The record-breaking gift was made possible via Red Bucket fundraising campaigns led by Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national touring shows.
The Richard Greenberg revival closed things out with the highest-grossing week of both of the production's recent Broadway runs.
The 2016 movie musical features songs with music by Justin Hurwitz and lyrics by Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
A casting notice leaked the project, which will feature a book by The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity playwright Kristoffer Diaz.
Growing out of the Breaking the Binary festival, the nonprofit began one of its initiatives in December with Tony nominee L Morgan Lee, & Juliet's Justin David Sullivan, and more.
The Broadway theatre owner and producing company is striving to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry with a paid internship program.
Hersh Ellis will direct the presentations at Open Jar Studios.
Tony Kushner produces the evening for 92NY.
His play The Final Verses of the Prophet and Wiz will receive an invite-only presentation in May.
The Tony-winning revival welcomed 500 New York City public school educators February 2 to the Ambassador Theatre.
Featherstone has served as the artistic director of the London theatre for 10 years.
Formerly managing director of Page 73, Feldman joins the Off-Broadway company working with newly appointed Producing Artistic Director Jill Rafson.
The multi-year partnership will host programming in the Hudson Valley and New York City.
Rob Sedgwick's new dark satire will be presented at The Theater Center's Anne L. Bernstein Theater.
The Tony-nominated Carole King jukebox bio musical played Broadway from 2014 to 2019.
Debra Messing starred in the work's Broadway debut last season.
Honoring Black History Month, the free series will include three talks with the organization's founders.
"I didn't feel right being in either category," the non-binary Broadway performer tells Playbill.
Tony-winning designer Beowulf Boritt founded the financial grant program to foster early career designers from historically excluded backgrounds.
Ten theatre students have been selected for the program fostering the next generation of theatre professionals of color.
Broadway's biggest honors will be handed out June 11 at the United Palace Theatre in New York City.
Coo will receive both a $10,000 award, and a $10,000 commission.
The artists succeed William Carden and mark the first co-leadership structure for the Off-Broadway company.
The Phantom of the Opera and Funny Girl have become Broadway's highest-grossing shows.
The recipients will be honored at a ceremony and luncheon in March.
The Walking With Ghosts director and macbitches playwright want to change the landscape for emerging theatremakers of marginalized genders.
The list of 34 participants includes Grammy nominees, Olivier nominees, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, film composer, and more.
"Be the Change" invites U.K. schools to take part in the competition inspired by the musical's "For Good."
"We are witnessing not just attacks on expression but attacks on existence," says the stage actor and stage managers' union.
The Connecticut institution will become a hotbed for new work this March.
Formerly of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, Miles will work alongside Artistic Director Diane Paulus at the Massachusetts company.
The program supports early career playwrights and facilitates industry relationships.
Tony Kushner is producing the evening for 92NY.
The property features music by Michael Giacchino and Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
The upcoming release follows three seasons of Kushner's podcast Dear Multi-Hyphenate.
After a holiday high and a spate of show closings, cumulative grosses fell to $25.8 million.
The change is made possible through a $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
The awards honor the 2022-2023 season on Broadway and Off-Broadway.
Douglas Lyons founded the developmental branch of The Directors Company.
The scholarship honors the late Broadway artist who made her debut in In the Heights.
The program sends kids and teens to Broadway for free, with accompanying restaurant discounts and special in-theatre activites.
Peters will perform in place of Kelli O'Hara, who has tested positive for COVID and is no longer able to headline the evening.
Joe Barros will direct the latest work from Paradise Square's Larry Kirwan.
Smith comes to the Off-Broadway company after a tenure at Manhattan School of Music.
The Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern musical’s copyright has expired, and we’re digging into what that means.
With shows closing, cumulative grosses fell to just under $34 million.
Bruce Johnson will direct the solo play with music.
The prize awards $100,000 to a promising librettist and lyricist working in the American musical theatre.
Evan Rachel Wood is reportedly in talks to join Golden Globe winner Seyfried in the musical adaptation of the 1991 film.
The company has been at the helm of Broadway's big night out since 2003.
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