Sammy Lopez News

Plays by Rogelio Martinez, Ty Defoe, Jessica Bashline and Craig Thornton highlight Syracuse Stage’s 2022/2023 Cold Read Festival of New Plays, Oct. 18 – 23.

As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, The Shubert Organization has established the Artistic Circle, an initiative to bring more BIPOC producers into the commercial American theatre landscape.

Syracuse Stage has released a first look at production video of the new musical How to Dance in Ohio, which celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement on Friday, September 23. Watch here!

Syracuse Stage celebrated the official Opening Night of its world premiere engagement of How to Dance in Ohio on Friday, September 23. See opening night photos here!

New York City Children's Theater's 26th season will include premiere performances of The Adventures of Honey and Leon: The Musical, My First Nutcracker, and Fish in A Tree!

The creative team has been finalized and  tickets are now on sale for the world premiere musical How to Dance in Ohio. The musical is scheduled as the 2022-23 season opener at Syracuse Stage this fall, and will run Sept. 21 – Oct. 9, 2022.

The Business of Broadway has announced an international exchange program with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), a South Korean governmental organization dedicated to the development of Korean performing arts.

Syracuse Stage has announced casting for the world premiere of How to Dance in Ohio, a new musical inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name. How to Dance in Ohio’s fourteen-member cast includes Tony Award-winning RENT star Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Broadway veterans, and seven autistic actors. Learn all about the production here!

Today, TEDxBroadway organizers announced a very special encore of  TEDxBroadway TEN will be released as a Video on Demand exclusively until June 29. Find out how to watch on demand here!

Today, New 42 announced the in-person return of their annual gala, celebrating the power of the performing arts and arts education. The Find Your Light Gala will return to the  Plaza Hotel on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 7pm.

 The TEDxBroadway TEN stage is now set as organizers today revealed the final speakers rounding out the complete lineup for the milestone event being held Tuesday, May 17 at 1pm Eastern. 

Today, TEDxBroadway organizers have announced more speakers for TEDxBroadway TEN on Tuesday, May 17 at 1pm Eastern.  The hybrid event – at New World Stages and exclusively livestreaming on Stellar, will gather a global community of changemakers to consider the central mission question, “What’s the BEST Broadway can be?”

Today, Ben Holtzman (he/him), Sammy Lopez (he/him), and Fiona Howe Rudin (she/her) announced the launch of P3 Productions, an artist-driven producing team dedicated to building productions from the ground level to uplift new voices and communities.

World premieres, musicals, cutting edge contemporary drama, a beloved American classic and a mystery/comedy make 2022/2023 a season to reconnect with great theater at Syracuse Stage. It is a season filled with enjoyment and opportunities to experience an intriguing variety of live theater.

Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC), a newly formed organization committed to supporting the next generation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship, announced today their 2022 cohort for the second-annual educational program – “Commercial Theatre Producing 101.”

TEDxBroadway organizers announced the initial list of speakers for TEDxBroadway TEN and a new date for the hybrid event – at New World Stages and exclusively livestreaming on Stellar. On Tuesday, May 17, at 1pm Eastern a global community of changemakers will all gather to consider the central mission question, “What’s the BEST Broadway can be?”

 Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC), a newly formed organization committed to supporting the next generation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship, announced today its second-annual educational program – “Commercial Theatre Producing 101.”

Production photos are now available of the San Francisco company of the Tony Award-winning production of A Christmas Carol led by Obie Award winner Francois Battiste (Ebenezer Scrooge); beloved Broadway veteran Nancy Opel (Ghost of Christmas Past); and award-winning actor, writer, and producer Amber Iman (Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Fezziwig).

Performances of five-time Tony Award-winning production of “A Christmas Carol” will begin on November 30, 2021 at the Ahmanson Theatre. The opening is set for Wednesday, December 1, 2021, and performances continue through January 1, 2022

The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) features a stellar line up of Broadway luminaries alongside industry leaders from around the world. As the center of the theatrical universe, it’s natural and necessary that Broadway is well represented! EPIC presenters have won so many Tony’s and other Awards, it’s rare to get this many award winners in one place except the Tony’s themselves.