Theater News for Week Ending April 29th
By Bennett Liebman
Break a Leg but Never Whistle: How Stage Superstitions Live On
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/theater/macbeth-superstitions-theater.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nyttheater
Tommy Mottola bringing Johnny Cash musical to Broadway
https://pagesix.com/2022/04/28/tommy-mottola-bringing-johnny-cash-musical-to-broadway/
Billy Crystal is back on Broadway and bringing the funny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/04/27/billy-crystal-mr-saturday-nig
Gabby Beans Was Studying Neuroscience and Now She's Making Her Broadway Debut
Lileana Blain-Cruz on Her Vital New Staging of 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
https://www.vogue.com/article/lileana-blain-cruz-on-the-skin-of-our-teeth-lincoln-center-theater-interview
'POTUS' Broadway Review: The President Can't Be Held Responsible for This Mess
https://www.thewrap.com/potus-broadway-review-rachel-dratch-vanessa-williams-julianne-hough/
A Strange Loop' is Broadway's best new musical
https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/04/26/a-strange-loop-broadway/
Beanie Feldstein's Funny Girl receives mixed reviews
A "Titanic" musical with Celine Dion songs is coming to New York
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/celine-dion-titanique-musical-new-york-off-broadway-titanic/
'Cost of Living' Will Come to Broadway This Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/theater/cost-of-living-majok-broadway.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nyttheater
Tony Award Nominations Postponed Because of Coronavirus Delays
Broadway extends vaccine requirement for actors
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/04/28/broadway-extends-vaccine-requirement-for-actors
Broadway grosses dip slightly despite increased attendance
https://broadwaynews.com/2022/04/27/broadway-grosses-dip-slightly-despite-increased-attendance/
Robert E. Wankel to Receive 2022 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award,
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202144/robert-e-wankel-to-receive-2022-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award/
Clay Aiken Wins Compensation Fight With Broadway Christmas Show
Library of Congress Acquires Neil Simon Papers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/theater/neil-simon-archives.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nyttheater
Lea Salonga On Her 20s
https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/lea-salonga-reflection-pretty-little-liars-original-sin
Lynn Nottage makes it work
https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/ghost-light/lynn-nottage-makes-it-work/
How I Went Broke Succeeding in Theatre
https://thelocal.to/how-i-went-broke-succeeding-in-theatre/
Veteran 'In the Heights' collaborators ready to give Lin-Manuel Miranda musical a fresh spin
Hadestown' returns to Los Angeles, where it first took off
Prima Facie: Critics praise Jodie Comer in her West End debut
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61255096
The Subtext: In the Middle With Heather Raffo
https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/04/27/the-subtext-in-the-middle-with-heather-raffo/
A Simple Task to Reframe Deaf Narratives
https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/02/10/a-simple-task-to-reframe-deaf-narratives/
Oh what a gun-totin' morning