The Dallas Opera Names New Senior Artistic Advisor

OperaWire: The Dallas Opera has appointed Matthew A. Epstein as the company’s new Senior Artistic Advisor. Epstein, who will now consult on creative, artist, and repertoire programming, takes over the role previously occupied by David Lomelí, who was recently named the company’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO.

Katie Brook Takes the Helm as Quantum Theatre's New Director

OnStagePittsburgh: No stranger to Pittsburgh or Quantum, Brook earned her MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama in 2012 and, while living in Pittsburgh during the pandemic, directed Quantum’s The Cherry Orchard in 2022, when Boos led the cast as Madame Ranevskaya. Brook will direct the world premiere of radio island, written by Liza Birkenmeier (MFA Dramatic Writing, CMU School of Drama), for Quantum, opening October 23, 2026.

Quantum Theatre Names Katie Brook New Artistic Director

Table Magazine: When Quantum Theatre announced that founder and longtime artistic director Karla Boos would be stepping down, the company launched an international search for her successor. In the end, they found their choice — in rehearsals for Quantum’s next show.

BMG and Concord complete merger and announce leadership structure

www.broadwaynews.com: International music company BMG Rights Management has completed its combination with Concord, announcing its new executive management and strategic leadership teams. BMG and Concord previously announced the agreement to combine their businesses on April 28, a transaction that has been finalized following the receipt of all required regulatory approvals.

Daniel Millhouse Named Managing Artistic Director of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble

BroadwayWorld: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), is pleased to announce that, in keeping with the company's general policy of promoting from within, BTE Interim Artistic Managing Director Daniel Millhouse has been named the company's new Managing Artistic Director.

Meredith McDonough Becomes Trinity Rep's New Artistic Director

BroadwayWorld: This August, Meredith McDonough began her tenure as Trinity Repertory Company's seventh Artistic Director. McDonough, whose appointment was announced in March, joins Executive Director Katie Liberman and Board of Trustees Chair Kibbe Reilly in leading the storied nonprofit. This moment marks the first time in which all of the theater's leaders identify as women.

Curt Columbus Stages His ‘Getaway’ From Trinity Rep

AMERICAN THEATRE: “Some artistic directors stay too long,” Curt Columbus told me last month. “I’m not naming names, but we all know who they are.” The occasion for our conversation was his exit, after a little over 20 years, as artistic director of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Columbus succeeded Oskar Eustis, who himself followed in the shadow of the theatre’s trail-blazing founder, Adrian Hall (though in fact Hall’s immediate successors were Richard Jenkins and Anne Bogart).

Manhattan Theatre Club Names Allison Curran Chief…

www.broadwayworld.com: Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the appointment of Allison Curran as its new Chief Development Officer, effective Monday, August 24. Curran has over 15 years of experience as a development professional, working at a range of institutions to secure funding from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies.

The Puppet Co. welcomes Danny Pushkin as new Artistic Director

DC Theater Arts: The Puppet Co. welcomed a new Artistic Director, Danny Pushkin, this April. The Puppet Co. had been operating with an artistic council after the previous Artistic Director, Elizabeth Dapo, resigned in May of 2024.

InfoComm 2026 Women's Breakfast Puts Authentic Leadership at the Center of the AI Conversation

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: InfoComm 2026 will host its annual Women's Breakfast on June 18 featuring keynote speaker Mariana Atencio, an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and one of the most sought-after voices on authenticity and leadership today.

Yionoulis named next dean of David Geffen School of Drama at Yale

Yale News: Yionoulis — a Yale alumna, Obie Award-winning director, and former David Geffen School of Drama faculty member — is now dean and director of The Juilliard School’s drama division. She assumes the Yale role July 1, succeeding James Bundy, who has been dean for nearly 25 years.

Billy Porter: Dignity, Defiance, and the Art of Being Seen

evanjsegal.substack.com: Billy Porter stands in a powerful lineage of Pittsburgh storytellers who learned to use the stage as both sanctuary and bullhorn. Taylor Allderdice High School, with its unassuming hallways and scrappy theater tradition, helped shape a young Billy who was already testing the limits of what performance could hold—joy, pain, and a fierce insistence on being fully seen.

PRG appoints Lawrence Burian as chief executive officer

AV Magazine: Production Resource Group (PRG) has appointed Lawrence Burian as chief executive with effect from 13 April He will join PRG from LIV Golf, where as chief operating officer, he helped guide the organisation through a period of exponential growth, overseeing corporate and business functions across the league’s global operations.

Brooklyn Academy of Music Names New President: Tamara McCaw

The New York Times: The Brooklyn Academy of Music announced on Thursday that it had appointed Tamara McCaw, a longtime New York arts leader, to serve as its president as the center emerges from a period of shrinking audiences, declining revenue and turnover in its upper ranks.

Arena Stage welcomes Darren Johnston as associate artistic director

DC Theater Arts: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater today announced Darren Edward Johnston as Associate Artistic Director of Commercial Strategy and Partnership. Following a decade of leadership at the Tony Award-winning theatrical production company No Guarantees Productions, most recently as Senior Vice President, Artistic, Johnston will join the Tony-winning regional theater this spring to help shape the next chapter of its artistic and institutional evolution.

What the Work Does to the Body

emilkang.substack.com: A few nights ago I was sitting at a bar in Chelsea before a show, waiting for a colleague, when another colleague walked in. We hugged. When I mentioned I was meeting our mutual friend, she said she had been with her the night before at a different performance. We laughed about it, the way you do when the pattern is so familiar it doesn’t even register anymore. We’ve been doing this for thirty years and we still can’t stop.

Climbing the Leadership Ladder

Church Production Magazine: Many of us serving in the church tech production world may not think of ourselves as natural leaders. I believe that there’s a bit of an incorrect stereotype of a leader: they have to be overly outgoing, great speakers from the platform, or even carry more experience and expertise than everyone around them.

Is everyone capable of creativity? Yes

Fast Company: We have a complicated relationship with creativity. Intuitively, we understand its value—the ability to produce new ideas and novel innovation. Instinctively, we know that it presents opportunities for marketplace advancements. When we think of some of the most revered organizations in modern times, like the Apples and Disneys of the world, we point to their creative contributions and their impact.

Disney names parks head Josh D'Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as CEO

PBS News: Disney has named its parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as the entertainment giant's top executive. D'Amaro is the Disney Experiences Chairman, spearheading efforts for the company's theme parks, cruises and resorts.

Recipients of the 2026 Victor Shargai Leadership Award Announced

DC Theater Arts: The Board of Directors and Advancement Committee of Theatre Washington, in partnership with Craig Pascal, community advocate and husband of Victor Shargai, are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2026 Victor Shargai Leadership Award: award-winning playwright, director, and actor Psalmayene 24 and philanthropist and theater champion Share Fund, with leadership by Julie Jacobson and Pamela Nash.