This Week in Theater News
By Bennett Liebman
Striking Writers Won’t Picket Tony’s
Tony Awards won’t be picketed by striking writers, union says (nydailynews.com)
No Pickets at the Tony Awards
amBroadway | WGA says it will not picket the Tony Awards | amNewYork (amny.com)
End to Covid Business Loss Claims
Broadway Theaters, Insurer Agree to End COVID-19 Business Loss Claims (insurancejournal.com)
Fievel to Broadway
Of mice, and men: New ‘An American Tail’ brings Fievel to the stage - CSMonitor.com
Britney Spears on Broadway
ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME Was Fully Authorized by Britney Spears (broadwayworld.com)
The Arts on the Brink in UK
Outer Circle Critics Awards
‘Some Like It Hot’, ‘Leopoldstadt’ Lead Outer Critics Circle Awards – Deadline
Box Office and Shucked
‘Shucked’ has best week yet as overall box office sees slight increase (broadwaynews.com)
The Grosses on Broadway
MJ Recoups, Michael Jackson Broadway Musical ‘MJ’ Recoups Investment – Deadline
Jeremy Strong an Enemy of the People
Equity Foundation Awardees
AMERICAN THEATRE | Actors’ Equity Foundation Names 2023 Awardees
Theater Economics in the US
The Catch-22 of Theater Economics in the U.S. — OnStage Blog
The 2023 Tony Awards Primer
Everything to Know About the 2023 Tony Awards: Nominees and More (usmagazine.com)Tony Awards 2023: Everything You Need to Know | Vogue
Moises Kaufman Plays With Form
AMERICAN THEATRE | Moisés Kaufman Plays With Form
Diversity in the Theater
Our Theater is Fighting About Diversity. Who’s Right? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Rewriting Shakespeare
Why Rewrite Shakespeare Into Modern English? Why Not, Says Playwright Hansol Jung | Playbill
Job Growth and the Arts
California performing arts decade behind in job growth (study) - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Cancelling School Musicals
Opinion | Readers react to Alexandra Petri and other canceled school musicals - The Washington Post
Grants for Upstate Theater
Upstate Theater Coalition for a Fairgame Awarded $165,000 in Grants - NYS Music
The Cost of the Acting Class
The High Toll of Michèle Lonsdale-Smith’s Acting Class (thecut.com)
Myths of Oklahoma
Unpacking the Myth of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Musical: In Trust - Bloomberg
Grey House and Broadway
In Broadway’s ‘Grey House,’ Something Nightmarish This Way Comes - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Choirs and Kimberly Akimbo