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Off-Broadway News
Outdoor, In-Person Immersive Theatre Project
The Seven Deadly Sins
Is Coming to NYC
By Dan Meyer | 04/14/2021
Bess Wohl, Moisés Kaufman, Ming Peiffer, and more will write new short plays for the production.
National Tour News
Back on the Road: National Tours Begin to Schedule 2021-2022 Stops Across the Country
By Talaura Harms | 04/14/2021
After a full year of closures, see which Broadway shows are making their way to your local venues in the upcoming year.
Broadway News
Keenan Scott II's
Thoughts of a Colored Man
Will Play Broadway
By Andrew Gans | 11/17/2020
Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, the production will open during the upcoming season at a Shubert theatre to be announced.
London News
Come From Away
Sets Reopening Date in London’s West End
By Dan Meyer | 04/14/2021
The Olivier-winning musical will return to the Phoenix Theatre.
Classic Arts News
Bryant Park Will Present 25 Live Performances This Summer
By Andrew Gans | 04/14/2021
The socially distanced
Picnic Performances series will kick off in June with the New York Philharmonic.
Industry News
In the News: Abingdon Theatre to Premiere Short Film by Christine Toy Johnson, Resounding Finds
Tempest
Cast
By Talaura Harms | 04/13/2021
Plus: NYC piano bar and cabaret venue Don't Tell Mama is slated to resume live performances in May.
Off-Broadway News
Perfect Crime
Will Reopen Off-Broadway
By Andrew Gans | 04/13/2021
The production is the first in New York City that utilizes live actors to receive reopening approval by Actors' Equity.
Special Features
Go Inside Broadway’s COVID-19 Vaccination Center, Run By and For Theatre Industry Workers
By Ryan McPhee | 04/13/2021
The site offers hope for a reopening on the horizon—and a job to some out-of-work stage folk.
London News
West End
The Phantom of the Opera
to Reduce Orchestra by Half; Broadway Production Commits to Return With Full Pit
By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/13/2021
The London production of the long-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will use a reduced orchestration upon reopening, currently slated for July.
Industry News
Tony Winner Mimi Lien to Redesign Lincoln Center's Josie Robertson Plaza as a Literal Green Space
By Andrew Gans | 04/13/2021
"The Green" is part of the
Restart Stages
initiative to kick start the performing arts sector on the cultural campus.
Video
Check Out Clips From Korean-Language
Wicked
in Seoul
By Dan Meyer | 04/09/2021
The production currently operates with two rotating casts.
Off-Broadway News
Alexander Boyce and Adam Rubin on Bringing (a Form of) Live Theatre to the Streets of Brooklyn
By Roberto Araujo | 04/12/2021
The multi-sensory
Bizarre Brooklyn,
an experiment in street theatre, is performed every Saturday.
Video
Watch Amber Iman's Broadway Pop-Up Concert for Fellow Performers
By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/12/2021
The
Shuffle Along...
alum offered a set at the Broadway Theatre April 10.
London News
London's
The Last 5 Years
to Transfer to West End
By Andrew Gans | 04/12/2021
Molly Lynch and Oli Higginson will reprise their roles in the Jason Robert Brown musical.
Inside Amber Iman's Return to Broadway With a Live, In-Person Audience
By Logan Culwell-Block | 04/10/2021
The
Shuffle Along
star gave a NY PopsUp concert for an audience of Broadway performers at the Broadway Theatre.
London News
4 Casts Will Star in West End Revival of Nick Payne's
Constellations
By Andrew Gans | 04/09/2021
The Donmar Warehouse production, directed by Michael Longhurst, will play the Vaudeville Theatre this summer.
Industry News
SBA's Grant Program for Shuttered Venues Operators Delays Application Process
By Ryan McPhee | 04/09/2021
The program, championed by the industry as the "Save Our Stages" act, was slated to begin accepting applications April 8.
London News
Alexandra Burke Will Join Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow in
Joseph…
at the London Palladium
By Andrew Gans | 04/09/2021
Laurence Connor returns to direct the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.
Off-Broadway News
St. Ann’s Warehouse to Begin Indoor Performances With The Bengsons
By Dan Meyer | 04/08/2021
The pair will present their new work
The Broken Ear Setlist: Songs from Ohio
.
London News
Heathers the Musical
Will Return to London and Launch U.K. Tour
By Dan Meyer | 04/08/2021
Performances will begin this summer at Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Theatre Alternatives
In the News: Kennedy Center Reveals Plans for 50th Anniversary Season, Including a Broadway Concert and Bernstein's
MASS
By Talaura Harms | 04/06/2021
Plus: Performers have been announced for Harlem Stage's gala and the upcoming
Rock of Ages
concert.
Industry News
Andrew Yang’s NYC Arts Revival Proposal Includes Large-Scale Ticket Sales to Private Sector, Personal Seat Licenses, More Streaming
By Ryan McPhee | 04/06/2021
The mayoral candidate announced his ideas to save the theatre industry April 5.
Regional News
Broadway-Aimed Neil Diamond Musical
A Beautiful Noise
Will Premiere in Boston
By Andrew Gans | 04/06/2021
Choreographer Steven Hoggett joins librettist Anthony McCarten and director Michael Mayer on the creative team.
Industry News
Actors’ Equity Issues New Protocols for ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Productions
By Ryan McPhee | 04/05/2021
As the U.S. approaches COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for all adults, the union has updated its guidelines for a slowly reopening theatrical landscape.
