman since 2000, will step down from his role at the end of the O'Neill's 2024 season in August. Learn more.

An invitation-only reading of the new musical HEARTBEATS will be presented on May 13th in Manhattan.

Bechdel Project is delighted to name Nikki Brake-Sillá, a disabled Black playwright and filmmaker, the recipient of the prestigious 2024/25 ROO Residency. This residency program provides pivotal support to feminist playwrights and fosters the development of bold new theatrical voices.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/28/2024.

Santa Clarita's opera company, Mission Opera has been selected to present 'The Merry Widow: Madonna' as part of the OPERA America National Conference and World Opera Forum, being held in Los Angeles in early June.

The  Black Women on Broadway Awards will return for their third annual event on June 10 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City.

Music Theatre International has acquired the new holiday jukebox musical, What A Wonderful World, which features a mix of iconic Christmas songs as well as other pop hits from across the decades, including the title song made famous by Louis Armstrong.