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)

Sterling K. Brown to Broadway, Sterling K. Brown to Star in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reading - Variety

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

The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my plan to save them | Nicholas Hytner | The Guardian

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

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Sweeney Todd Breaks House Record, Inches Closer to Joining The $2 Million Club | Playbill

MJ Recoups, Michael Jackson Broadway Musical ‘MJ’ Recoups Investment – Deadline

Jeremy Strong an Enemy of the People

Jeremy Strong to Star in Broadway Revival of ‘An Enemy of the People’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

50 Years of Tovah, ‘Funny Girl’ star Tovah Feldshuh celebrates 50 years on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

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

Excellence in Touring, Broadway League presents awards for excellence in Broadway touring (broadwaynews.com)

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

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to host Broadway debuts of New York City high school show choirs (broadwaynews.com)