Broadway News
Inside the 1st In-Person Broadway Performance Since the Coronavirus Pandemic Shutdown
By Ryan McPhee | 04/03/2021
Tony winners Savion Glover and Nathan Lane entertained frontline workers from The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares during the special NY PopsUp event.
Broadway News
Armie Hammer Withdraws From Broadway Return of
The Minutes
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2021
The Tracy Letts play intends to reopen on Broadway in March 2022.
Regional News
Berkshire Theatre Group Sets Outdoor 2021 Season With
The Importance of Being Earnest
,
Nina Simone: Four Women
, More
By Dan Meyer | 04/02/2021
Broadway stars Norm Lewis and Kelli O'Hara will also perform in-person concerts.
Industry News
5 Takeaways From the 1st COVID Theatre Think Tank Town Hall
By Ryan McPhee | 04/02/2021
Reopening is on the horizon. Here's what theatres should consider before the curtain rises.
London News
The Mousetrap
Will Reopen in London's West End With 2 Different Casts
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2021
The Agatha Christie thriller will feature a host of U.K. stars.
Interview
The Shed, One of New York's 'Flex Venues,' Opens Its Doors to the Public Beginning April 2
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2021
The Shed Artistic Director Alex Poots discusses the many precautions that have been taken to help ensure everyone's safety.
Film & TV News
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dr. Fauci, More Will Appear in COVID-19 Vaccine NBC Special
By Dan Meyer | 04/02/2021
The program will encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
Off-Broadway News
Sound Installation
Blindness
Begins Off-Broadway April 2 as New York Theatres Begin to Open Their Doors
By Ryan McPhee | 04/02/2021
The presentation, which debuted in London last year, now runs at the Daryl Roth Theatre.
Regional News
Mystic Pizza
Musical Expands Score With Cyndi Lauper, John Cougar Mellencamp, More, Orders Up Summer Premiere
By Ryan McPhee | 03/30/2021
The stage adaptation of the 1988 film is expected to debut at Ogunquit Playhouse.
London News
Mischief's
Magic Goes Wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong,
and
Groan Ups
Will Tour U.K.
By Andrew Gans | 04/01/2021
All three productions are scheduled to launch their tours this summer and continue through 2022.
Industry News
Actors’ Equity Association Will Hold Webinar on Vaccines and the Theatre Industry
By Talaura Harms | 03/31/2021
The conversation with AEA President Kate Shindle and top epidemiologists is open to the public.
Broadway News
Diana
Gets Broadway Reopening Schedule and Netflix Release Date
By Dan Meyer | 03/30/2021
The bio-musical was filmed last fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Off-Broadway News
Montego Glover and Quentin Earl Darrington Will Star in Drive-In
Beyond the Veil
at Radial Park
By Dan Meyer | 03/30/2021
The ghost thriller is part of Resounding’s NYC in-person residency.
Industry News
Watch Jeffrey Seller Celebrate Theatre's 'New Beginning' in His Australian
Hamilton
Curtain Speech
By Talaura Harms | 03/29/2021
The international hit musical opened March 27 in Sydney.
Industry News
New York Will Open COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility to Ages 30+ Beginning March 30
By Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 03/29/2021
Eligibility will expand to those 16 and older April 6.
Classic Arts News
Bard SummerScape Will Return in July With Indoor and Outdoor Performances
By Andrew Gans | 03/26/2021
The seven-week event will culminate in the 31st annual Bard Music Festival,
Nadia Boulanger and Her World
.
Video
What’s Your Name, Mate? Watch the Australian Cast of
Hamilton
Perform the Opening Number
By Dan Meyer | 03/25/2021
Theatres continue to reopen Down Under with the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical.
London News
Rafe Spall Will Star in
To Kill a Mockingbird
in London's West End
By Andrew Gans | 03/26/2021
Bartlett Sher will again direct Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
London News
Michael Sheen to Star in London
Under Milk Wood
as National Theatre Reopens
By Ryan McPhee | 03/25/2021
The U.K. venue will also present the stage adaptation of Hirokazu Kore-eda's
After Life
in June.
Industry News
'Our Voices Are Strong': Read André De Shields and Telly Leung's Speeches About the Power of Theatre
By Andrew Gans | 03/25/2021
The two actors spoke about the economical and cultural significance of Broadway during Mayor de Blasio's March 25 press conference concerning Broadway's reopening.
Industry News
Eyeing a Fall Theatre Reopening, NYC to Create Dedicated COVID-19 Vaccination Site, Mobile Unit, More for Industry
By Ryan McPhee | 03/25/2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed the city’s commitment to having Broadway welcome back audiences by fall.
Off-Broadway News
Free
Downtown Live
Arts Festival Will Feature In-Person Performances Around NYC
By Dan Meyer | 03/24/2021
Among the artists participating are Eisa Davis, David Greenspan, and Kuhoo Verma.
Regional News
Goodspeed Musicals Postpones
South Pacific
and
Anne of Green Gables
By Andrew Gans | 03/25/2021
The Connecticut venue will present a series of events on the Goodspeed lawn this summer.
International News
Curve Leicester Plans In-Person
A Chorus Line
for Late 2021
By Dan Meyer | 03/24/2021
The previously announced production of
The Wizard of Oz
will now run in 2022.
Industry News
Dr. Anthony Fauci Is Still Hopeful for a Fall Reopening of Theatres
By Ryan McPhee | 03/23/2021
The infectious disease expert addressed arts leaders during a National Endowment for the Arts webinar.
London News
Pretty Woman: The Musical
Sets July Return to the West End
By Andrew Gans | 03/23/2021
The musical based on the blockbuster film of the same name will reopen at a different venue: the Savoy Theatre.
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