Sue Wagner, John Johnson leave Joey Parnes Productions to start new venture
Sue Wagner and John Johnson are starting their own production and general management company called Wagner Johnson Productions.
Wagner and Johnson are both longtime members...
Ben Holtzman selected as the next T. Fellow
Ben Holtzman has been selected as the next Geraldine Stutz T. Fellow.
As part of the T. Fellowship, which seeks to develop the next generation of...
Warner/Chappell Music signs Stephen Schwartz
Warner/Chappell Music has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
Led by Kurt Deutsch, the company is the music publishing...
Rachel Sussman selected as the next T. Fellow
Rachel Sussman has been selected as the next Geraldine Stutz T. Fellow.
As a T. Fellow, Sussman will receive a $10,000 stipend, a $20,000 budget to...
Equity principal audition sign-ups rescheduled after website outage
Signups for Equity principal auditions are being rescheduled after a website outage prevented actors from signing up Wednesday.
The public-facing Equity website and its member...
Cast & Crew acquires theatrical payroll company Checks & Balances
Hollywood payroll company Cast & Crew has acquired Checks & Balances Payroll Inc., the New York-based firm that provides payroll and accounting services for...
Patrick Daly to oversee theater projects for Eon Productions
Patrick Daly has been hired to oversee the theater production arm of EON Productions, the British production company which makes the James Bond films.
Daly...
‘Gypsy of the Year’ competition renamed ‘Red Bucket Follies’
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ “Gypsy of the Year” competition has been renamed the "Red Bucket Follies.”
The name change comes after Actors’ Equity changed...
Shaping the next generation of creative producers
Before “The Band’s Visit” won 10 Tony Awards, its lead producer, Orin Wolf, learned the tricks of the trade from some of the industry’s...
NYU launches Broadway Orchestra training program
New York University has launched a Broadway Orchestra initiative aimed at training the next generation of pit musicians.
The initiative, which will launch with...
Araca Group exec launches Lively McCabe Entertainment
Michael Barra, former president of media and entertainment at The Araca Group, has launched a new production company called Lively McCabe Entertainment.
The company, which...
Actors’ Equity votes to rename the Gypsy Robe the Legacy Robe
The Gypsy Robe will now be known as the Legacy Robe after a vote from members of Actors' Equity.
The vote comes after the national...
Broadway industry members team up to open new rehearsal space in Manhattan
Broadway industry members plan to open a new studio space in 2019, which will include the largest rehearsal studios in Manhattan.
The studios, which are...
After the Tonys, the theater community goes to Israel
For the past 30 years, members of the theater community have attended the Tony Awards and then, win or lose, set off on a...
Broadway veterans reflect on decades in the industry
Actor Beth Fowler got her big first break in 1970, when she briefly took over the lead role in “Gantry” from Rita Moreno while...