Michael Bobbitt

On Wednesday, March 27, the nonprofit Coolidge Corner Theatre will unveil its 14,000 sq. ft. expansion, designed by award-winning architecture firm Höweler + Yoon.

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University has REVEALED Act II guest speakers and associated programming for its upcoming production of Becoming a Man.

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), educating and inspiring new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences, announces its return from a strategic pause with an all new leadership staff led by Executive Director and former Education Director, Melynda Burdette Wintrol, Artistic Director, Kurt Boehm, and Lisa Carrier Baker, Academy Director.

The New England Foundation for the Arts announced that Harold Steward (they/he) will join the organization as the next executive director.

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University has appointed Dayron J. Miles A.R.T.’s Associate Artistic Director.

After the tragic loss of the Doris Duke Theatre to a fire in November 2020, Jacob’s Pillow has announced that the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10 million grant —the largest received in Jacob’s Pillow’s 90-year history—toward the building of a new, reimagined Doris Duke Theatre, slated to open in 2025.

Roll On! Productions in association with the Center for Nonprofit Advancement and Dasu Productions will present Roll On! A Gospel Musical, starring legendary Tony Award Winner and Grammy Award nominee, Melba Moore, at the THEARC Theater in Washington, DC for 21 shows, opening Sunday, October 9 until Sunday, October 30, 2022.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University raised $1.35 million in support of the theater’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater through its artistic productions and educational offerings at its annual fundraising gala held last Monday, June 6. Check out photos from the gala!

Orlando Repertory Theatre has announced its 20th Birthday Season for 2022 – 2023.  

Rehearsal for Life, a non-profit leader in Boston-area's creative youth development sector, has announced its new Banned in Boston musical to be presented virtually on April 14, 2022 at 7pm.

Last week, we got two different sets of data that started to make a case for the current state of the cultural economy - a report from the NEA laying out just how bad things got in the depths of 2020 (and hinting at some initial recovery in 2021) - and the first time The Broadway League reported individual show grosses since Broadway reopened.

While we’ve thought we were looking at this turning point before, that doesn’t change the fact that the work to bring further equity to the industry remains ongoing, and as companies continue to chart their paths forward, many are working to build that equity into their recovery.

Hear from nationally renowned (and DC favorite) Michael Bobbitt about initiatives he has implemented in his career to achieve better diversity and inclusion on stage, in the audience and in theater Board rooms in this timely ZOOM conversation.

A favorite Orlando REP actor, Stephen Pugh, takes on multiple characters as he vividly takes us back to the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, where stories of wonder and spookiness surround the legend of a headless horseman and schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. Derek G. Martin and Jesse M. Sullivan adapted this Washington Irving classic for the stage. 

In June of 2020, MassOpera and OperaHub announced a call for proposal submissions to the New Opera Workshop (NOW) seeking creative and innovative operatic works to add to the American operatic cannon.  Projects were required to feature a majority of female roles with a focus on roles for diverse women, by librettists and composers currently living in the United States. 

Rehearsal for Life, a non-profit leader in Boston-area's creative youth development sector, has launched ticket sales for the 25th anniversary edition of Banned in Boston which will be presented on April 1, 2021 at 7pm via an online platform.

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) presents Adventure Did What? during its weekly StoryTime this Sunday at 2PM on Facebook Live. Adventure Did What? both celebrates all the new plays ATMTC has developed during COVID and previews these works that will provide a rich pipeline of productions after the pandemic. To tune in, visit Adventure Theatre's Facebook Event page Sunday at 2PM.

Children's Theatre Company presents the Minnesota premiere of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds running January 19 through March 1, 2020.

Children's Theatre Company (CTC) has announced the Minnesota premiere of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds running January 19 through March 1, 2020. This exuberant musical is based on a story by Cedella Marley (Bob Marley's daughter) with music and lyrics by Bob Marley, and adapted for the stage by Michael J. Bobbitt. The production is directed by Shá Cage, music direction by Sanford Moore, and choreography by Alanna Morris-Van Tassel. The cast includes Ellis M. Dossavi (Ziggy), KateMarie Andrews (Nansi), Kory LaQuess Pullam (Duppy), Lynnea Monique Doublette (Cedella), Nathan Barlow (Dr. Bird), and Timotha Lanae (Tacoomah). Cast and creative team bios are below.

On June 10, StageSource will hold an open house to welcome Jarvis Green, Monica Ndounou, Harold Steward and other individuals to celebrate and draw focus to the shift in artistic leadership in New England and changing face of New England Theatre.