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Gay-Themed 'The Hot Wing King' Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
"The Hot Wing King" by Katori Hall, a play set around a hot wing cooking competition, has won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for drama during a theater season that saw most venues largely shuttered.
Review: 'In The Heights' is Rousing, Pulse-Pounding and Hypnotic
"In the Heights" is a rousing, pulse-pounding and hypnotic screen adaptation, magnificently directed by Jon M. Chu, who pays homage to a slew of movie musicals and reinvents what the genre can do.
Comic Pride: Marga Gomez Hosts Who's Your Mami
On June 17 lesbian comedy legend and host Marga Gomez will offer "Who's Your Mami Comedy: Pride Edition" with Sampson McCormick, Sandra Valls, Karen Ripley, and Jesus U. BettaWork.
The Play 'The Lehman Trilogy' Plots Its Broadway Return
"The Lehman Trilogy" was able to make only four preview performances on Broadway before the pandemic shut its doors. Now it plans to return to tell the story of an American financial giant's downfall with a new cast member.
Acclaimed LA LGBTQ Theater Company Dismisses Artistic Director After Claims of Sexual Misconduct
Michael Shepperd, the artistic director of LA's Celebration Theatre, was fired last Tuesday after allegations of sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Long-Delayed Tony Awards Finally have a Date
The long-delayed Tony Awards have been given a fall air date and a four-hour streaming canvas to celebrate the pandemic-shortened Broadway season that upended the theater world.
Coming in September: Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Announces 31st Season
After a long 18-month intermission, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly re- open its doors on Friday, September 24, 2021, for the start of its 31st Season.
'Hadestown' Jumps Ahead of Pack to Welcome Broadway Patrons
"Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as "Hamilton" and "Wicked" to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.
'Flower of Iowa' :: Playwright Lance Ringel Imagines Male Intimacy During WWI
Lance Ringel's expansive novel centers on native 18-year old Tommy Flowers, who was raised in rural Iowa and sent to France by the U.S. Military in June 1918, the final months of World War I.
Cabaret, Comedy & a Class Act: 42nd Street Moon, New Conservatory Theatre Center's New Offerings
A gay duo offers up new takes on classic sitcom theme songs, the long-gone Billie Holiday is revived in a play with her music, and half a dozen trans performers go virtual.
Watch: Patti LuPone Says 'Welcome Back to Broadway!'
LuPone, a two-time Tony Award winner, released a video message to theater fans around the globe, on behalf of the Broadway community.
Explainer: Why Broadway is Waiting Until Fall to Reopen
Broadway shows are tripping over themselves to announce that tickets are once more available. But don't get dressed up just yet: The curtains won't rise for most until September or October.
Upcoming 'Alice In Rainbowland' Looks at Lewis Carroll's Classic through a Queer Lens
"Alice in Rainbowland" is a re-imagining of "Alice in Wonderland" told through dance, music, and LGBTQ pride. This collaborative show is devised by and highlights queer artists and allies.
Broadway Readies Ticket Sales for a Fall Reopening
Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity by mid-September.
She Kissed a Girl: 'F*ck7thGrade's Innovative Entertainment
Jill Sobule's fabulous and fierce "F*ck7thGrade," a musical presented as a rock concert by City Theatre Company, shares a tuneful quilt constructed of songs from eight of Sobule's studio albums.
SpeakEasy Stage Set to Stream 'Songs for a New World'
From May 26 — June 8, 2021, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly stream a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's classic musical,"Songs for a New World,", a moving collection of powerful songs about life, love, and the choices that define us.
Backlash Over Cis Actor Cast in 'I Am My Own Wife' Forces Cancellation of Upcoming Production
The battle over cis actors playing trans roles has led to a Connecticut theater to cancel an upcoming production of "I Am My Own Wife," Doug Wright's award-winning play about German trans woman Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.
Concert to Honor Broadway Star Rebecca Luker, Fight ALS
Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig's disease.
'The Normal Heart' Online Reading to Benefit One Archives Foundation
The late playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart' presented a scathing critique of complacency and concern in the early years of the AIDS pandemic. An online staged reading on May 8 will benefit The One Archives in Los Angeles.
Pascale Florestal on the Hilarity - and Historical Forces - of 'TJ Loves Sally for Ever'
SpeakEast Stage Company streams James Ijames' play "TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever" starting April 30. Director Pascale Florestal shares the production's process, and point of view, with EDGE.
Review: 'The Pink Unicorn' an Intimate Experience in Virtual Theater
Boston's peakEasy Stage Company embraces the COVID-era necessity of theater making via streaming, and explores the possibilities that come with it, with its production of Elise Forier Edie's play "The Pink Unicorn."
Review: 'Bollywood Kitchen' a Unique Offering
The Geffen Playhouse in Westwood has been at the forefront of these options in Los Angeles, and their latest offering — "Bollywood Kitchen" — is unique in more ways than one.