Nicki Hunter has been appointed artistic director of the Manhattan Theatre Club, one of Broadway ’s major nonprofit theater companies.

Hunter, who is currently the associate artistic director at MTC, takes over the reins from Lynne Meadow, who has held the position for more than 50 years. Hunter is also the latest newcomer to assume the artistic directing role, as the Lincoln Center, Second Stage and Roundabout Theatre have also all seen recent changeover in the roles.

Manhattan Theatre Club, which owns the Samuel J. Friedman Broadway theater, as well as off-Broadway stages at New York City Center, has garnered 31 Tony Awards in the past 50 years and and seven Pulitzer Prizes including for plays such as Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living , Lynn Nottage’s Ruined , David Lindsay-Abaire’s

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