Off-Broadway News
Read the latest about Off-Broadway, from show announcements to casting and reviews.
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Benefits and Galas
By Dan Meyer | 10/20/2020The lineup includes Audra McDonald, Meryl Streep, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. -
Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer, Logan Culwell-Block | 10/19/2020Plus, get a sneak peek at Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon's get-out-the-vote sketch from the October 19 The Tonight Show broadcast.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/19/2020The cast and director from the 2019 Off-Broadway production reunite in November.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/19/2020The virtual reading is directed by Ethan McSweeny.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Ryan McPhee, Dan Meyer | 10/16/2020Plus: Noah Galvin and Tony winner Ari'el Stachel return for a third season of The Two Princes.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/16/2020Saheem Ali directs the Anne Washburn play for the airwaves.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/16/2020Harriet Walter stars in the title role of Shakespeare's history play, now set in a women's prison.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer | 10/15/2020Plus: Watch a tribute to Irving Berlin’s Top Hat.
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Film & TV News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 10/14/2020The streaming series will combine plot points and characters from King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, and more.
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Off-Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/14/2020Slave Play scribe Jeremy O. Harris will produce the virtual production, reuniting the original cast from the Playwrights Horizons staging.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/14/2020The Broadway stars highlight Love & Southern D!scomfort and Present Perfect.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans, Ryan McPhee, Dan Meyer | 10/13/2020Plus: Listen to Meg Toohey, Sara Bareilles, and more perform tribute to late Waitress co-star Nick Cordero.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 10/13/2020The Broadway musical and Off-Broadway opera had originally been slated for spring 2020.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/13/2020The virtual presentation stars Crystal Dickinson as a woman accused of casting a fraudulent vote in the 2016 election.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 10/12/2020The Shed, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and Park Avenue Armory, are among the venues beyond Broadway pushing for permission.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/12/2020The play by Keith Hamilton Cobb explores the intersection of Othello and BIPOC voices.
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Video
By Ryan McPhee | 10/09/2020Emily Bohannon’s play will premiere on Broadway on Demand beginning October 16.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/09/2020Harriet Walter stars as Brutus in the Shakespeare play, now set in a women's prison.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer | 10/08/2020Plus: Watch Arnetia Walker sing the new, inspirational Henry Krieger song, "Just One Step."
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 10/08/2020The piece, which will also be seen in Washington, D.C. and Toronto, will mark the first approved indoor, in-person performance in NYC since the theatre shutdown.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/07/2020New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series continues on YouTube.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 10/06/2020Plus: Opera and Broadway veteran Zachary James will celebrate female composers in an upcoming visual album.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/06/2020The Fall Reunion Reading Series kicks off with Dominique Morisseau’s play.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 10/05/2020See who has recently joined the team at theatre institutions in New York and beyond.
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Podcasts
By Andrew Gans | 10/02/2020Eric Ostrow hosts the second season of the interview series, with co-hosts John-Andrew Morrison and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 10/01/2020The "The Black Seed" initiative is kickstarted by a $5 million gift from the Mellon Foundation.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/01/2020Looking at works on Broadway and at major Off-Broadway companies, 38.5 percent of roles were filled by non-white performers, indicating limited progress.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 10/01/2020Excerpts from new musicals and conversations with the writers are featured in the free weekly live streams.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/30/2020The production stars Busch, Julie Halston, and more performers from the 2014 Off-Broadway staging.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/26/2020The Play-PerView event benefits Rattlestick Playwrights, where the play premiered.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 09/24/2020See who has recently joined the team at theatre institutions in New York and beyond.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 09/24/2020Broadway & Beyond Theatricals will present the national tour of Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/24/2020The Off-Broadway theatre also announced plans for the 2021-2022 season and the appointment of Amber Tamblyn to its board.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 09/24/2020Caswell, Jr. will be presented with the award at The Vineyard's Emerging Artists Virtual Salon.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 09/22/2020Plus: Watch Tony nominee Lee Wilkof and Greg Germann in Any Song, Germann's new theatre piece premiering September 22.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 09/22/2020The two-year residency, which culminates with the WP Pipeline Festival, features a mix of playwrights, directors, and producers.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/22/2020The Off-Broadway institution has also announced a number of grants to support artists in the COVID-era.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/21/2020A contemporary reflection on the Roman Republic, a Sims 4 version of The Seagull, and more will launch this fall.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/19/2020Play-PerView presents the digital reading of the play.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/18/2020The Brooklyn venue will also as host in-person rooftop concerts and art installations.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer | 09/17/2020Plus, watch Broadway alum Brad Gibson's powerful new music video, "Fool."
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Obituaries
By Ryan McPhee | 09/17/2020The writer premiered several of his works at the New York City-based Negro Ensemble Company and Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 09/17/2020Raúl Esparza, Joe Morton, and more will star in the radio play by Anne Washburn.
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Off-Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/16/2020The new Off-Broadway lineup includes digital and outdoor performances with a potential return indoors in 2021.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 09/15/2020The trio will take on additional responsibilities across the Off-Broadway company.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 09/14/2020The virtual presentation of the Leila Buck piece is directed by Working Theater Co-Artistic Director Tamilla Woodard.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 09/14/2020Members of the original company of Hairspray opened the virtual gala with a Zoom-friendly rendition of Bye Bye Birdie's "The Telephone Hour."
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 09/13/2020Members of the original company of Hairspray are also part of the virtual gala, featuring stars of stage and screen performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 09/12/2020Miscast20, featuring stars of stage and screen performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast, will be presented virtually September 13.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 09/11/2020Miscast20, featuring stars of stage and screen performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast, will be presented virtually September 13.
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