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Video: Who Will Win the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023


The Pulitzer Prize Board will present the 2023 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023


The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.

CAMELOT to Release 2023 Broadway Cast Recording; New Block of Tickets on Sale Through Early September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2023


Lerner & Loewe’s CAMELOT at Lincoln Center Theater will extend its run, with a new block of tickets now on sale through Sunday, September 3 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Plus, CAMELOT will release a 2023 Broadway cast recording!

More Than 100 Writers from 27 Countries to be Featured in PEN America's 18th Annual World Voices Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023


On May 10-13, PEN America will present the 18th annual World Voices Festival, its largest gathering to date of literary stars, visionaries, and great thinkers from around the globe.

Suzan-Lori Parks' PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR to Return to The Public Theater in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2023


The Public Theater has announced complete casting for the remount of the theatrical concert PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Jeremy O. Harris Selects 2023 Yale Drama Prize Winner, BATTHOUSE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2023


The 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theater world's most prestigious playwriting awards, now in its sixteenth year, will be presented to Jesús I. Valles for their new American play, Batthouse, a new work that was selected from more than 1,500 entries.

Jessie Austrian, Royer Bockus & More to Star in THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2023


RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening April 27th at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. 

Westport Country Playhouse Announces Cast For Suspense Thriller MAURITIUS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2023


Westport Country Playhouse announces casting for a Script in Hand playreading of Theresa Rebeck's thriller, “Mauritius,” on Monday, March13, at 7 p.m., directed by the playright herself. The play's title refers to the island of Mauritius (pronounced mr·i·shuhs), the origin of two extremely valuable, rare stamps that incite a conflict to gain their possession.

Cast Announced for THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023


RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Video: Tina Fey, Erika Dickerson-Despenza & More Honored at 2023 PEN America Literary Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2023


Watch video of Tina Fey and more being honored at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards!

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Sets 2023 Season Featuring TWELFTH NIGHT, MERRY WIVES & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced its line-up for their 23rd Season of free Shakespeare with Twelfth Night as the mainstage production in Forest Park

Matthew Broderick, Tony Shalhoub, and More Join the Roth Festival Line-Up
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023


New Jersey Performing Arts Center announced the complete cast of its one-time dramatic reading of the late Philip Roth's bestselling novel The Plot Against America featuring some of the most esteemed actors working today in a monumental performance at the center of PHILIP ROTH UNBOUND: Illuminating a Literary Legacy, NJPAC's three-day celebration of the iconic writer.

MTC's 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series to Feature Work by Lloyd Suh, Else Went & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2023


Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

VIDEO: 5 of Our Favorite LA LA LAND Musical Moments
by Michael Major - Feb 9, 2023


As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, the hit movie musical La La Land is being adapted into a Broadway musical. Ahead of La La Land's Broadway arrival, we have compiled five of our favorite video musical moments from the film, including performances by Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and John Legend.

Wake Up With BWW 2/8: THE CHER SHOW Tour, LA LA LAND Musical, and More!
by - Feb 8, 2023


Top stories include The Cher Show embarking on a National Tour, a La La Land musical adaptation in the works, and more!

LA LA LAND Broadway Musical In the Works Directed By Bartlett Sher
by Michael Major - Feb 7, 2023


Marc Platt has announced that La La Land will be adapted into a Broadway musical directed by Bartlett Sher. The musical will feature music from the film's composer, Justin Hurwitz and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The book will be written by Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker. 

Leading Artists Perform, Discuss, and Celebrate Author Philip Roth at Weekend-Long Festival Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023


New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the anchor cultural institution for the city of Newark and the state of New Jersey, in collaboration with the Newark Public Library, will present PHILIP ROTH UNBOUND, a weekend-long festival that will celebrate, challenge and explore the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark-native Philip Roth, on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend.  

John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, and More Perform In Philip Roth Festival in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2023


New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the anchor cultural institution for the city of Newark and the state of New Jersey, in collaboration with the Newark Public Library, will present PHILIP ROTH UNBOUND, a weekend-long festival that will celebrate, challenge and explore the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark-native Philip Roth, on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend.

James Ijames and Lloyd Suh to be Honored With 2022 Steinberg Playwright Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2022


The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust has announced the names of the two outstanding early-to-mid-career playwrights who will be celebrated with 2022 Steinberg Playwright Awards in the amount of $100,000 each.  This year’s recipients of the “Mimi” Awards are James Ijames and Lloyd Suh. 

Photos: Burbage Theatre Co Presents Kate Hamill's SENSE & SENSIBILITY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2022


See photos from Burbage Theatre Co's playful adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless classic Sense & Sensibility.

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