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Snehal Desai Set as New Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group

Snehal Desai will become the next artistic director of Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group (CTG), joining Managing Director / CEO Meghan Pressman to lead one of the nation’s largest theatre organizations. Desai’s appointment follows a national search led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG) and an internal Search Committee comprised of members of CTG’s Board, under the leadership of Search Chair Gail Berman, Board President Amy … Continue reading Snehal Desai Set as New Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group

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Mar. 8: Manhattan Theatre Club to Host Women & Femmes Night Talkback with Maureen Sebastian, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Sade Lythcott, and Nicki Hunter at THE BEST WE COULD for International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, Manhattan Theatre Club is hosting a Women & Femmes Night after the 7pm performance of The Best We Could for a special talkback with Monet Hurst-Mendoza (member of The Kilroys), Sade Lythcott (CEO of National Black Theatre) and Maureen Sebastian (actor in The Best We Could), moderated by Nicki Hunter (Artistic Producer at MTC). Manhattan Theatre Club’s world … Continue reading Mar. 8: Manhattan Theatre Club to Host Women & Femmes Night Talkback with Maureen Sebastian, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Sade Lythcott, and Nicki Hunter at THE BEST WE COULD for International Women’s Day

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Jan. 12-14: Audible Inc. to Debut Eva Noblezada’s NOSTALGIA: A LOVE LETTER TO NYC at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre

Audible Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, is presenting Grammy winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada’s (Miss Saigon, Hadestown) Nostalgia: A Love Letter to NYC, her intimate evening of songs and storytelling-celebrating everything that is so maddening and magical about our beloved city, from Thursday, January 12 – Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta … Continue reading Jan. 12-14: Audible Inc. to Debut Eva Noblezada’s NOSTALGIA: A LOVE LETTER TO NYC at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre

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Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Announce SH Kukana Murakoshi’s “Makemake ʻEkolu” as The Winner of The September 2022 Go Try PlayWrite Contest

Congratulations to The September Go Try PlayWrite winner, SH Kukana Murakoshi, for her play  Makemake ʻEkolu. The September Prompt was: In honor of Halloween. Write a scene, 10 pages maximum, of a group of kids where one of them receives a magic piece of candy that once eaten grants her or him three wishes. SH Kukana Murakoshi shared, “Iʻm so honored to have received this … Continue reading Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Announce SH Kukana Murakoshi’s “Makemake ʻEkolu” as The Winner of The September 2022 Go Try PlayWrite Contest

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Nov. 11-Dec. 18: Out of the Box Theatrics to Present Off-Broadway Revival Of Adam Guettel and Tina Landau’s FLOYD COLLINS with Christina Sajous at the Helm; Billy Bustamante to Associate Direct and Choreograph

Out of the Box Theatrics is presenting the first Off-Broadway revival of the critically acclaimed musical, Floyd Collins. The production, to be directed by Christina Sajous (Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, American Idiot; Out of the Box Theatrics’ 2019 production of Baby), will play from November 11 through December 18, 2022 at Theatre 71 at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament (152 West 71st … Continue reading Nov. 11-Dec. 18: Out of the Box Theatrics to Present Off-Broadway Revival Of Adam Guettel and Tina Landau’s FLOYD COLLINS with Christina Sajous at the Helm; Billy Bustamante to Associate Direct and Choreograph

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May 31: BAC + AAPAC + Ma-Yi Theater Company’s H(AAPI) Hour Celebration for the AAPI Arts Community at Sour Mouse

  This month, BAC has been hosting an AAPI Month of Action, using their platform to feature organizations working on the ground against the continued racist violence perpetrated against East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, Pacific Islander, Asian American and any individual of the Asian diaspora, led by AAPI staff members Emily Goes and Jess McLeod. In the midst of grief and continued … Continue reading May 31: BAC + AAPAC + Ma-Yi Theater Company’s H(AAPI) Hour Celebration for the AAPI Arts Community at Sour Mouse

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Joel Perez, Krystina Alabado, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Geena Quintos, Eddie Cooper and More Set for Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stage, Jun. 1-26

Hartford Stage is presenting the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec! at the Tony Award-winning theatre located at 50 Church Street in downtown Hartford, June 1 – 26. An upbeat musical comedy, Kiss My Aztec! features a book by comedy legend John Leguizamo and acclaimed director Tony Taccone; music by Benjamin Velez; lyrics by David Kamp, Leguizamo and Velez; and choreography by … Continue reading Joel Perez, Krystina Alabado, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Geena Quintos, Eddie Cooper and More Set for Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stage, Jun. 1-26

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Pan Asian Rep Presents World Premiere of Richard Chang’s CITIZEN WONG Featuring Whit K. Lee, Bonnie Black, Shing Chung, Scott Klavan, Nick Jordan, and Malka Wallick at Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres, Apr. 12 – May 1

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre is presenting the world premiere of Citizen Wong, a new play by Richard Chang, co-directed by Ernest Abuba (Kwatz! The Tibetan Project) and Chongren Fan (The Emperor’s Nightingale). The cast features Whit K. Lee as Wong Chin Foo/ Monkey King, Malka Wallick as Eliza Stanhope, Scott Klavan as Leigh Stanhope, Denis Kearney and Others, Bonnie Black as Victoria Stanhope, Alva Vanderbilt and Others, Nick Jordan … Continue reading Pan Asian Rep Presents World Premiere of Richard Chang’s CITIZEN WONG Featuring Whit K. Lee, Bonnie Black, Shing Chung, Scott Klavan, Nick Jordan, and Malka Wallick at Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres, Apr. 12 – May 1

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With gift from David Geffen, Yale’s drama school goes tuition-free

A scene from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Carl Cofield, Yale Repertory Theatre. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2019. Present and future students at Yale University’s drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen, the university announced today. The donation — the largest on record in the history of American theater … Continue reading With gift from David Geffen, Yale’s drama school goes tuition-free

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André De Shields Guest Stars on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning “Hadestown” star André De Shields will appear on a brand new episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC. In the episode, Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.  Guest starring Ethan Cutkosky, Bill Irwin, André De Shields, Sideara St. Claire and Deirdre Lovejoy. De Shields plays a … Continue reading André De Shields Guest Stars on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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