LDI & Live Design Are Thrilled To Announce The Return Of The Excellence In Live Design Awards

Live Design Online: LDI and Live Design are thrilled to announce the return of the Excellence in Live Design Awards, celebrating the outstanding projects, people, and creative and technical achievements shaping the live entertainment and events industry.

Henry Hewes Award Winners Announced

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: "We are delighted to announce the 2026 Henry Hewes Design Awards honorees," says Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chairman of the committee. "We continue to recognize the outstanding contribution designers make to the creative process in all New York theater productions, and we congratulate the 2026 honorees for their excellent work."

Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More

AMERICAN THEATRE: The 1/52 Project has given out more than $675,000 in grants in the past five years to 46 early-career set, costume, lighting, sound, projections, hair, and makeup designers. Launched in January 2022, the 1/52 Project is primarily funded by Broadway designers who are encouraged to donate their weekly royalties to the fund. The project hopes to encourage early-career designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the Broadway design community.

Theatrely31: Class of 2026

www.theatrely.com: What does the theatrical landscape of tomorrow look like? The Theatrely31 is our annual compilation of visionary actors, directors, and theatre makers poised for a meteoric rise. These trailblazers and emerging stars are carving unique paths within our industry, and we eagerly anticipate the exciting destinations they will take us to next.

Designers for The Lost Boys, Mexodus, More to Receive Henry Hewes Design Awards

Playbill: The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has announced the honorees of the 2026 Henry Hewes Design Awards, which recognize work on Broadway and Off-Broadway. The 62nd annual ceremony will be held October 19 in New York.

Equity Jeff Awards 2026 winners: full list

WBEZ Chicago: Writers Theatre’s epic family drama Leopoldstadt took home the most prizes at Monday’s 58th annual Equity Jeff Awards. The Glencoe theater won five awards, all for its Midwest premiere of the Tom Stoppard epic family drama.

LDI & Live Design Are Thrilled To Announce The Return Of The Excellence In Live Design Awards

Live Design Online: LDI and Live Design are thrilled to announce the return of the Excellence in Live Design Awards, celebrating the outstanding projects, people, and creative and technical achievements shaping the live entertainment and events industry.

Joel Crawford Gets Variety Creative Impact Award at SCAD Fest

variety.com: Variety will honor Joel Crawford, the DreamWorks Animation filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” and the upcoming “Forgotten Island,” with the Creative Impact in Animation Award at this year’s SCAD AnimationFest.

Timothy Bloom and Chase Parker to Receive 2026 Prince Fellowship and Prince/TLLP Fellowship

Playbill: The Prince Fellowship, formerly known as The T. Fellowship, was renamed in 2021 to honor the work of the late producer, director, and T. Fellowship founder Harold Prince. Prince created the program to usher in the next generation of creative producers.

Jasmine Amy Rogers, Ben Levi Ross, and Sam Tutty Are Winners of Clive Barnes Awards

Playbill: The 16th Annual Clive Barnes Award ceremony will be held on October 19 at 6:30 PM at the Martha Graham Studios in New York City. Hosted by Budd Mishkin of 1010WINS and Before the Cheering Started podcast, the annual Clive Barnes Awards recognizes young, outstanding talent.

Drama League Awards announces 2026 nominees

www.broadwaynews.com: The Drama League has announced the nominees for its 92nd annual Drama League Awards. Nominees were announced on April 20 by Natalie Venetia Belcon, who won a Tony Award in 2025 for her performance in “Buena Vista Social Club,” and Corbin Bleu, who currently appears in Broadway’s “Great Gatsby,” in a livestreamed ceremony from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

15 Chicago Theaters Cut Ties With Jeff Awards

www.broadwayworld.com: At least 15 Chicago theater companies have publicly cut ties with the Joseph Jefferson Awards after the organization named Invictus Theatre Artistic Director Charles Askenaizer "Best Director" at its Non-Equity ceremony on March 23, 2026. Askenaizer is the subject of an ongoing independent investigation into allegations of emotional abuse and harassment. He has denied the allegations.

The Vintage Theatre Company’s Non-Traditional Thespian Troupe Receives Honors at West Virginia Thespian Festival

Connect Bridgeport News: The Vintage Theatre Company is proud to announce a historic showing by its Non-Traditional Thespian Troupe at the annual West Virginia Thespian Festival.

Len Auerbach, FASTC Honored with USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Architecture

ASTC: Founding member and Fellow of ASTC, S. Leonard Auerbach was honored with the 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award in Architecture by the United States Institute of Technology’s (USITT) Architecture Commission.

No need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at Olivier awardsx

Olivier awards | The Guardian: It was a night of sweet victory for Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving bear as Paddington: The Musical dominated the Olivier awards on Sunday. Amid the tuxes and gowns of a glittering ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the duffle coat-wearing bear got his sticky paws all over seven prizes including best new musical.

Olivier Awards 2026: ‘Paddington’ Wins Big; Rachel Zegler and ‘Evita’ Also Triumph

The New York Times: “Paddington,” a new musical about the marmalade-loving bear that has been London’s hottest theater ticket since it opened last fall, was the big winner at this year’s Olivier Awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.

80th Annual Theatre World Awards Set For June

www.broadwayworld.com: The 80th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony will take place on Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2026 beginning at 2:00PM. The 2026 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production, the landmark 17th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, the 13th Annual John Willis Award, and theatre venue, will be announced soon.

Chicago Theaters Cut Ties With Jeff Awards After Director Accused Of Abuse Honored

blockclubchicago.org: More than a dozen Chicago theaters are cutting ties with a prestigious group that has recognized local productions with recommendations and awards since the 1960s, after it honored an artistic director accused of emotionally abusing and harassing an actor during rehearsals years ago.

Nikolas Weinstein Studios’ Glass Sculpture Enters Guinness Book of World Records with Autodesk Fusion

Fusion Blog: The jaw-dropping Mangrove glass sculpture is one for the books—quite literally. It was recently named the world’s largest glass tube installation by the definitive recordkeepers at the Guinness Book of World Records.

VTuber Awards: How To Build A Virtual Stage The Audience Will Believe

Live Design Online: Virtual stages aren’t new, but people still mix up what they really are. When people say “virtual stage,” they often mean LED panels or a 3D background that simply decorates a physical set. That can work, but for me as a stage director, the key point is different: the line between the physical and the virtual stage should be invisible.