2007 Tony Award Nominations

May 15, 2007

Nominations in 25 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 61st Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Broadway stars Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2007 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing...

Main Street Theater Receives $25,000 NEA Shakespeare Grant for Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Main Street Theater is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the 2007-2008 Shakespeare for a New Generation Program. This year Main Street is 1 of only 35 theaters nationwide – and is the only theater in Texas to be awarded this prestigious grant for 07-08...

Strand Theatre Announces New Season

April 2007

The Strand Theatre is a not for profit corporation chartered in the State of Texas in 1978. The theatre, then “The Strand Street Theatre,” began producing theatrical productions in 1977. The Galveston theater company announces their 2007 - 2008 season lineup...

Alley Theatre Announces 61st Season Lineup

March 28, 2007

The Alley Theatre’s 61st season is crowned by the world premiere of The Gershwins’ An American in Paris featuring the music of the greatest American song-writing team George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin including: “ S’Wonderful,” “The All Laughed,” and “Stairway to Paradise.” This new production presents an all-new book created by Ken Ludwig, author of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Crazy For You. Kicking off the season is John Patrick Shanley’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt. On the Alley’s Neuhaus Stage in the New Year is the return of Martin McDonagh with his Tony Award-nominated gruesome comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore...

Stages Surround Events Celebrate the Art & Culture of India & Pakistan

Stages Repertory Theatre’s 2007 Surround – a series of community outreach events designed to create a larger context for a particular play or theatre artist’s work – explores how culture defines us, and what happens when cultures merge or clash, through a series of theatre, film and visual art events focusing on Stages’ U.S. Premiere production of Bapsi Sidhwa’s An American Brat. Along with An American Brat, the Surround includes three additional theatrical presentations, two film screenings, and an exhibit of original artwork...

Americans for the Arts Responds to the Administration's FY 2008 Arts and Culture Funding Recommendations

February 2007

Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch gave the following statement on the release of the president’s budget for FY 2008:

“For the first time in three years, President Bush initiated a proposed increase in funds for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). If approved, the president’s $4 million funding increase would grow the NEA budget from $124.4 million to $128.4 million, which is a step in the right direction. However, Americans for the Arts calls on Congress to restore full funding to the NEA at its FY 1992 level of $176 million...