EASL Theater News for the Week of September 11, 2020

By Bennett Liebman

Ben Brantley, Take a Bow

https://www.nytco.com/press/ben-brantley-take-a-bow/

New York City can't rebound without Broadway, and Broadway's road back is uncertain, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/new-york-city-cant-rebound-without-broadway-and-broadways-road-back-is-uncertain/2020/09/07/f3933444-e939-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html

Fauci: We won't be able to sit in theaters until a year after an effective coronavirus vaccine is created, https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-we-wont-go-in-theaters-until-year-after-vaccine-2020-9

Theater district restaurants eye reopening after indoor dining approval, https://broadwaynews.com/2020/09/09/theater-district-restaurants-eye-reopening-after-indoor-dining-approval/

She Gave Up a Life to play Othello

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/theater/othello-jessika-williams.html

Please, please, help artists survive

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-please-please-help-artists-survive-20200904-uo3tanqfw5bt5kucidrw77evkq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3riVByl5oVjiAh_hhLMOiKcrOi7d0tj6RGF7IuXGDDnTRz5LVRN3o-tLI

Center Theatre Group lays off more than half of its staff

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-04/center-theatre-group-layoffs-covid

Will Chicago's Theater Scene Survive the Pandemic?

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/chicago/chicago-theater-surviving-covid-19-how-to-support

How New York City's Return to Normalcy Hinges on the Return of Broadway, https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/How-New-York-Citys-Return-to- Normalcy-Hinges-on-the-Return-of-Broadway-20200908

In 'Jersey Boys' Ruling, Appeals Court Adopts New Standard for Nonfiction, http://bway.ly/udrf4c#https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/in-jersey-boys-ruling-appeals-court-adopts-new-standard-for-nonfiction

While members of Congress chew the scenery, the arts wait for scraps, https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/while-members-of-congress-chew-the-scenery-the-arts-wait-for-scraps/2020/09/10/2d02d726-f357-11ea-999c-67ff7bf6a9d2_story.html

20 Theater Figures on How to 'Revolutionize' Their World, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/theater/how-to-revolutionize-theater.html

At Stamford Palace, Blumenthal pushes federal support for theaters in crisis, https://www.courant.com/ctnow/arts-theater/hc-ctnow-stamford-theaters-blumenthal-20200908-uhb4ng74zbbohp5wldbn3vxfhq-story.html