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WaterBear Signs First-Look Deal With Level Forward (EXCLUSIVE)

A Crisis of Faith: Have Funders Lost Faith that Art Films Can Make an Impact?

Anthem Awards: More To Talk About

5 Companies That Illustrate the Possibilities for Eradicating Gender-Based Violence

How to Level Forward

Leading Voices: Changing the Gender Lens in Film & Media

Q&A with Level Forward’s Adrienne Becker: Shifting Gender and Social Norms through Investments in Entertainment

Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Red, White and Blue’ Screenings to Raise Funds for Abortion Access, Gender Justice

Broadway ad agency SpotCo partners with creative studio Level Forward

Carmelyn P. Malalis Named Head Of Impact At Level Forward

Level Forward Launches Impact Advisory Group

A Smashing ‘Oklahoma!’ Is Reborn in the Land of Id

Actors of color in lead roles help Broadway shows like ‘Oklahoma’ reflect reality

Ali Stroker Makes History as First Wheelchair User to Win a Tony

Anthem Awards: The POTUS Coalition

LEVEL FORWARD X BROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION WORKSHOP: STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL GOOD

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Getting Turned Into Stage Musical

SeriesFest Launches ‘From Start To Screen’ Inclusion Initiative At Annual Festival, Year-Round Program

J. Smith-Cameron and Steve Buscemi Star in Alex Heller Indie Drama ‘The Year Between’

The Year Between

‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening

Watch Sunday Morning: Broadway's "How to Dance in Ohio" shines a light on autistic stories

Secrecy and the Creation of “Nakedness” On Screen: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Helen Hood Scheer on, Body Parts

How ‘Slave Play’ Got 800 Black People to the Theatre

Broadway's POTUS Launches Coalition Partnering With 7 Women's and Voting Rights Organizations

Coming to Broadway This Spring: A Farce About a Problem President

Vanessa Williams, Julianne Hough, Rachel Dratch to Star in Broadway Comedy ‘POTUS’

Julianne Hough to Make Broadway Debut Alongside Vanessa Williams and Rachel Dratch in Play POTUS

Heidi Schreck Takes the Constitution to Broadway

Broadway Box Office Keeps Warm At $30M; ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Slave Play’ Leave On High Notes

Heidi Schreck’s ‘What The Constitution Means To Me’ Recoups $2.5M Broadway Capitalization

IFC Films Buys Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler,’ Plans June Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler’ Belongs in the Same Sentence as ‘Nomadland’

‘Oklahoma!’ To Be Broadway’s First “Gun Neutral” Production As Lauded Musical Joins Hollywood Initiative

Level Forward Acquires North American Rights for SXSW Title ‘I’ll Meet You There’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Rebel Hearts’ Explores Conflict Between Progressive Nuns And Patriarchal Power Structure In 1960s L.A.

‘Rebel Hearts’ Review: Sisters Act Up

Short Film Anthology

Refinery29, Level Forward Partner for Two Seasons of Shatterbox Short Film Series

Russell Simmons Accuser Doc ‘On the Record’ Lands at HBO Max

‘Show Me What You Got’ Set to Screen Via Level Forward/Screen Forward Network

Slave Play Will Remain in Center Theatre Group Season After Organization's Commitment to Gender Equity

‘Stupid and enraging’: Lack of women in L.A. theater lineup sparks protest

The Assistant Is a Compact, Quiet #MeToo Movie With a Loud, Expansive Effect

The Assistant Is a Movie for the #MeToo Era

The Assistant Is a Subtle Horror Film for the #MeToo Era

The Bleak, Beautiful Holler Marks the Arrival of a Major New Talent

Tonys: ‘Oklahoma!’ Wins Best Revival of a Musical

‘Topside’ Trailer: Riveting Venice Winner, Portrait of Life Below NYC’s Subways

Two Broadway Shows Dismantle the American Myth

Vertical Entertainment Acquires SXSW & Venice Prize Winner ‘Topside’ From Directors Celine Held & Logan George

‘You Oughta Know’: The Road to Making a ’90s Anthem a Broadway Hit

Riz Ahmed Boards Dina Amer’s ‘You Resemble Me’ as Executive Producer

‘You Resemble Me’ (‘Tu Me Ressembles’): Film Review | Venice 2021

‘Rebel Hearts’ Review: Sisters Do It for Themselves in a Doc That Pits Nuns Versus the Patriarchy

‘You Resemble Me’: Venice Review

You'll never look at 'Oklahoma!' the same way after seeing this touring show

Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Others Set For Benefit Reading Of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s ‘Dry Land’

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Heading to Broadway With Music and Lyrics From Mitski

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Stage Musical In Development With Singer-Songwriter Mitski, Playwright Eboni Booth & Director Whitney White

The Queen’s Gambit to become a stage musical