This Week in Theater News
By Bennett Liebman
Historical Theaters Seek State Support
Historical theaters join forces to seek state support | The Ithacan
Spelling Bee Restarts in Ohio
Cardinal School Board reverses musical decision, practices can resume – News-Herald
Bad Audience Behavior
Recovering from COVID
U.S. theater never recovered after COVID — now change is a must : NPR
Florida and Drag Shows
Florida Wants To Revoke a Theater's Liquor License Over a Drag Show (reason.com)
Bad Cinderella Partnership
‘Bad Cinderella’ announces partnership with digital collectibles marketplace | Broadway News
Colman Domingo as Fat Ham Producer
Colman Domingo joins ‘Fat Ham’ producing team | Broadway News
Opening Actors; Equity
Actors’ Equity’s open membership program becomes permanent | Broadway News
La La to Broadway
Oscar-winning movie musical ‘La La Land’ will be adapted for the stage | Broadway News
More LaLa on Broadway
Musical adaptation of 'La La Land' is dancing its way to Broadway | CNN
Digital Here to Stay
Why Broadway digital theater streaming is here to stay - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Why So Little Streaming
Why Aren't More Shows on Broadway Being Live Streamed? | Playbill
Box Office Decline
Broadway box office sees a February decline | Broadway News
Lorraine Hansberry Revival
A revived 1964 Broadway play has a message for Seattle liberals | Crosscut
Into the Woods Grammy
'Into the Woods' wins Best Musical Theater Album — plus more Broadway Grammy wins | Broadway News
Obit for Burt Bachrach
Jazz Age and Some Like It Hot
How ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tunes In to the Jazz Age - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Lucy Review
‘Lucy’ Review: There’s Something About the Babysitter - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fighting Aids
Cleveland Play House Cancellation
Disturbing details emerge as to why show canceled at Cleveland Play House — OnStage Blog
Cleveland Play House Sexual Assault
Oscar Hammerstein Bios
Black Theater in NY
Black Theater in New York Over Two Centuries – New York Theater
Bake Off Musical
Rehearsal images released for The Great British Bake Off Musical | London Theatre Direct
Russian Plays and War, In Russian Plays, Don’t Mention the War - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Reviews from Pictures from Home