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This Week in Theater News

Updated: Jun 21

By Bennett Liebman


The Stage for Lorna Courtney

For Lorna Courtney of ‘& Juliet,’ New York Has Always Been Her Stage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)


Chris Jennings to Head MTC

Manhattan Theatre Club Names Chris Jennings as Executive Director (broadwayworld.com)


WGA Asks Its Nominees to Skip Tony wards, Writers Guild asks Tony-nominated members not to attend Tony Awards - CBS News


Robin Wagner Passes, Robin Wagner, Visionary Set Designer of Broadway Hits, Dies at 89 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)


Broadway Box Office Rebounds

Broadway Box Office Rebounds In 2022-2023 Season – The Hollywood Reporter


Broadway Box Office Current Numbers

Broadway Box Office Hits $33M For First Week Of New Season – Deadline


Drama Teacher Will Get Special Tony

Broward drama teacher who includes deaf students in school shows will receive special Tony Award (local10.com)


Daly and Schreiber Back on Broadway

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber Will Return to Broadway in John Patrick Shanley's DOUBT: A PARABLE (broadwayworld.com)


Ghee and Newell Make History

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell on Making Tony History | Time


Succession’s Theater Roots

Succession had roots in the theater. That’s why it was great. - Vox


The City Center Season

Coming to City Center: ‘Pal Joey,’ ‘Titanic’ and the 20th Fall for Dance - The New York Times (nytimes.com)


Sweeney on Tour

SWEENEY TODD Will Embark on Tour in 2025 (broadwayworld.com)

What Happens at the Tony Awards?, What Will Happen at the Tonys on June 11? It's Unclear. (broadwayworld.com)


Music and Here Lies Love

Battle brews between ‘Here Lies Love’ and musicians union over use of recorded tracks instead of live orchestra | amNewYork (amny.com)


Musicians vs. Here Lies Love

Musicians Union Responds After Here Lies Love Characterizes Them as 'Artistic Gatekeepers' | Playbill


Transparent Musical

The 'Transparent' musical aims to continue legacy of TV hit - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)


Teens Put on LBTQ Play

Their high school canceled an LGBTQ play. These teens put it on anyway. - The Washington Post


Superhero Justin Huertas

AMERICAN THEATRE | Justin Huertas, Theatrical Superhero


Who Can Afford the Theatre?

Who can afford a night out at the theatre anymore? | Evening Standard


Emilio Sosa Dresses Broadway

5 Shows, 94 Actors, 450 Costumes: Emilio Sosa Dresses Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)


Actors vs. Audience

‘They don’t know the rules’: actors hit back at theatregoers phoning, drinking and fighting | Theatre | The Guardian


Some Like It Hot and the Drama Desk, ‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Drama Desk Award winners (broadwaynews.com)


Reshaping Lorraine Hansberry

‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window’ reshapes the legacy of Lorraine Hansberry (broadwaynews.com)


The Whiteness of Theatre

Outrage at performances for all-Black audiences ignores the whiteness of theatre | The Independent


No Nazis in the Sound of Music, Nazi imagery removed from 6th grade production of The Sound of Music — OnStage Blog


Off-Broadway Marches On

Off-Broadway marches on in the shadow of the Tony Awards | amNewYork (amny.com)


Grey House Reviews

Review Roundup: GREY HOUSE Opens On Broadway Starring Laurie Metcalf, Tatiana Maslany, And More (broadwayworld.com)

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