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By Dan Meyer | 02/20/2019The two programs are focused on building the tools needed for actors to be successful on stage—one for college students and one for new arrivals to New York City. -
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 02/14/2019High school and middle school theatre programs can apply for one of ten $1,000 grants, funded by Music Theatre International.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 02/12/2019Produced by the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with the American Theatre Wing, the program pairs aspiring student writers with professional musical theatre artists.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 02/11/2019Ten high schools across the U.S. will receive royalty-free licenses to perform the long-running Kander and Ebb musical.
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By Ryan McPhee | 02/11/2019The award honors corporations or organizations that contribute to EdTA’s mission to enhance and foster theatre education efforts in schools across the country.
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By Playbill Staff | 02/06/2019The honor, recognizing comprehensive and engaging marketing plans from NYC-area schools, will be presented at the 2019 Roger Rees Awards.
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Education News
American Theatre Wing Announces Recipients of Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative Grants and ScholarshipsBy Adam Hetrick | 02/05/2019Over half a million dollars in grants and scholarships have been awarded to 30 students and 13 school communities.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 02/05/2019When the original pieces were auctioned off last fall, The Colony High School seized the opportunity of a lifetime.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 02/04/2019Manhattan School of Music's production reflects John Kander's favorite moments from all the various editions of the classic musical, including Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation.
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Education News
By Ryan McPhee | 01/24/2019The adapted version of the show was designed specifically for middle school students and joins Disney’s Aladdin JR. and The Lion King JR.
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Video
By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/14/2019The live streamed concert celebrates a decade of the nationwide awards system honoring the best of high school musical theatre.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/11/2019Youth theatres from across the country have been giving back to their communities, and your vote can help one of them win a grant from Playbill.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/08/2019Frozen's Patti Murin will join Jimmy Awards alums—including stars from Dear Evan Hansen and Wicked—for the special event.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/04/2019Eight groups will remount full productions of their high school play or musical during the 56th annual festival in Nebraska this June.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/04/2019The Atlanta and Sacramento events will also feature appearances by Frozen star Caissie Levy, Tony-winning producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, and Heathers star Ryan McCarten.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 12/29/2018John Shorter turned his decades in theatre education into a second career supplying vintage items for school drama programs and community theatres.
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Tony Awards
By Logan Culwell-Block | 12/12/2018The Excellence in Theatre Education Award recognizes exemplary arts educators each year at the Tony Awards.
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 12/12/2018The choir performs “Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday.”
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 12/04/2018Students from the Duke University Theater Studies department will perform the 1948 Kurt Weill-Alan Jay Lerner musical.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/27/2018The three-day series of workshops and seminars with Broadway artists will be held in July 2019.
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Regional News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/21/2018Chris Logan Carter will play every character in Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, from Scrooge to Tiny Tim.
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Education News
By Cleo Aukland | 11/08/2018The special opportunity educates students about the inner workings of the Great White Way.
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Industry News
By Adam Hetrick | 11/07/2018Thirteen writers will spend the next year creating new works for young theatregoers.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/07/2018The script will also be available beginning November 22.
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Special Features
By Playbill Staff | 11/06/2018Teaching your children about the performing arts is more than just buying tickets—here are some tips to make the experience of attending a show into a longer lasting one.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 11/01/2018The musical, featuring a score by Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas, played a brief Broadway run in 2017.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 11/01/2018The contest invited students to submit a video with their personal rendition of the song “Dance With You” from the new Broadway musical.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 10/25/2018Students from across the country will compete for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/25/2018The theatrical firm has acquired worldwide stock and amateur licensing for the two Broadway titles.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 10/24/2018Winners will go on to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards—a.k.a. the Jimmy Awards—beginning in 2020.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 10/22/2018Watch the exclusive featurette with Footloose screenwriter and lyricist Dean Pitchford chronicling its journey from screen to stage and beyond.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 10/20/2018Tony winner Ted Sperling and John Miller created NYU Broadway Orchestra to train students in the skills specific to landing a job on Broadway.
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Education News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/17/2018The two organizations will join forces to expand the education initiative in the city that piloted it.
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Education News
By Olivia Clement | 10/16/2018The Arthur Miller Foundation’s inaugural event, hosted by Alec Baldwin, will celebrate public school arts education.
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Los Angeles News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/15/2018The ceremony, honoring young leaders in the performing arts, will take place October 28.
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Industry News
By Ruthie Fierberg | 10/15/2018The Tony-winning costume and scenic designer, currently represented on Broadway with Once On This Island and Torch Song, will assume the new position this spring.
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Benefits and Galas
Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters, More Will Honor Life and Legacy of Craig ZadanBy Adam Hetrick, Logan Culwell-Block | 10/11/2018Educational Theatre Foundation's Thespians Go Hollywood–Honoring the Life and Work of Craig Zadan gala will take place November 11 in Los Angeles.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 09/26/2018The arrival of West Side Story School Edition coincides with the anniversary of the legendary show's Broadway premiere.
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Education News
By Andrew Gans | 09/24/2018Music Theater International Australasia presents the fall events in collaboration with iTheatrics, AMICI Trust, Shane Bransdon, and Daniel Stoddart.
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Education News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/24/2018The announcement was made at ETF’s New York benefit event September 23.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 09/17/2018Frozen’s Jelani Alladin, Newsies’ Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and Aladdin’s Telly Leung speak about the key factors that determined their decision on where to go to college.
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Education News
By Adam Hetrick | 09/17/2018High schools across the U.S. can enter to win rights to a royalty-free production of the hit Kander and Ebb musical in celebration of composer John Kander’s 90th birthday.
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Opening Night Photos
By Hannah Vine | 09/17/2018The production, which debuted on the West Coast this year, is the inaugural production of Hunter's new Theater Project.
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Education News
By Olivia Clement | 09/14/2018How Education at Roundabout is giving NYC students, teaches, and young professionals the opportunity to fall in love with theatre.
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Education News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/14/2018“This isn’t about learning from a book; this is about enhancing your life with a cultural experience,” League President Charlotte St. Martin says.
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Education News
By Sarah Jane Arnegger | 09/13/2018Students from some of the best-known college theatre programs offer their tips for a successful first year.
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Education News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/13/2018With a series of programs, grants, and initiatives, the American Theatre Wing embraces its activist roots to ensure access and education for a wide range of students.
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Education News
By Andrew Gans | 09/12/2018Samuel French is collaborating with the Educational Theatre Association on the new project.
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Education News
By Andrew Gans | 09/12/2018Students are creating change and inspiring activism with Broadway Cares’ Education Outreach program.
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Education News
By Sarah Jane Arnegger | 09/12/2018Don’t you wish your school musical could have a real Playbill? Oh, wait—it can!
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