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Playwrights’ Center names six McKnight award winners for 2025
“Our process takes a lot of time, so I’m not highly prolific in terms of number of shows,” Nelson said. “I feel especially fortunate and grateful.” Other winners include sound designer Peter Morrow, who moved to Minnesota from Dublin, Ireland, in 2012, and has become a mainstay on the scene, and playwright Marge Buckley, who…
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Hingham High Drama Student to Represent Massachusetts on Broadway
June 3, 2025 by Hingham Public Schools Hingham High School is thrilled to share that one of its own, senior Ben Cavallo-Smith, has been selected to represent the Massachusetts at the prestigious 16th Annual Jimmy Awards, taking place Monday, June 23, 2025, at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre in New York City. The Jimmy Awards, hailed as the most prestigious…
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New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts to Shut Down After 45 Years
Existing user? Just click login. The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (NYCDA) has announced that it will no longer offer performing arts training as of August 31, 2025. The school will begin a formal teach-out process for its final group of students and will not accept new enrollments for the Fall 2025 term. LATEST…
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The Off-Beat Players to Make New York City Concert Debut
The Off-Beat Players are a Greenwich-based inclusive theater company for young adults that features performers with and without disabilities. Now, they are making their New York City concert debut alongside some of their favorite friends in a night to embrace and empower everyone’s unique differences. On July 9th, The Green Room 42 presents “The Off-Beat…
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Roots co-founder writes book on his literal rise from the ashes
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In his book “The Upcycled Self, A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,” Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter recalls how at just 6 years old, he burned down his family home…
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Donald Palumbo Reinvigorated the Met Opera Chorus. Next Stop Chicago.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus. When Donald Palumbo departed his post as chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera last year after nearly two decades, he could have easily taken a break. But Palumbo, 76, wasn’t finished. “I knew it…
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Jukebox musicals, comedy and drama populate Colorado stages this summer
The return of summer means the action on stage is sure to heat up. The slate features jukebox musicals, stand-up comedians and a couple of dramas, ideal for quenching your hunger for live theater. June 4-15: “& Juliet” Denver Center for the Performing Arts The 2019 jukebox musical reimagines Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” as if…
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Center Theatre offering summer camp in Milo
milo camp 5.jpg Photo courtesy of Center Theatre DRAMA CAMP — Campers in the 2024 Center Theatre Children’s Summer Drama Camp work on projects during the camp in Milo. Registration is now open for the 2025 Milo camp. Photo courtesy of Center Theatre DRAMA CAMP — Campers in the 2024 Center Theatre Children’s Summer Drama…
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Milton Elementary students showcase visual and performing arts
Milton Elementary School recently hosted family, friends and staff for its annual fifth-grade art show to spotlight the young students’ hard work and creativity. Art teacher Ali Selders organized a display showcasing everything from paintings and drawings to mixed-media pieces, all created during the school year. Attendees were treated to musical performances by the fifth-grade…
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Broken Arrow’s Tuesdays in the Park returns with free live performances
A free summer tradition is lighting up Central Park in Broken Arrow, offering families a night of live entertainment, food and arts each Tuesday in June. Tuesdays in the Park features live musical performances from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central Park, located at 1500 S. Main St. Each evening includes a wide range of…