Signature Theatre, one of Off Broadway’s premiere companies, has named Meghan Lantzy as its new general manager. She arrives at the Signature from Lincoln Center Theater, where she worked for 12 years. "There's always a lot of exciting activity happening at Signature and The Pershing Square Signature Center, and I'm…

A play with music about a play with music — sounds crazy, no? And yet here in New York City, in the same season, we have not one but two plays with music about plays with music, each thrilling in their own way. Shuffle Along, from George C. Wolfe, you already know about; it’s on Broadway and it’s about a hit musical…

UPDATE 1:50 P.M.: Adds Carole Rothman as head of Second Stage to list of women artistic directors, below. PREVIOUS: Paige Evans, a key force in drawing attention to new plays and writers in New York, has been named artistic director of the Signature Theatre. She will take over the reins of one of the city’s…