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The Women & Theatre RISE Series presents mini-interviews conducted at the Inaugural RISE Summit with network partners of RISE Theatre, all of which are organizations working to increase equity in the theatre industry. In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with Jacquelyn Jordan from the Dramatists Guild Foundation. Click here for a transcript of the episode! Episode Notes Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy AndrewsGuest: Jacquelyn Jordan, Dramatists Guild FoundationMusic: Chloe Geller Listen to all published episodes of the Women & Theatre RISE Series here. Many thanks to RISE Theatre, Maestra Music, Playbill, and all the amazing organizations working to increase equity in theatre! Episode Resources: Dramatists Guild Foundation website DGF Catalyst Fellowship RISE Theatre network partners About Dramatists Guild Foundation: Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) is a national charity that fuels the future of American theater by supporting the writers who create it. DGF fosters playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists at all stages of their careers. DGF sponsors educational programs; provides awards, grants, and stipends; offers free space to create new works; and gives emergency aid to writers in need of immediate support. In 2024, DGF received a 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre for their life-changing support of theater writers. By supporting and nurturing the creators of today, we protect the stories of tomorrow. Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!
The Dramatists Guild Foundation or DGF is a nonprofit devoted to American theater. For more than six decades they have supported writers at all stages of their careers. DGF offers grants, free spaces to create new works and emergency aid for immediate support. On the show is Rachel Routh is DGF's executive director and DGF's president, writer/composer Andrew Lippa. In 2024, DGF received a 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the theater. On October 28 DFG will have its gala, hosted by Amber Ruffin. The gala will honor Pulitzer Prize winning composer Tom Kitt and producer Mindy Rich. This episode was recorded October 8, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joe Benincasa is President and CEO of The Actor’s Fund. His tireless work on behalf of the entire entertainment and performing arts community nationwide began in 1989. Joe took an organization mired in debt and transformed it into a formidable human service institution that offers emergency financial assistance and help with housing, health care and employment to more than 17,000 entertainment professionals a year. He is also President of the Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation which is building affordable, supportive and senior care residences for artists in major urban centers. Joe Benincasa is the recipient of the 2014 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. www.actorsfund.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jacklyn Thrapp and Morgan DeTogne preview what you can expect at the American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards. We're LIVE at the 2019 Tony Honors talking about what being on a red carpet is like ... then we meet the Broadway stars ahead of the big broadcast on CBS Sunday night. Special Tony-Nominated Guests: Stephane J. Block (The Cher Show) Robert horn (Tootsie), Mary Testa (Oklahoma revival), Heidi Schrek (What The Constitution Means To Me), Jawan M Jackson (Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations) & Dominique Morisseau (Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations). PODCAST SPONSORED BY: 260 Sample Sale, Mara Hoffman & Original Sin Cider Watch the IGTV special here For more information about our musical visit GoodMorningNewYorkMusical.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Our panelists Stefanie Cohen, WSJ, Paul Wontorek, Broadway.com, and master press agent Adrian Bryan-Brown (winner of a "Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre") review Sunday's TONY Awards on CBS. Plus our 2015 TONY red carpet report from AndrewAndrew.
The Precious Sons production team -- producers Marty Bell and Tony Award winner Roger Berlind (2005 Best Play for Doubt and 2006 Best Play for The History Boys), legal respresentative Patricia Crown, press representative Joshua Ellis, advertising representative Peter LeDonne, and general manager Peter Neufeld (2005 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre) -- discuss the steps taken to bring the show to Broadway such as obtaining rights, building a creative team, the casting process, Broadway versus off-Broadway, the risks in mounting a production, marketing planning and costs, varying advertising, and experimental ticket pricing.
The Spoils Of War production team -- legal representative John Breglio, press representative Joshua Ellis, producer Robyn Goodman (2004 Tony for Best Musical for Avenue Q), producer David Mirvish, and general manager Peter Neufeld (2005 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre) -- discuss transferring the play from not-for-profit Second Stage Theatre off-Broadway to a $1.5 million commercial Broadway production.