Theater News for the Week Ending June 17th

By Bennett Liebman

The art of leasing: this broker makes deals for the city's vibrant arts industry

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/closer/art-leasing-broker-makes-deals-citys-vibrant-arts-industry

Tony Awards 2022: 'A Strange Loop' wins best musical, 'Lehman' best play

https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/06/12/tony-awards-2022-winners/

Why the Tony wins of 'A Strange Loop' are momentous for Broadway

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-06-12/why-a-strange-loop-tony-wins-are-momentous-for-broadway

'A Strange Loop' Wins Best Musical as Tonys Celebrate Broadway's Return

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/theater/broadway-tony-awards-2022.html

Tony Awards 2022: 'Take Me Out' wins for best play revival

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/broadway/ny-take-me-out-wins-tony-revival-2022-20220613-6bfuvo3kobhltlcmkykbf3bqf4-story.html

"A Strange Loop" Musical Director Rona Siddiqui On Breaking Boundaries In Broadway

https://www.grammy.com/news/how-a-strange-loop-broke-broadway-barriers-musical-director-rona-siddiqui

Tony Awards 2022 Winners List: Which Shows Led the Night?

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/tony-awards-2022-winners-list-75238/

'A Strange Loop' Takes a Victory Lap That Was Years in the Making

https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/06/13/a-strange-loop-takes-a-victory-lap-that-was-years-in-the-making/

Ratings for the Tony Awards Rebounded, but Remained Low

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/arts/television/tony-awards-ratings.html?smid=tw-nyttheater&smtyp=cur

Two shows dominated and proved Broadway's debt to British taxpayers

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/13/tony-awards-broadways-british-sam-mendes-lehman-trilogy-marianne-elliott-company

Tony awards 2022: Company and The Lehman Trilogy lead big night for Brits

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/13/tony-awards-2022-company-and-the-lehman-trilogy-lead-big-night-for-brits

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Will Return to Broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TOPDOGUNDERDOG-Will-Return-to-Broadway-This-Fall-with-Yahya-Abdul-Mateen-II-and-Corey-Hawkins-20220614

John Stamos 'Disappointed' by Bob Saget Tony Awards Snub

https://www.newsweek.com/john-stamos-disappointed-bob-saget-tony-awards-snub-broadway-memoriam-1715151

She Won a Tony. But Deirdre O'Connell 'Can't Think About That

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/theater/deirdre-oconnell-tony-awards.html

Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch To Depart Broadway's 'Funny Girl'

https://deadline.com/2022/06/beanie-feldstein-jane-lynch-broadway-funny-girl-depart-september-1235046473/

Lea Michele said to be in running to replace Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10925567/Lea-Michele-said-running-replace-Beanie-Feldstein-Funny-Girl.html

To Preserve La MaMa's Legacy, a Shift in Leadership Styles

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/theater/la-mamas-mia-yoo.html?smid=tw-nyttheater&smtyp=cur

'Plaza Suite' breaks Broadway box office record as grosses increase

https://broadwaynews.com/2022/06/15/plaza-suite-breaks-broadway-box-office-record-as-grosses-increase/

The First-Ever Broadway Museum Makes Its Debut

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-ever-broadway-museum-makes-its-debut-180980269/

'A Beautiful Noise' aims to tell Neil Diamond's story

https://www2.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/16/arts/musical-that-aims-tell-neil-diamonds-story-inside-out/

La Jolla Playhouse Explores Lempicka

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/story/2022-06-12/la-jolla-playhouse-planning-west-coast-premiere-for-arty-musical-lempicka

Cast of recent San Diego Rep production allege racism and misogyny

https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/06/14/cast-recent-san-diego-rep-production-allege-racism-misogyny

Cancellations, costs and chaos: UK theatres grapple with rising Covid cases

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/14/cancellations-costs-and-chaos-uk-theatres-grapple-with-rising-covid-cases

The Royal Court's Vicky Featherstone: 'Britain thinks it isn't antisemitic because it defeated Hitler

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/13/the-royal-court-vicky-featherstone-fail-better-jews-in-their-own-words

Facebook rejects Toronto theatre company ads due to 'political' content

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2022/06/13/facebook-rejects-toronto-theatre-company-ads-due-to-political-content.html

Shock resignation leaves Orlando theater community reeling

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/os-et-joseph-walsh-resigns-garden-theatre-20220613-kasdjg2exbbivjnnqchvc6kgqe-story.html