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After an industry reading in New York last year, Matthew Lombardo’s new play “When Playwrights Kill” is headed to Boston’s Huntington Theatre. The world-premiere production will run from April 3-18.

He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books. By Alex Traub Robert Heide, who began his ...

Capital Stage will begin accepting script submissions for its annual new play festival, PLAYWRIGHTS’ REVOLUTION, from January 6 through March 6, 2026. The program focuses on identifying and developing ...

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Playwrights Horizons, alleging that the Off-Broadway theater engaged in unlawful racial discrimination by charging different ticket prices based on race ...

The new collaboration continues the theatre’s history of fostering up-and-coming New York City-based playwrights. As the city’s oldest Off-Broadway theatre, Cherry Lane has hosted early and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tom Stoppard, acclaimed Czech-born British playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter, dies at 88 in his Dorset ...

In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. Editor Tom Stoppard, often hailed as one of the greatest ...

Legendary playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has died at 88. The five-time Tony winner, most famous for his groundbreaking 1966 play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” died “peacefully” at his home in ...