This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Signs of Life in the Berkshires

At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

What Will Follow at Williamstown?, Mounting a traditional season at Williamstown Theatre Festival with its 'summer stock' model isn't feasible, leaders say. But how will the theater move forward? | Berkshirelandscapes | berkshireeagle.com

Theater in Crisis

AMERICAN THEATRE | Theatre in Crisis: What We’re Losing, and What Comes Next

More Theaters in Crisis, Theaters In Crisis: Layoffs, Cost Cuts Imperil Stage Companies – The Hollywood Reporter

Dark Prestigious Theaters, A Crisis in America’s Theaters Leaves Prestigious Stages Dark - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Phoenix Era in Chicago, AMERICAN THEATRE | Chicago Theatre’s Phoenix Era

NY, NY To Close

‘New York, New York’ to end Broadway run (broadwaynews.com)

The role of Broadway Accountants

What exactly do Broadway accountants do? (broadwaynews.com)

No Strike on Broadway

IATSE, Broadway League and Disney Theatrical reach tentative agreement on Pink Contract (broadwaynews.com)

Thriving in a Crisis

AMERICAN THEATRE | How to THRIVE! in a Time of Crisis

Juliet Stevenson on Sarah Everhard

Juliet Stevenson says she is ‘haunted’ by death of Sarah Everard (yahoo.com

Reviews of Here Lies Love

Reviews Are In: ‘Likes’ and ‘hearts’ for ‘Here Lies Love’ | Reviews Are In: ‘Likes’ and ‘hearts’ for ‘Here Lies Love’ (inquirer.net)

The Journey of Here Lies Love, Interview: Jose Llana and Conrad Ricamora’s Journey to the Here Lies Love Finish Line - TheaterMania.com

Gimp Suit at Shakespeare’s Theater, Gimp suit guest crashes Shakespeare's theater, incites parents (nypost.com)

Watered Down Cottage

Review: The Cocktail Wit Is Watered Down in a Rickety New ‘Cottage’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jeremy Jordan & Eva Noblezada Will Lead Paper Mill Playhouse's World Premiere of THE GREAT GATSBY (broadwayworld.com)

Original A CHORUS LINE Star Pamela Blair Dies at 73 (broadwayworld.com)

Review: North Coast Rep gives a fresh, but faithful, staging of rarely staged musical 'Pippin' - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Future of Avant-Garde Theater, Colleges and the future of local and avant-garde theater (insidehighered.com)

Jujamcyn to Merge with Ambassador Theater Group

Jujamcyn Theaters Finalizes Deal to Merge with Ambassador Theater Group (broadwayworld.com)

Jaws on Broadway

An Oedipal Fish Story on Broadway | The New Yorker

Performing at Edinburgh Fringe

‘If you break even that’s a bonus’: what it costs to perform at the Edinburgh fringe | Edinburgh festival 2023 | The Guardian

Kevin Spacey Cleared

Kevin Spacey Acquitted by London Jury on Sexual Assault Charges - Bloomberg

The Future of Theater, AMERICAN THEATRE | Offscript: Searching for the Future

Making Subscriptions Sex Again, Can Bay Area theaters make subscriptions sexy again? | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Rachel Bloom in one Woman Show

Rachel Bloom's one-woman musical comedy to open off-Broadway this fall - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org)

Accommodating Mental Health Challenges, It’s time to change demands to accommodate mental health challenges in theater — OnStage Blog