Theater News for the Week of January 15th

By Bennett Liebman

Cuomo Transcript on State of the State Arts, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Outlines 2021 Agenda

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/video-audio-photos-rush-transcript-governor-cuomo-outlines-2021-agenda-reimagine-rebuild-rene-0

Schenectady Theater CEO on State of Performing Arts

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/ny-state-of-politics/2021/01/13/-they-have-nothing---proctor-s-theater-ceo-on-state-of-the-performing-arts-industry

Musicians groups pan Cuomo's arts program

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-cuomo-state-of-the-state-artists-freelancers-20210113-yzdejn2bajao7ppwvr7s5qpfdy-story.html

New York to launch 'arts revival' performances

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/cuomo-new-york-arts-revival/2021/01/12/1ede803a-550b-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

The show will go on,' Cuomo says

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2021/01/12/cuomo-ny-post-covid-arts-renewal/6639375002/

Dr. Fauci says live shows will be back

https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/dr-fauci-says-live-shows-will-be-back-fall-if-vaccine-works/

Theaters Could Reopen in the Fall

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/theaters-fall-2021-opening-vaccinations-fauci-72431/

York Theatre Company Dealt Another Blow

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/5196622-york-theatre-company-dealt-another-blow-after-water-main-break-floods-stage/

The State of Broadway: January 2021

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-State-of-Broadway-January-2021-20210113

Broadway Actors are Finding Solace in Television Gigs

https://observer.com/2021/01/broadway-stars-finding-work-tv-svu/

Risk Of Aerosol Transmission In Concert Hall Can Almost Be Excluded, German Study Finds

https://www.pollstar.com/article/risk-of-aerosol-transmission-in-concert-hall-can-almost-be-excluded-german-study-finds-147138

UK report reveals 'disgraceful' gender inequality in the arts

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jan/13/uk-report-reveals-disgraceful-gender-inequality-in-the-arts

Arts in Crisis, The Arts Are in Crisis. Here's How Biden Can Help.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/arts/design/arts-stimulus-biden.html?referringSource=articleShare

A Playwright's New Subject: Her Husband

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/theater/lauren-gunderson-the-catastrophist-nathan-wolfe.html

What Canadian theatre companies need to survive

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-as-canadian-theatre-companies-prepare-to-reopen-in-2021-industry/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Mobile Ticketing

https://blog.ticketmaster.com/mobile-ticketing-an-essential-for-safe-entry/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobile-ticketing-an-essential-for-safe-entry

Broadway industry members await guidelines

https://broadwaynews.com/2021/01/13/broadway-industry-members-await-guidelines-on-save-our-stages-legislation/

How 8 Countries Have Tried to Keep Artists Afloat

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/arts/coronavirus-pandemic-arts-support.html

Modest Beginnings, Towering Legacy: The Negro Ensemble Company

https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/01/13/modest-beginnings-towering-legacy-the-negro-ensemble-company/

Ben Brantley: A Critic Is a Mirror, Not a Shaper

https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/01/11/ben-brantley-a-critic-is-a-mirror-not-a-shaper/

Hundreds Of Playwrights And Composers Urge Biden Administration To Prioritize Arts Support

https://deadline.com/2021/01/arts-funding-letter-campaign-playwrights-composers-biden-administration-covid-19-1234673721/