Diep Tran Is Excited to Lead Playbill—Well, Excited and Scared
American Theatre’s former senior editor talks about her new editor-in-chief gig, and how she thinks the theatre discourse has changed for the better.
SDCF Launches Professional Development Program
The program will allow for 15 applicants to shadow, observe, or support experienced choreographers and directors during a production process.
New Study Measures the Sales Decline of the 2021-22 Season
JCA Arts Marketing’s study showed declines in seats sold and revenue per performance, driven in part by last year’s omicron surge.
I’ve Got a Beautiful Feeling About the Future of Hammerstein’s Farm
The 5-acre farm in Doylestown, Pa., where Oscar Hammerstein II wrote his epochal musicals is being turned into a museum and education center.
‘Shared Sentences’: Families Doing Time Together on the Outside
A new production from Houses on the Moon Theater Company explores the untold stories of family members whose loved ones are incarcerated.
How George Faison Orders His Steps
In a free-ranging retrospective interview, the Tony-winning choreographer of ‘The Wiz’ talks about his influences, his work with pop stars, his time with Alvin Ailey, and the love of his life.
Jordan E. Cooper’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Lands on Broadway After Regional Layover
What began as a dark thought experiment—what if Black folks just left America and its racist violence behind?—has grown into a scathing satire that speaks to something deep inside audiences.
Sarah Slight Named Raven Theatre’s Interim Artistic Director
Starting Dec. 1, Slight will temporarily replace Cody Estle, who is leaving Raven to serve as artistic director of Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee.
Michel Hausmann and New Miami Drama Receive Thornton Wilder Prize
Next week’s awards ceremony will feature a conversation among Hausmann, playwright Sarah Ruhl, and the author’s nephew, Tappan Wilder.
Lesley Hunter Named HERE’s First Managing Director
In the newly created position, Hunter succeeds the company’s former producing director and director of external affairs.
