The Obama administration this week recruited some high-profile performers to help push a new national initiative for arts education. Sarah Jessica Parker and Forest Whitaker were among the celebrities on hand.

“The Mad World of Miss Hathaway,” downtown’s original Mad Men musical parody, is returning to the Wild Project this month for its eagerly anticipated 6th installment.

The live music/dance performance takes place on two dates this month and features all-original moves by female dancers Ayano Imai, Shoko Tamai, Nahoko, and Rena.

The Singers Forum on Friday announced that it is teaming up with 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin for a new program to help playwrights with the development and advancement of original theatrical works.

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation this week announced a new initiative that will grant $50 million to individual performing artists over the next ten years.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting this month will premiere its first-ever off-Broadway production with Israel Horovitz’s acclaimed 1997 play, Lebensraum.

Last September, John Calvelli, executive vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society, launched an unprecedented campaign in support of New York City’s nonprofit cultural organizations called One Percent for Culture.

News of the closure — which was leaked Monday on several websites but not officially announced by the studio — follows the merging of Paramount's home video, licensing and digital divisions last week.

New Perspectives Theatre Company holds a forum and panel on Supporting Women and Women’s Voices in Theatre at the McGinn Cazale Theatre.

Signature Theatre Company last week announced the playwrights who will be participating in its new Residency Five initiative, part of the expanded programming that will be presented at the company’s new Frank Gehry-designed Signature Center.