Theater News for the Week Ending February 11th
By Bennett Liebman
Williamstown Theatre Festival eases season after Times report
A 'Music Man,' scared of its own trombones
Even With Hugh Jackman, 'The Music Man' Goes Flat
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/theater/the-music-man-review.html
Broadway's mask and vaccination requirement remains through April 30
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/09/broadways-mask-and-vaccination-requirement-remains-through-april-30/
Broadway Mask Mandate To Remain As New York State Eases Policy
Broadway sees upward trend in capacity, grosses
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/08/broadway-sees-upward-trend-in-capacity-grosses/
Spring Forward? Broadway Eyes A Rebound After Brutal Winter
Actors' Equity appoints new team of COVID-19 safety consultants
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/07/actors-equity-appoints-new-team-of-covid-19-safety-consultants/
Music Men Sue 'The Music Man' After Their Broadway Dreams Are Dashed
Black Theatre Coalition Announces Cohort of Broadway Fellows
https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/02/07/black-theatre-coalition-announces-cohort-of-broadway-fellows/
'It Was a Crusade': Karen Brooks Hopkins Revisits Her BAM Tenure
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/theater/bam-karen-brooks-hopkins.html
Lynn Nottage dominates NYC's theater season with new works
Exit Stage Left: Broadway Theater Enters a New Era
https://stories.camden.rutgers.edu/02-09-2022-exit-stage-left/index.html
Here Are the 25 Worst Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/worst-broadway-musicals
Lin-Manuel Miranda hints Disney's 'Encanto' could be headed to Broadway
Detroit night on Broadway: Crowd celebrates Motor City theater impact
Harper Lee Estate Told to Pay $2.5 Million in Dispute Over 'Mockingbird' Plays
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/theater/harper-lee-to-kill-a-mockingbird.html
'Sing Street' to make a stop at the Huntington on its way back to Broadway
Marin Shakespeare's new leader loves the Bard but won't gloss over his problems
'Tina' to launch North American tour in fall 2022
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/10/tina-to-launch-north-american-tour-in-fall-2022/
In COVID's wake, Orlando actors look elsewhere for work
Deb Clapp resigning from League of Chicago Theatres
The Lab Where the Method Was Born
https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/02/03/the-lab-where-the-method-was-born/
Amana's Old Creamery Theatre closes permanently after 50 years
https://dailyiowan.com/2022/02/10/amanas-old-creamery-theatre-closes-permanently-after-50-years/
A new series of pop-up musical theatre concerts will serenade London commuters
Commercial theatre companies report Covid revenue losses of up to 90%
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/commercial-theatre-companies-report-covid-revenue-losses-of-up-to-90