Here is m annual list of ten gret Chicago theater performances of the year. chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

Chicagoans of the Year for Dance: Joffrey Ballet stage managers make the magic happen

Lauren Warnecke has more: trib.al/zWFv79e

Sad to report the legendary Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum, America's oldest professional actor, has died this morning at the age of 99.

Chicago theatre artist Tina El Gamal explores the impact of the South Side Artists in Sacred Spaces grant program, designed to address the need for affordable, accessible space for neighborhood artists. americantheatre.org/2023/12/21/art…

Winter solstice 2023: Welcome to the shortest day of the year, Seattle. vonnai Ken Lambert • newspaper pilots = newspaper profits seattletimes.com/seattle-news/w…

. Kerry Reid looks back on all that Chicago theaters have struggled through and accomplished during 2023. Check out the link below to travel back in time with us! 👇 chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/t…

This is such an interesting deep-dive from Michael Phillips

Column: Betty Boop, now Broadway bound, had many influences. One is a remarkable 1920s South Side Chicago story chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

Our Pacific Northwest Role Call includes a literary burlesque artist, a scenic designer/drag performer, an award-winning Iranian playwright, and more. americantheatre.org/2023/12/21/6-t…

Peter Marks is leaving his post, so after reading this thoughtful essay, I thought I'd share my personal experience with him and @beetlejuicebway. 1/x

As we approach the new year, let us reflect on the most-read and most-loved stories from 2023, according to AT's readers and staff. americantheatre.org/2023/12/13/202…

Karena Fiorenza and LaTeshia Ellerson have been appointed interim chief executive officer and interim chief growth officer of Theatre Communications Group as of Jan. 1, when outgoing executive director and CEO Teresa Eyring will begin a sabbatical. americantheatre.org/2023/12/12/lat…

When Chris Witherspoon puts on a costume, he's transformed. For the past 5 years he puts on a grinch costume to bring holiday fun to the Beverly area 'out of pure joy.'

'That’s my way of bringing community together. … This is my way of contributing.” blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/13/the…

This Friday, Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. ET, you'll have the chance to catch a circus romp through Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' with the first national broadcast of Lookingglass Theatre Company's 'Lookingglass Alice.' Check out this sneak peek from PBS: pbs.org/video/preview-…

Michael Barakiva has been named artistic director of Cleveland Play House, succeeding interim AD Mark Cuddy. He will be the 10th artistic leader of the 108-year-old theatre company. americantheatre.org/2023/12/06/mic…

This month in theatre history: the first production to use electric lighting (at BAM), a tragic theatre fire in Chicago, the opening of Barrymore Theatre, the birth of East West Players founder Mako, and a James Baldwin musical adaptation. americantheatre.org/2023/12/06/thi…

The National Critics Institute is opening applications for our 2024 program. Apply here through Dec. 18! theoneill.org/nci

Kelundra had a lot of threads to pull together here and she did a beautiful job. This has been/continues to be a historic moment of turnover for the American theatre, and I think this piece will stand as a significant record of important changes made and changes yet to come.

Excited and proud to announce that the next playscript we'll publish will be JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING, Jocelyn Bioh's vibrant comedy. To make sure to get your copy, subscribe here: americantheatre.org/join/

I got to talk to the great Sara Porkalob about how her life has changed since last year's incredible Vulture interview and about 'Dragon Lady,' which begins previews Friday at Marin Theatre Co: sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

Chicago editor J.R. Pierce talks with Raven Theatre's new managing director, Adrianna Desier Durantt, about artistic curiosity, the secret of good branding, and risk tolerance. americantheatre.org/2023/11/22/adr…