Theater News for the Week Ending February 25th

By Bennett Liebman

Josh Allen Has A Musical And It's Coming To Buffalo

https://wyrk.com/josh-allen-musical-buffalo/

Finally, Finding 'Funny Girl.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/theater/funny-girl-beanie-feldstein.html?smid=tw-nyttheater&smtyp=cur

Broadway's 'Paradise Square' is a 'nightmare'

https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/broadways-paradise-square-is-a-nightmare-behind-the-scenes/

Ma-Yi Theater Company Shares Story of Violence Against Performer

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ma-Yi-Theater-Company-Shares-Story-of-Violence-Against-Performer-on-Opening-Night-of-THE-CHINESE-LADY-20220225

'Kimberly Akimbo' announces Broadway transfer in fall 2022

https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/25/kimberly-akimbo-announces-broadway-transfer-in-fall-2022/

The Biggest Changes to The Music Man

https://slate.com/culture/2022/02/music-man-hugh-jackman-broadway-ya-got-trouble.html

Broadway will continue to require face masks

https://www.amny.com/entertainment/broadway/broadway-will-continue-to-require-face-masks-for-now/

Howard Sherman: Why are so few plays being given the old razzle dazzle?

https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/why-are-so-few-plays-being-given-the-old-razzle-dazzle

A Broadway Conductor's Difficult Journey Back from Long Covid

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/nyregion/joel-fram-broadway-covid.html

Broadway sets new capacity high for the season

https://broadwaynews.com/2022/02/23/broadway-grosses-hit-new-capacity-high-for-the-season/

Suits star Patrick J Adams jokes Meghan Markle 'made fun' of him

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/suits-star-patrick-j-adams-150700405.html

Hugh Jackman Wasn't Always 'Much of a Singer'

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hugh-jackman-the-music-man-feature-74776/?utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=editorial%2Clink%2Cphoto%2Cproduction-still%2Ctalent&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

On This Day: When Muhammad Ali was a Broadway musical star

https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=1_cc-session_5caca2ac-d9d5-4f41-8dde-2b798b91da0b

Berkshire Theatre Group shows returning to indoor stages

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/arts-theater/summer-2022-berkshire-theatre-group/article_1d34592c-957d-11ec-bee9-6f87d6775216.html

Long Wharf's New Home: New Haven

https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/02/23/long-wharfs-new-home-new-haven/

Original musical based off Mark Twain story to premiere in Westport

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Original-musical-based-off-Mark-Twain-story-to-16942138.php?t=8e1c95030f&src=rdctplocal

'Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci' at the Goodman remains a true revelation

https://news.yahoo.com/review-mary-zimmerman-notebooks-leonardo-205600057.html

Chicago theaters, music clubs will keep COVID mask mandates

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-mask-rules-chicago-theater-music-20220224-gks7no6dlnfr5llces6ill2lqe-story.html

Longtime Chicago theater program rushes to raise money to avoid shutdown

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-mask-rules-chicago-theater-music-20220224-gks7no6dlnfr5llces6ill2lqe-story.html

Critics Sound Off On SLAVE PLAY

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Critics-Sound-Off-On-SLAVE-PLAY-At-Mark-Taper-Forum-20220221

'What the Constitution Means to Me' is an exhilarating discourse on our imperfect union

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/23/arts/what-constitution-means-me-is-an-exhilarating-discourse-our-imperfect-union/

Does 'Cursed Child' play have a J.K. Rowling problem?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/22/does-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-have-a-j-k-rowling-problem/

Moscow theater director calls Putin a 'killer' and resigns in protest

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/moscow-theater-director-calls-putin-160449969.html

Theater in Ukraine

https://newyorktheater.me/2022/02/24/theater-in-ukraine/

Vanessa Redgrave and Harry Hadden-Paton to star in 'My Fair Lady'

https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/vanessa-redgrave-and-harry-hadden-paton-to-star-in-my-fair-lady