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Tom Stoppard Thornton Wilder Ngozi Anyanwu Yasmina Reza Rajiv Joseph Jessica Swale Innovative Storytelling Brian Watkins Famous Playwrights William Shakespeare Richard Greenberg Ken Urban Jack Thorne Simon Stephens Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Tim Blake Nelson Core Writer Fellowships Elmer L. Rice Beth Henley Anton Chekhov Tracy Letts Hansol Jung Ethan Lipton Roland Schimmelpfennig Lillian Hellman Xavier Durringer Friedrich Dürrenmatt Juca de Oliveira Willy Russell

Stephen Sondheim Foundation Names First Institutional Grantees and Extends Support for NYPSI Mental-Health Clinic

Grants draw on posthumous royalties designated in Sondheim’s will.

Off-Broadway ‘Bughouse’ Evokes Henry Darger With Dazzling Design as Reviews Question Its Depth

“The Monsters” Opens Off-Broadway to Strong Reviews for MMA-Fueled Two-Hander

12-Hour Tracy Letts Marathon Sets Feb. 23 at Circle in the Square

‘The Seat of Our Pants’ Opens at The Public as Run Extends and Reviews Diverge

Simon Stephens’ Mixed-Reality Play ‘An Ark’ Sets January–March 2026 Off-Broadway Run at The Shed

Netflix Sets 'Weather Girl' Limited Series With A24 and Team Downey

Royal Court Strikes First-Look Deal With Tony-Winning Producers Brian and Dayna Lee

Nicholas Braun and Kara Young Lead Off-Broadway Revival of Gruesome Playground Injuries at the Lortel

Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of Take Me Out, Dies at 67

Broadway Revival of 'Art' to Star James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale