This Week in Theater News
By Bennett Liebman
Money for Rochester Theater Renovations
RBTL to receive $2M investment towards theatre renovations (rochesterfirst.com)
New Musical for Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda is working on a new Broadway musical (nypost.com)
Box Office Bumps for Closing Shows
Goodbye to New York, New York
New York, New York Closes On Broadway July 30 | Playbill
Ensemble Cast Named for The Wiz
Ensemble Cast Revealed For THE WIZ Ahead of National Tour and Broadway Run (broadwayworld.com)
Jeremy O, Harris as a Producer
Why playwright Jeremy O. Harris says he also needed to become a producer (broadwaynews.com)
Spamalot to Be Revived
‘Spamalot’ Revival to Open on Broadway This Fall - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Dates Set for New Rebeck Play
Theresa Rebeck’s ‘I Need That’ sets dates, full creative team (broadwaynews.com)
The Triumph of Here Lies Love
AMERICAN THEATRE | The Complicated Triumph of ‘Here Lies Love’
Rights Pulled from A Chorus Line
Rights to 'A Chorus Line' pulled after theatre removes Black role from show — OnStage Blog
A Warehouse Becomes a Home
AMERICAN THEATRE | A Warehouse Becomes a Home in ‘Port of Entry’
Review of Patty
Retirement of the Sardi’s Bartender
Joe Petrsoric, Bartender at Sardi’s, Retires After 55 Years - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Review of Amour
Review: In ‘Amour,’ Putting a Palme d’Or Winner Onstage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fightin Fatphobi
AMERICAN THEATRE | Theatrical Mustang: Seayoung Yim Fights Fatphobia
Jordan Roth Sells
Jordan Roth Sells Majority Stake in Five Jujamcyn Theaters — OnStage Blog
Orgy in Athens
Fun With Summer Stock
Review: This ‘Summer Stock’ Cast Is Having a Blast - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Finding Form and Audiences
AMERICAN THEATRE | Sanaz Toossi, Aleshea Harris, Lloyd Suh: Finding Form and Who Their Plays Are For
The Future of Roger Bart
Roger Bart’s Broadway Journey Takes Him ‘Back to the Future’ | Observer
Theater Thriving in Washington
Not the Case in Sacramento
The Notebook Is Coming to Broadway
'The Notebook' musical is heading to Broadway next spring - ABC News (go.com)
Drag Shows in Texas
Drag show limits cropping up in Texas spur suit from ACLU | Courthouse News Service
The Oscar Hammerstein Museum
Fighting for Climate Change
How Anika Larsen is using Broadway to fight climate change (broadwaynews.com)