The NYC company will develop new works by a.k. payne, Aurora Real de Asua, and Dipika Guha.

Based on the animated film, the Stephen Schwartz musical played London's West End in 2021.

The evening honored Tony nominee Michael McElroy, composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt, actor George Takei, and theatre education leader Jim Hoare.

The Washington D.C. theatre company has unanimously selected Sharif to lead the company following the retirement of longtime artistic director Molly Smith.

The second annual Muse Awards will be presented during the evening by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Telly Leung, Glen Pannell, and Molly Smith.

The first day of the conference will be open to virtual observers as well as in-person attendees.

The Washington, D.C. theatre's upcoming production will be the last from current Artistic Director Molly Smith.

Smith has been a leader of the Washington, D.C. theatre company for 25 years.

The company will also present the world premiere of a musical about abolitionist, orator, and statesman Frederick Douglass.

The Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and Terrence McNally musical features a revised book and two additional songs not heard in the 2011 Broadway run.