Ted Chapin News

Playscripts has announced the addition of Don Zolidis' new one-act play, 'The Price', to its catalog of titles. The play is now available for licensing to schools and theatres worldwide.

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has revealed the winners of the twenty-seventh annual Lenya Competition, which took place Saturday 3 May at Kilbourn Hall in Rochester, New York. Learn more!

Dramatists Play Service, the play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has acquired Conversations with Mother, the new play by Matthew Lombardo. The title is now available for licensing worldwide.

A new block of tickets for the Broadway musical JUST IN TIME starring Tony Award Winner Jonathan Groff is now on sale for performances through Sunday, November 30, 2025.

For Broadway fans, the highlight of every spring is the announcement of the Tony Award nominations—the most prestigious recognition in American theatre. But how are Tony nominees chosen, and who gets to decide? In this guide, we break down the Tony Awards nomination process and reveal how Broadway’s biggest honors are determined.

The 92nd Street Y will present Jonathan Groff, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s new Bobby Darin musical Just in Time, in conversation with Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, who developed and directs. Learn how to attend.

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!

Dramatists Play Service, the iconic play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has published the script for Oh, Mary!. The cover of the Signature Acting Edition script showcases iconic art from the smash-hit Broadway production.

Dramatists Play Service is honoring 20 years of Jones Hope Wooten with the release of their latest title, The Chicken-Fried-Fabulous Spa-Dee-Dah Sisterhood, available for licensing. Learn more!

On a recent visit to The Late Show, Jonathan Groff recalled when he first fell in love with singer Bobby Darin as a performer and the seven-year journey in bringing Just in Time to the stage. Watch the interview now!

JUST IN TIME has announced that a limited number of $40 Rush tickets will be available for purchase beginning when the Circle in the Square Theatre box office opens on the day of the performance and are available in-person only. Rush tickets are non-transferable, limited to 2 tickets per person and may be for any location.

Following the cancellation of its first two preview performances due to production delays, a show representative has just confirmed that JUST IN TIME has officially moved its official opening night. We have all of the details here

The new musical theatre-themed mystery novel, The Sound of Murder, is now available for pre-order at major online booksellers. Upcoming April 3rd release, as paperback and eBook.

Dramatists Play Service has announced the addition of McNeal, the bold and thought-provoking new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar, to its distinguished catalog. The play is now available for licensing worldwide.

The new Broadway musical JUST IN TIME has canceled its first two previews. Originally scheduled to begin performances March 28, the production will now start March 31 due to producton delays. 

The company of the new Broadway musical JUST IN TIME is getting ready to begin performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Check out photos of the new theatre marquee.

Rehearsals have begun for the new Broadway musical JUST IN TIME at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre. The production stars Jonathan Groff. See rehearsal photos here! 

The American Theatre Wing recently announced the winners of the esteemed Obie  Awards. The recipients of the 68th Annual Awards, Off and Off-Off-Broadway’s Highest Honor. Check out photos from the event featuring Cole Escola, Dianne Weist, the company of Cats: The Jellicle Ball and more. 

In celebration of 1959, the year Bobby Darin released the album “That’s All”, the first 59 patrons to purchase tickets for Just in Time at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office on Thursday, January 30 at 1:00PM EST will receive a signed poster!

Water for Elephants is now available for licensing exclusively to high schools. This exciting opportunity allows high schools to stage the show beginning in early fall 2025, alongside the launch of the musical’s First National Tour.