The application process for the annual Howell Binkley Fellowship Program opens March 1, 2023. Applications for the 2023 fellowship will be accepted through March 17, 2023. This year the fellowship will take place in the fall of 2023 (approximately September through November).Read More »The Howell Binkley Fellowship Applications Open March 1, 2023
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the long and colorful career of costume designer Willa Kim in her first-ever major retrospective exhibition, The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers. The exhibit just opened on February 23, 2023, at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Shelby Cullom Davis Museum, Vincent Astor Gallery located at Lincoln Center in NYC and will run through August 19, 2023.Read More »‘The Wondrous Willa Kim: Costume Designs for Actors and Dancers’ Exhibit at the NY Public Library
The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 16-18 in St. Louis, MO. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders, who have raised over $1,000,000 for charity in their years of touring, will be riding June 3-9 in sunny Southern California.Read More »The LRLR Raffle and Behind the Scenes’ Mental Health Initiative at USITT
The Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, a part of Purchase College, State University of New York, will present the Ninth Broadway technical ‘Backstage Legends and Masters Award’ to theater legend, William M. (Bill) Mensching on Monday, April 24, 2023. This free event is open to everyone, and will also be streamed live.
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Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors working in live theatre, recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) to guide stakeholders through a process of determining a potential new name for the union, as well as for implementing a possible name change and rebranding. The goal of a name change is to create an identity for the union inclusive of all its members, which includes not only actors but also stage managers as well as other kinds of performers.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Issues Request For Proposal For Name Change And Rebranding Process
Ambassador Theatre Group has agreed to combine operations with Jujamcyn Theaters, per a report in The New York Times. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, would expand the Broadway portfolio of ATG, one of the UK’s largest theater landlords.Read More »Broadway Theatre Owners Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group Join Forces
The world-renowned Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv has invested in 27 Robe ESPRITE moving lights – the first Robe products in the house – as part of a drive to invest in more LED lighting fixtures and future-based technologies, explained head of lighting Eyal Levi.Read More »Israeli Opera Invests in Robe
The Teatro Donizetti is a true institution in the city of Bergamo. It was built in the late 18th century and was originally named Teatro Nuovo (new theatre). It has been the city’s most important opera house for more than two centuries and hosts an extremely intense schedule of plays, operas, and symphonic music. In November 2022, Claypaky signed an agreement with the Teatro Donizetti to supply its new Sinfonya Profile 600 moving heads, specially designed for use in theatres.Read More »Claypaky Partners with the Donizetti Festival and Illuminates ‘Chiara e Serafina’ with Sinfonya Profiles
Spanish lighting designer Antonio Arrabal (AAI, Lighting Designers Association of Spain) used Astera NYX Bulbs to illuminate a series of scenic spheres that were an… Read More »Theatre Indigo Colors Up with Astera NYX Bulbs
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Eugene Lee, the revered scenic and production designer for stage, TV and film, passed away on Feb. 7, 2023 at the age of 83. Inventive, innovative, imaginative, and creative, are all words that describe the work of, and the man himself, as a designer.Read More »Esteemed Scenic and Production Designer Eugene Lee Passes Away at 83
The Shubert Organization is now accepting applications for The Shubert Organization 2023 Internship Program. There are available internships in Broadway Theatre Management, Facilities Project Management, Ticketing, Human Resources, and other positions in the organization. The program will run July 10–August 18, 2023. The deadline for applications is March 17, 2023. Applicants may apply online or download a PDF application and return the completed application to [email protected].Read More »Applications Now Open for the Shubert Organization Internship Program an Introduction to Theatre Careers Beyond the Curtain
To provide Curve’s new production of The Wizard of Oz with a fresh and unique visual design, Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell deployed an impressive rig featuring a wide range of Martin lighting solutions.Read More »‘The Wizard of Oz’ Gets a 21st Century Makeover at Leicester’s Iconic Curve Theatre with Martin Fixtures