Theater News for the Week of April 23rd

By Bennett Liebman

Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistant

https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/scott-rudin-as-told-by-his-assistants.html

Scott Rudin's Downfall Is an Opportunity to Change Hollywood

https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/scott-rudin-hollywood.html

Theater workers march to demand change on Broadway

https://nypost.com/2021/04/22/theatre-goers-and-broadway-stars-protest-scott-rudin-and-inequality/

Is a Scott Rudin apology enough?

https://broadwaynews.com/2021/04/23/theater-workers-march-to-demand-change-on-broadway/

Producers Guild Sets Anti-Bullying Training Amid Scott Rudin Scandal

https://deadline.com/2021/04/producers-guild-anti-bullying-training-scott-rudin-scandal-1234741795/

Peter Bart: Rudin Rebellion Shows That Civility Must Gain Equal Ground With Creative Zeall

https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=1_cc-session_b316aae0-c852-4eec-a0e0-d0a060b55553

Scott Rudin: Is Hollywood's Wall of Silence Beginning to Crack?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/is-hollywoods-wall-of-silence-on-scott-rudin-beginning-to-crack

SBA to reopen Shuttered Venue Operators grant portal on April 24

https://broadwaynews.com/2021/04/22/sba-to-reopen-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-portal-on-april-24/

London's West End readies for next act

https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/beyond-pandemic-londons-west-end-readies-next-act-20210423.html

Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/arts/television/bradley-whitford-handmaids-tale.html

Bay Area theater workers weren't getting vaccine appointments

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/bay-area-theater-workers-werent-getting-vaccine-appointments-one-s-f-actor-decided-to-change-that

D.C. theaters look to future after year of hardships

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/dc-theater-pandemic-shutdown/2021/04/15/d2a28296-9c79-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html

How Covid Transformed US Theater

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/nonprofit-theater-covid-wpa/

Making a capitalist case for Broadway

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-case-for-capitalist-broadway-20210422-fr7tpsvohnavxfdfuedynzwkuu-story.html

Second City fires its night staff and looks to outsource, https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-second-city-fires-bartenders-20210421-advhckr24zh33nhlouwi4rwnjy-story.html

New York Boosts Funding for Nonprofit Arts Groups

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-boosts-funding-for-nonprofit-arts-groups-11619096423

New York State 2022 Budget: What it Means for Actors

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/new-york-state-budget-2022-73127/?utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=editorial%2Cindustry-news%2Clink%2CNY%2Cstock-misc%2Ctalent&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Chicago's Arts 77 plan has $60 million for arts recovery

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-arts-relief-funding-chicago-20210420-txvob6vjrzgctnhnilpi6j4an4-story.html

Connecticut Shakespeare theaters plan comedy, smaller summer performances

https://www.courant.com/ctnow/arts-theater/hc-ctnow-summer-shakespeare-2021-shows-20210423-6lnbwna42zgv7jbfuq7frflo5u-story.html

How a Multimedia Whiz Became the Go-To for Virtual Productions

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/theater/jared-mezzocchi-geffen-playhouse.html

Disney Tackling 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' Movie Musical

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-tackling-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-movie-musical-exclusive

How Helen McCrory Shone, Even in a Haze of Mystery

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/theater/helen-mccrory-appraisal.html?smid=tw-nyttheater&smtyp=cur

'Plastic Bag Store' at CAP UCLA, Elevator Repair Service at REDCAT

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-04-22/redcat-cap-ucla-plastic-bag-store