Press & Publications

LPTW is proud to have so many members who are in the public eye, keeping our mission to champion the work of women theatre artists alive and well in the press. Many of our members also contribute to the canon of work through their own authorship in our magazine and online blog as well as through independent publication.

PUBLICATIONS

Women in Theatre Online
The LPTW publishes an annual magazine, Women in Theatre (WIT).

Women In Theatre Archive
WIT Magazine (formerly ROUNDUP) is our annual publication highlighting the programs, events and members of the League of Professional Theatre Women.

LPTW YouTube Video Channel

PRESS

2020-2021

Broadway World - League of Professional Theatre Women to Postpone 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award
Broadway World - The League of Professional Theatre Women to Present 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Virtually:
Broadway World - LPTW To Present Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Program
Theater Pizzazz - Theater Cabaret Dance Posted On Nov 11, 2020 In News And Previews
Broadway World - The League of Professional Theatre Women to Present LPTWGilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Program
Playbill - In the News: Aleshea Harris Awarded Hermitage Greenfield Prize, New Honor Named in Memory of Rebecca Luker, More
Broadway World - LPTW Invites Global Audience To Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Program
StageBuddy - Amid a Pandemic and Other Disasters, This Award Honors Women Who Keep Creating
American Theatre - Hanane Hajj Ali, ‘Jogging’ for Survival in Beirut
The Theatre Times - In Conversation with Hanane Hajj Ali
Times Square Chronicles - What to Watch in The New Year: February 15 - 22
The Markaz Review - Hanane Hajj Ali, Portrait of a Theatrical Trailblazer
The 961 - Meet The Lebanese Dramatist Awarded Internationally For Defying Conventions
Broadway World - The League of Professional Theatre Women Presents Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Program Online
On Stage Blog - League of Professional Theatre Women Award Ceremony Goes Virtual
The Fringe Review - Hanane Hajj Ali – Writer and Performer from Lebanon, awarded The League of Professional Theatre Women’s Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award 2020
L’Orient-Le Jour - Le prix Gilder/Coigney à la fabuleuse Hanane Hajj Ali (in French)
Al-Quds Al-Arabi Newspaper - Lebanese actress Hanan Hajj Ali wins the “International Association of Professional Theater Women’s Award (in Arabic)
Al Sharq News - Hanan Hajj Ali: Theater writing in Lebanon lives in a Big Dilemma (in Arabic)

2019-2020
Broadway World - LPTW Will Present An Oral History Project With Publicist Irene Gandy at Bruno Walter Auditorium
Times Square Chronicles - The Oral History Project Brings PR Maven Irene Gandy Together with Producer Voza Rivers
Broadway World - LPTW Will Hold a Memorial Honoring Former League Members
Broadway World - LPTW To Honor Hanane Hajj Ali Of Lebanon With 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award
Times Square Chronicles - The League of Professional Theatre Women Honors and Remembers Betty Corwin, Kathi E. B. Ellis, Arlene Epstein, Lynne Rogers and More
Playbill - League of Professional Theatre Women Will Remember 8 League Members at January 27 Memorial
Playbill - LPTW's Next Oral History Project Will Be With Broadway Publicist Irene Gandy
TheaterMania - The Weekend Report: Dan Rather Onstage; Riverdance in Cinemas; Irene Gandy on Air
City Guide NY - Theatre and Dance in New York City This Week - February 9-February 16
Broadway World - Photo Flash: Inside LPTW Oral History Project With Publicist Irene Gandy
Ms. Magazine - How Irene Gandy Found Success—and Fostered Community—for Women of Color on Broadway
On Stage Blog - Irene Gandy Honored by The League of Professional Theater Women
Broadway News - The role of a press agent, according to veteran Irene Gandy
Broadway World - League Of Professional Theatre Women Supports Members With Waldman Emergency Fund
Theater Pizzazz - League of Professional Theatre Women Responds to Broadway Shutdown
Times Square Chronicles - The League of Professional Theatre Women Offers Help
Playbill.com - League of Professional Theatre Women Offering Members Access to Emergency Loan Fund
Fox Business - Coronavirus Broadway shutdown leads to emergency loans for nonprofit members
Theater Pizzazz - Julia Miles Passed Away - Member LPTW
Stage Directions - In Memoriam: Julia Miles, Co-Founder of the League of Professional Theatre Women
Ms. Magazine - Rest in Power: Julia Miles, Pioneer Advocate for Women Directors and Playwrights
Playbill.com - 18 Charities to Consider on #GivingTuesdayNow May 5

For press prior to 2019, please got to the LPTW Archive.

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In Memoriam: Mari Lyn Henry

Mari Lyn Henry, actor and author, acting coach and casting director, teacher, theater historian, and long-time member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, passed away June 24 in New York City after a long illness. She was 81 years old.

In 2019, the League of Professional Theatre Women presented Ms. Henry with the League's Special Theatre Woman Award.

The League and its members will miss Mari Lyn Henry deeply, and like hundreds of other women in the performing arts, we will continue to benefit from her insightful writing and teaching for years to come.

A memorial celebrating Ms. Henry’s life and career will take place November 6, 2023.

Please read the entire obituary by Alexis Greene here.

Only as Strong as the Woman (Writer) Next to Me!

The League of Professional Theatre Women stands alongside the WGA as they demand fair wages and take action to ensure more protections for artists. We encourage LPTW members to join the WGA on the picket lines or on social media this month as the strike continues.