Top 8 Stage Adaptations To Obsess Over

Some movies are so good that the idea of them on stage seems destined. Take a cult classic, add some music, you’ve got a hit. Or put an intriguing plot up in front of a live audience and allow them to experience the journey first-hand.

PLAYWRIGHT PAULA VOGEL TO RECEIVE OBIE AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO) are thrilled to announce that Pulitzer Prize-wining playwright Paula Vogel will receive a special Obie Award®…

2017 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media beyond Broadway, has announced the nominees for the 2016–2017 season. The contenders for…

Award-winning playwright, 17, shines spotlight on marginalized people

Phanesia Pharel is just 17 and already has won some of the biggest awards for playwriting.

She was a first-place playwright at the Florida State Festival; a first-place playwright at…

Tony Award Winner Kevin Spacey to Host the 71st Annual Tony Awards

The Tony Awards announced today that Tony and Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey will host the 71st Annual Tony® Awards live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 11 (8:00–11:00 PM, live…

Playwright Interview: Helen Richardson on Ubu in 2017

2017 has left many Americans stunned by our nation’s politics, and artistic communities around the country are finding ways to get politically involved on a local level. Today we chat with playwright, professor, and theatre historian…

Best Sound Design of a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Play to Return to the Tony Awards in 2018

The Tony Awards announced today that they will reinstate the categories of Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical starting in the…

Off Broadway Alliance Announces Nominees for 7th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the nominees for the 7th…

2017 Lucille Lortel Nominations Announced

The Off-Broadway League has announced nominations for the 32nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. The Lortel Awards will be presented on Sunday, May 7, at NYU Skirball Center beginning at 7pm, with Taran Killam serving as…

2016–17 Drama Desk Awards Nominees Announced!

Yesterday, the Drama Desk Awards announced their 2016–17 nominations at Feinstein’s/54 Below, with former Drama Desk winners Laura Benanti (She Loves Me) and Javier Muñoz (Hamilton) announcing. The awards ceremony, hosted this year by Drama Desk…

Know Your Neighbors: CV Rep Shows the Power of Theater to the Valley’s Students

A great theater experience allows us to see our human selves reflected back — in a way that moves, informs and enables us to relate to the realities of the lives of others.