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WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – It is practically unheard of for America’s nonprofit theatres to get a serious listen on Capitol Hill – with high-ranking senators in attendance, no less.  But in a sign of how severely imperiled the stages remain after the pandemic, theatre leaders in the US got the audience they sought Thursday, when […]

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda met with members of Congress Thursday to push for a taxpayer-funded bailout for failing theater companies across the country. The actor helped introduce a new bill that would earmark $500 million annually for five years, or $2.5 billion, to non-profit stages.

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda met with members of Congress Thursday to push for a taxpayer-funded bailout for failing theater companies across the country. The actor helped introduce a new bill that would earmark $500 million annually for five years, or $2.5 billion, to non-profit stages.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phylicia Rashad and others will unveil a new bill Thursday as the industry struggles: 'If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.'

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phylicia Rashad and many more prominent figures in the American theater will meet in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to brief congressional leaders on the ongoing crisis facing the

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phylicia Rashad and more well-known figures in the theatre world will be meeting to discuss the crisis facing nonprofit regional theater with congressional leaders. 

The event took place at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Tarell Alvin McCraney's appointment as the Geffen Playhouse's new artistic director places one of the most accomplished dramatists of his generation at the helm of the city’s most prominent Westside theater.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Freestyle Love Supreme, and more celebrated the Central Park theatre at the September 6 event.

The one-night-only event marks the final performance at Central Park's Delacorte prior to its temporary closing.