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Thought-provoking, 'NIGHT, MOTHER sheds new light on a subject that few want to talk about, and no one wants to face head-on, suicide. 'NIGHT, MOTHER a play by Marsha Norman and directed by Sidonie Garrett for the Kansas City Actor's Theatre continues at the City Stage in Union Station through January 26.

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Jeremy O. Harris's Slave Play, directed by Robert O'Hara, will conclude its Broadway run at the John Golden Theatre today, January 19. The show played 29 previews and 121 regular performances.

Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for January -their directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the positions filled with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists (directors, designers, and playwrights).

Tim Allen (Golden Globe Award winner and five-time nominee), Jennifer Aniston (Golden Globe Award winner and four-time nominee), Ana de Armas (Golden Globe Award nominee), Christian Bale (Golden Globe Award winner and five-time nominee) Antonio Banderas (five-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Jason Bateman (Golden Globe Award winner and five-time nominee), Cate Blanchett (Golden Globe Award winner and ten-time nominee), Matt Bomer (Golden Globe Award winner), Pierce Brosnan (two-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Glenn Close (Golden Globe Award winner and fourteen-time nominee), Daniel Craig (Golden Globe Award nominee), Ted Danson (Golden Globe Award winner and twelve-time nominee), Leonardo DiCaprio (Golden Globe Award winner and twelve-time nominee), Ansel Elgort (Golden Globe Award nominee), Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Will Ferrell (two-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Lauren Graham (Golden Globe Award nominee), Tiffany Haddish, Kit Harington (Golden Globe Award nominee), Salma Hayek (Golden Globe Award nominee), Scarlett Johansson (five-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Elton John (Golden Globe Award winner and five-time nominee), Nick Jonas (Golden Globe Award nominee), Harvey Keitel (Golden Globe Award nominee), Zoë Kravitz, Rami Malek (Golden Globe Award winner and four-time nominee), Jennifer Lopez (Golden Globe Award nominee), Kate McKinnon, Helen Mirren (Golden Globe Award winner and sixteen-time nominee), Jason Momoa, Gwyneth Paltrow (Golden Globe Award winner and two-time nominee), Brad Pitt (Golden Globe Award winner and seven-time nominee), Amy Poehler (Golden Globe Award winner and three-time nominee), Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Margot Robbie (two-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Paul Rudd (Golden Globe Award nominee), Wesley Snipes, Octavia Spencer (Golden Globe Award winner and three-time nominee), Bernie Taupin (Golden Globe Award winner and four-time nominee), Charlize Theron (Golden Globe Award winner and six-time nominee),Sofia Vergara (four-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Kerry Washington (two-time Golden Globe Award nominee), Naomi Watts (Golden Globe Award nominee), Rachel Weisz (Golden Globe Award winner and three-time nominee) and Reese Witherspoon (Golden Globe Award winner and seven-time nominee) have been announced as presenters by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for the 77th Annual Golden Globe® Awards. Ricky Gervais will host the high-profile ceremony airing live coast to coast on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC from The Beverly Hilton. Previously announced eight-time Golden Globe Award winner and fifteen-time nominee Tom Hanks will be the recipient of the 2020 Cecil B. deMille Award. Three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award. Dylan & Paris Brosnan will serve as this year's Golden Globe Ambassadors.

2019 has come and gone, which means it's time to get excited for the new shows coming in 2020! This year will bring anticipated revivals of Company, West Side Story, and The Music Man, fan favorite Six, brand new musicals Diana, Mrs. Doubtfire, and MJ, and many more.

Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for December their popular directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the positions filled with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists (directors, designers, and playwrights). 

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Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for November a?'their popular directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the positions filled with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists (directors, designers, and playwrights). 

Akie Kotabe, star of Emmy Winning series Man in the High Castle, joins Tunji Lucas, Stanley J Browne, Alana Maria, Naomi McDonald and Mac McDonald - best known for his role as Captain Hollister in Red Dwarf - in a reading of Oren Safdie's latest play Color Blind at the Potemkin Theatre.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Tisa Chang, Artistic Producing Director) will host a one-night only special event celebrating the upcoming season with the 43rd Art & Action Gala Dinner on Thursday evening, October 10, 2019 at The Golden Unicorn Restaurant in Chinatown (18 East Broadway at Catherine Street). Erin Quill and Henry Yuk return as Master of Ceremonies.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced six new commissions as part of American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, OSF's multi-decade program of commissioning and developing 37 new plays about moments of change in United States history. The commissioned artists are Zakiyyah Alexander, Jaclyn Backhaus, E. M. Lewis, Mary Katheryn Nagle, Sara Nović, and Sanaz Toossi.

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The Lark, a theater company devoted to the support of extraordinary playwrights and the development of new plays, is thrilled to announce that Sam Chanse, J. Julian Christopher, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, C.A. Johnson, and Abe Koogler have been selected as the 2019-20 Rita Goldberg Playwrights' Workshop Fellows. This year marks the 20th iteration of the Workshop, which was established by renowned playwright Arthur Kopit, and brings together emerging and established playwrights in a space where they are free to explore new material, without commercial pressures.

Steppenwolf's Ensemble is one of the most prestigious gatherings of names in theatre including stars such as Annette Bening, Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts. One among them also includes star of stage and screen Martha Plimpton, up until recently. According to the Chicago Tribune, Plimpton has withdrawn from the Ensemble.

A Doll's House, Part 2 will run at Arkansas Public Theatre June 14-23.

After a 50 year hiatus from performing on the Broadway stage, Elaine May made her return to much acclaim in the Tony nominated revival of The Waverly Gallery. The show opened in fall of 2018 at the John Golden Theatre, the theatre where May made her Broadway debut with Mike Nichols.

Broadway In Chicago is announcing that there will be a digital lottery and rush tickets for FALSETTOS which will play Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph).

The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director) today announced the 2019 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. The nominations were announced this morning by the current stars of Waitress, Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan, at the official announcement event at Sardi's Restaurant, which was streamed live online here at BroadwayWorld.

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