Last Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Signature Reduces Programming

Signature Reduces Programming As Hundreds of Non-Profit Theaters Scale Back or Worse (broadwayworld.com)

Crisis in LA, ‘A crisis unlike any other’: famed LA theater cancels upcoming season amid financial woes | US theater | The Guardian

Weston Theater Flooding

Weston Theater 'uncertain, but optimistic' about upcoming shows | Arts And Culture | manchesterjournal.com

Shubert Awards Grants

Shubert Foundation Awards $37.9 Million in Unrestricted Grants | Playbill Press Release — The Shubert Foundation

Actors on Strike, TV and radio actors union goes on strike (broadwaynews.com)

IATSE Agreement on Tours, IATSE Ratifies Bus & Truck Touring Agreement, Secures Key Improvements for Crews - IATSE

Opening Night Set for Purlie Victorious

Opening-night date set for ‘Purlie Victorious’ starring Leslie Odom Jr. (broadwaynews.com)

Funny Girl Tour Launching, Newcomer Katerina McCrimmon to lead ‘Funny Girl’ tour with Melissa Manchester (broadwaynews.com)

London Cabaret Transferring to Broadway, London revival of ‘Cabaret’ will transfer to Broadway in 2024 (broadwaynews.com)

Box Office Slides

Broadway box office slides during holiday week (broadwaynews.com)

Back to the Future Soars, ‘Back To The Future’ Bucks Broadway Summertime Slide With $1.2M Gross – Deadline

Transparent Musical to Broadway

Transparent Musical Aiming for 2024 Broadway Run | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

New York, New York Could Close, Broadway's 'New York, New York' could close in weeks: sources (nypost.com)

Theater Hall of Fame Inductees

2023 American Theater Hall of Fame Inductees Announced | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Cast of Cottage on Jason Alexander, The Cast of The Cottage Shares Their Excitement in Working with Jason Alexander — as a Director | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Lehman Back on Broadway

'Lehman Trilogy' planning to return to Broadway this fall (nypost.com)

Sinatra Finds Is Frank

Matt Doyle Will Star as Frank Sinatra in World Premiere of SINATRA THE MUSICAL (broadwayworld.com)

A Muhammad Ali Musical

Broadway-bound musical 'Ali' will highlight the life of Muhammad Ali (courier-journal.com)

Staging the Lion King Everywhere, ‘The Lion King’ After 25 Years: How a Broadway Hit Stages 10 Shows Around the Globe (msn.com)

Eva Noblezada Leaving Hadestown, Eva Noblezada to Play Final Performance in HADESTOWN in August (broadwayworld.com)

Billy Crudup to Berkeley

Billy Crudup coming to Berkeley to perform stage hit 'Harry Clarke' (mercurynews.com)

Merrily to Extend Merrily We Roll Along Extends Broadway Run Led by Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez (theatermania.com)

The All Mobile Theater, Playhouse Square going all-mobile for 2023-24 season tickets, parking passes - cleveland.com

Broadway at the Emmys, Broadway at the 2023 Emmys! A Guide for Theater and TV Lovers | Broadway Direct

Reviving Tommy

A Revival of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ Seeks a New Generation of Followers - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Taking the Lady Train to Lincon Center

AMERICAN THEATRE | ‘Flex’: Taking the Lady Train From the Arkansas Delta to Lincoln Center