Sandi Durell (1940-2024) TheaterPizzazz founder and publisher Sandi Durell has died at 84, as reported by Playbill.com. News of her death due to metasticized lung cancer was confirmed by her family. Ms. Durell was a critic for more than 30 years, member or board member of many...
Christian Lewis Growing up in Connecticut, Christian Lewis was lucky to travel to New York City to see matinee performances of plays and musicals from a young age. They pursued theater but a love of English and teaching became their full-time profession. Lewis embarked on a writer’s...
Christian Lewis (they/them) NEW YORK – The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association will award critic and journalist Christian Lewis (they/them) the third annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism at its November 2024 conference in New York. ATCA created this new award in 2022 to honor...
NEW YORK -- The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has announced the 2024 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 60th annual ceremony on October 21, 2024 in New York. The 2024 Awards recognize artistry on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway stages for...
[L-R) Kelundra Smith and Jerald Raymond Pierce. American Theatre magazine announced several Theatre Communications Group (TCG) staff promotions on September 10, 2024. The full article can be found here. ATCA member Kelundra Smith was named director of publishing for TCG Books and American Theatre magazine., to organize...
July 8, 2024 — The Theater Hall of Fame announced today the 2024 class of inductees. ATCA members join past Hall of Fame inductees to vote on these annual honors. The 2024 cohort includes actors Elizabeth Ashley, Boyd Gaines, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Donna Murphy; actor and...
Edward Medina New York -- The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association (ATCA) announces applications open July 8 for the third annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism. The application deadline is Friday, August 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in...
May 22 — The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will be the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor will be presented at the 77th annual...
The prize offers the recipient a $5,000 stipend and year of mentorship and collaboration on a LGBTQ+-themed theater project. D.R. Lewis NEW YORK — The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced D.R. Lewis as the second recipient of the ATCA Helbing Fellowship for...
L-R Jennifer Blackmer, Steinberg/ATCA citation winner for I Carry Your Heart With Me; Jacob Janssen, artistic director, Third Avenue PlayWorks; Cameron Kelsall, co-chair, Steinberg/ATCA New Play committee; Jim Steinberg, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Trust; Lloyd Suh, Steinberg/ATCA winner for The Heart Sellers; Annika Perez-Krikorian, associate...