“In a move that’s both cruel and cowardly, hundreds of already-awarded grants were quietly canceled with little warning, pulling the rug out from under the organizations that had counted on them. Let’s not sugarcoat this: this will devastate community theatre.”

“Mark Measures, a longtime Broadway talent agent, has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $1.8 million from the very actors he was supposed to represent. It’s the kind of betrayal that hits deep in a community built on trust, hustle, and endless callbacks.”

Bigots on a Pennsylvania school board have canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and author Maulik Pancholy after some cited concerns about what they described as his “lifestyle.”

“A former Metro Nashville Public Schools drama teacher has been charged with aggravated sexual battery of a minor following a grand jury indictment.”

“It has been announced that Christopher Durang, the renowned Tony-winning American playwright whose razor-sharp wit and biting satire illuminated the stages of theaters worldwide, has passed away at 75.”

“A now-former theatre teacher at a high school in NC is facing felony charges for sexual acts with a student.”

“Since last year, two schools in Georgia have been waiting to be paid their ticket revenue, raised from their productions. The problem is that the ticket-selling vendor hasn’t paid them yet and there’s no sign of when the schools have been paid.”

“A stage manager in North Carolina has been charged, for a second time, for sexually abusing a child from 2009 to 2011. At the time the charges were filed, he was working on a production of ‘Mary Poppins’, a show that includes children in the cast.”

“In 2008, Broadway performer James Barbour confessed to sexually abusing a minor when she was 15- years-old. The news and the ensuing legal proceedings sent shockwaves through the Broadway community. But recently uncovered documents, made public by former members of the Church of Scientology, not only provide insight into how the church tried to protect Barbour but also reveal confessions of abuse of more victims - including one as young as 14-years-old.”

In the wake of multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior with minors and grooming against Colleen Ballinger, two sponsors of her podcast have ended their deals with the YouTube star.

“Jackson is considered one of Britain’s greatest actresses, winning two Oscars, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.'“

OnStage Blog’s Founder, Chris Peterson, announced today the creation of a new section of the popular theatre site, “Stage Directions.”