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
D.C. theaters look to future after year of hardships
How Covid Transformed US Theater
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/nonprofit-theater-covid-wpa/
Making a capitalist case for Broadway
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
Chicago's Arts 77 plan has $60 million for arts recovery
Connecticut Shakespeare theaters plan comedy, smaller summer performances
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
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