Theater News for the Week Ending January 28th
By Bennett Liebman
Upstate theaters ask state for slice of arts-relief fund
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Upstate-theaters-asking-state-for-part-of-16800760.php
Broadway theater capacity rises as ticket prices tumble
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/01/26/broadway-capacity-rises-as-ticket-prices-tumble/
Broadway Grosses Fall, but Average Attendance Rises, as Shows Close
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/theater/broadway-grosses-omicron.html
Omicron hampers Broadway. Fewer tourists are there for just a score of shows
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/23/1074817122/pandemic-broadway-closed-shows-actors-producers-tickets
Coming to Broadway this spring a bevy of Jewish writers
https://forward.com/culture/481434/broadway-theater-jewish-musical-show-revival-new-york-funny-girl/
Off Broadway's Perfect Crime Closes Due to Copper Pipe Theft
https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/off-broadway-perfect-crime-copper-pipe-theft.html
Stephen Sondheim Leaves Rights to His Works to a Trust
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/theater/stephen-sondheim-will-estate-trust.html
James Snyder Fired from Harry Potter Following Misconduct Allegations
Broadway's 'Phantom Of The Opera' Welcomes First Black Christine To The Full-Time Cast
Landmarks Commission Approves Public Theater's Revitalization Plan for Delacorte
New Law Could Reduce Pay Inequity On Broadway
Veteran NYC cabbie performs to help struggling theater
Touring Through Omicron: Broadway Shows Hit Bumps on the Road
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/theater/broadway-tours-omicron.html
How Theatres Are Facing the Omicron Wave
https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/01/25/how-theatres-are-facing-the-omicron-wave/
Protecting the creative economy during COVID
Los Angeles Is Changing. Can a Flagship Theater Keep Up?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/28/arts/pop-culture-entertainment-news/center-theater-group-los-angeles
Chicago theater is determined to recover -- how will it?
Getting real about economic justice in theater
https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/ghost-light/getting-real-about-economic-justice-in-theater/
The Black List, Founded in Hollywood, Expands Into Theater
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/theater/black-list-theater.html
West End's small shows squeezed out in price-cutting dash for audiences
Venues keep rolling with virtual performances
Guthrie Theater finishes pandemic year in the black
https://www.startribune.com/guthrie-theater-finishes-pandemic-year-in-the-black/600139192/
Can theatre survive Covid?
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/can-theatre-survive-covid
Ian McKellen keen to star in a stage musical: 'I'm available but incompetent'
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jan/25/ian-mckellen-stage-musical
The Great British Baking Show Is Being Adapted into a Stage Musical
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/great-british-baking-show-being-223700718.html