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Black Women: State of the Union returns to the Company of Angels

Black Women: State of the Union returns to the Company of Angels Black Women: State of the Union, "a theatrical and community event that celebrates black women as complex and resilient people," returns to the Company of Angels' black box theatre in the Alexandria Hotel from Feb. 15-24. Performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Su...

Edie Falco’s Manhattan Theatre Club debut

Edie Falco’s Manhattan Theatre Club debut Four-time Emmy Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Edie Falco debuted at the Manhattan Theatre Club Tuesday in the world premiere of The Madrid. The new comedy by Liz Flahive casts the celebrated actress as a woman who yearns for something new, despite her seemingly perfect life. According to the Manhatta...

New Play Development: Ownership morphing into investment

Center Theatre Group's associate producer and director of New Play Production, Diane Rodriguez, explores how theatres can invest in artists and new work. This article originally appeared on HowlRound.com, "a journal of the theater commons."

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression

In spring, middle school students from eight diverse schools in the Burbank, Inglewood, Los Angeles and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Districts worked in small groups to write 10-minute plays rooted in their experience. This was their final project for Center Theatre Group’s Middle School Playwriting Program.

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression

Go on the road with ‘War Horse’

Go on the road with ‘War Horse’ If you're experiencing _War Horse _withdrawal, you can get your fix on YouTube, where star Andrew Veenstra, who played Albert on the Ahmanson stage, chronicles his experiences on your for Broadway.com. In this episode, Veenstra asks fellow company members Nathan Koci and John Milosich to share their experiences...

Broadway or Bust a bust?

Broadway or Bust a bust? Billed as “part competition, part performance, and part non-fiction drama,” Broadway or Bust (PBS) tells the story of 60 high school students vying for recognition as the nation’s leading male and female high school musical theatre performers. The first episode of the three-part miniseries begins with an introduction...