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Watch as Broadway Artists and Politicians Come Together at the Rally to Save the Arts
By Ryan McPhee | April 4, 2017
The April 3 event was in response to the Trump administration’s proposed elimination of the NEA.
How Roundabout Theatre Company Gets Its Patrons to Support the NEA by Seeing a Show
By Ryan McPhee | July 14, 2017
Senator Charles Schumer responds to the theatre company's campaign to protect the National Endowment for the Arts.
How the National Endowment for the Arts Shaped the Landmark Plays and Musicals You Love
By Adam Hetrick | April 26, 2017
The NEA played a crucial role in bringing works like
The Great Comet
,
Spring Awakening,
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,
and
Nine
to the stage.
House Appropriations Committee Proposes $5 Million Cut to NEA Budget—Not a Total Elimination
By Ryan McPhee | July 20, 2017
The committee’s approved interior bill grants the National Endowment for the Arts a sum that would ensure its survival.
Tony Winners Use Their Platform to Voice Support for the National Endowment for the Arts
By Ryan McPhee | June 14, 2017
At the 2017 Tony Awards, numerous artists expressed the need for arts funding during and after their acceptance speeches.
Use This Script to Call Your Representatives and Voice Your Support for the NEA
By Playbill Staff | April 14, 2017
We need the arts, and now the arts need you.
Watch: Broadway Stars Join Playbill in Supporting the National Endowment for the Arts
By Ryan McPhee | April 14, 2017
Several theatre artists come together to urge you to help protect the NEA as it faces an uncertain future.
Exclusive: How the National Endowment for the Arts Paved the Way for
Sunday in the Park with George
By Adam Hetrick | April 24, 2017
André Bishop explains how the NEA was crucial to the creation of the landmark Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
Theatre Development Fund Receives NEA Grant for 2 Accessibility Initiatives
By Betsy Kaplan | June 14, 2017
TDF received a grant from the NEA for its National Open Captioning and National Autism Theatre Initiatives.
Paula Vogel in Defense of the NEA: ‘You Are Not Making America Great Again’
By Playbill Staff | March 30, 2017
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright makes her case for greater support of the arts in this powerful letter.
Actors’ Equity President Kate Shindle Speaks Out Against Proposed NEA Cuts
By Ryan McPhee | March 16, 2017
The Broadway alum addresses Congress, the President, and those willing to fight for and protect the National Endowment for the Arts.
WATCH: Broadway Legend Harold Prince Speaks Out to Protect the National Endowment for the Arts
By Ryan McPhee | April 19, 2017
In this exclusive video, the director and producer voices his opposition to the proposed elimination of the NEA.
12 Unions, Including AEA, Appeal to Congress to Save the NEA and Regional Theatre
By Olivia Clement | April 4, 2017
Kate Shindle is among the signees of the letter from the Department for Professional Employees.
Carmen Cusack, Lillias White, and More Rally NEA Support with a Beatles Tribute
By Andrew Gans | March 24, 2017
Proceeds from the single benefit Americans for The Arts.
Julie Andrews and Daughter Emma Walton Hamilton Defend NEA
By Andrew Gans | March 17, 2017
CNN has posted an editorial from the mother and daughter, who have collaborated on more than 30 children's books.
Trump Administration's Budget Proposal Eliminates National Endowment for the Arts
By Ryan McPhee | March 16, 2017
The NEA has provided support and funding for organizations around the country for over 50 years.
Lincoln Center Releases Statement: Save the NEA
By Olivia Clement | February 28, 2017
“The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many“—11 organizations are defending the program’s “uncertain future.“