Theatre Projects is pleased to announce the addition of two new full-time staff members to their team. Chris Smith joins the firm as the marketing and content manager and Ashley Keen, CVP, joins their strategic planning team as a senior consultant. Both bring significant expertise in

Live Nation announced that Arizona Federal Theatre has a new name. Say hello to Arizona Financial Theatre. According to a spokesperson for the entertainment venue located in Downtown Phoenix, “the new name reflects the broader change of the naming sponsor’s expansion of services acros

By R.V. Baugus Industry veteran Leslee Stewart has retired from her position as general and CEO of the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, with Jason Blackwell, CFM, promoted from assistant general manager to the top position. Blackwell steps into a position at a venue that Stewart took fro

By Karen Caro The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority announced the promotion of Nick Panter to the position of Executive Chef at the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Panter joined the culinary team in 2015 as Chef de Cuisine and has been p

By Bonnie Goodman for Live Arts Centers of North America Responding to the challenges of structural racism in performing arts institutions across the U.S. and Canada, Live Arts Centers of North America (LACNA), a coalition of more than 50 of the largest performing arts centers in both