113 stories by "Alexandra Pierson"
Who do you go to for expert party-planning advice? Theater people, obviously! We asked the nominees for suggestions on how to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
For a top-notch showbiz shindig…
Dog Day Afternoon, a new play based on the 1972 true crime story and adapted from the Oscar-winning motion picture, will premiere on Broadway in spring 2026. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winnin…
The new play based on the 1972 true crime story and adapted from the Oscar-winning motion picture will be directed by Rupert Goold.
What does it take to make it in show business? A little finesse, a particular set of skills and a whole lot of talent. In this career-focused installment of Secrets of the Tony Nominees, con…
The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University have named Gary Edwin Robinson, head of the Theatre Arts Program at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, NY, the 2025 winner of the Excellen…
Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
Dead Outlaw to Be Recorded for the New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
The May 29 performance of Dead Outlaw …
When someone dies, a death certificate is issued and a body is prepared for its return to nature… most of the time. For so-called "Oklahoma Outlaw" Elmer McCurdy, whose eternal rest was de…
New works by Samuel D. Hunter and by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire were named best play and best musical of 2021-22.
An intimate theatre with a focus on new plays and local stories, its season ends with the return of local star Terry Burrell as 'Lady Day.'
Inspired by the story of a DREAMer from Arizona, a new musical makes a humanizing case for the undocument immigrants whose rights he now advocates for.
For this episode we talk to playwright Karen Hartman, who currently has 3 plays making NYC premieres in 59E59's first VOLT Festival.
From Edwin Booth's Richard III to the Federal Dance Project, from 'Fefu and Her Friends' to Odd Fellows Hall, this month featured some remarkable characters.
Each award comes with a $75,000 prize and a residency at California Institute of the Arts.
New England theatremakers Aaron Jafferis, Articine, Bess Welden, Sam Plattus, and creative team Gail Burton and Josie Bray have been awarded grants to support their work.
The year-long residency will provide her with the resources and space to develop her new play 'The Kit: Made by Martha.'
The new 3-year program will support writers, directors, designers, choreographers, and other generative artists in the creation of new works with a connection to the D.C. area.
The theatre's development and communications director will step into the job previously held by Amy Zimerman.
Playwrights Calley N. Anderson, Brysen Boyd, Devon Kidd, and Zakeia Tyson-Cross will participate in LTC's 2022-23 Writing Residency Program, beginning in May.
The annual fellowship, established to support visionary Bay Area artists working in various disciplines, comes with unrestricted grants of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.
The former general manager and CFO for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will join the leadership of ETC in Santa Barbara.
Susan Dalian and Santiago Iacinti will join PlayPenn as associate artistic directors, leading up to the 2022 return of the annual New Play Development Conference.
The longtime arts leader will leave the New York company for a role at Rhode Island's largest arts organization.
The award, established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, comes with a $10,000 prize and recognizes a female, trans, or non-binary early-career director who has demonstrated uni…
This week our guest is TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's artistic director Tim Bond, now directing August Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean' there.
This year's summer reading series will feature works by Latinx playwrights René Marqués, Fausto Avendaño, MarÃa Irene Fornés, Rosalba Rolón, and Desmar Guevara.