This Week in Theater News
By Bennett Liebman
Memorable Summer of 2023
Summer of 2023 was filled with memorable productions | WAMC
Return of Rochester Fringe
No Excuses in Buffalo, This could be called the “No Excuses”... - The Buffalo News | Facebook
Luring Back the Audience
Opinion | Luring Theater Audiences Back After Covid - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Appropriate Casting
Water for Elephants to Broadway
‘Water for Elephants’ Musical to Arrive on Broadway Next Spring - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Alvin McRaney to Lead Geffen, What Stage Manager Charged with Sexual Abuse
For a Second Time, Stage Manager Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child — OnStage Blog
Return of a Whi Tore apart a Theater Community
Echoing the Federal Theater Project
Rachel McAdams to Debut on Broadway
Rachel McAdams Making Broadway Debut in Amy Herzog's 'Mary Jane' - Variety
The Cast of Merrily
Tina Howe, Gift Giver
AMERICAN THEATRE | Tina Howe, Gift Giver
Rachel Bloom Enjoys the Ride
Rachel Bloom Enjoys the Ride - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Changes in Seattle Arts
Seattle arts undergoing a ‘once-in-a-generation’ leadership change | The Seattle Times
Ian McKellen Not Retiring
Ian McKellen on Retiring, Gandalf and Playing a Villain in 'The Critic' - Variety
Box Office Is a Beautiful Noise
‘A Beautiful Noise’ regains footing as overall box office tumbles (broadwaynews.com)
The Merits of Purlie
Obit for Michael McGrath
Michael McGrath Dead: ‘Spamalot’ Actor Was 65 – The Hollywood Reporter
Lempicka to Broadway
Rialto Chatter: LEMPICKA Will Open On Broadway Spring 2024 (broadwayworld.com)
Soul Train Musical
Soul Train musical makes funky pre-Broadway debut in San Francisco (sfgate.com)
Opening of Perelman Arts Center
New Perelman Performing Arts Center at Ground Zero offers renewed hope - The Washington Post
The Labor Play Today
The Labor Play in a Time of Labor Strikes – New York Theater
Lauren Boebert Ejected
Rep. Lauren Boebert Ejected from Beetlejuice Performance in Denver - TheaterMania.com
The Subscription Model
Wine and Roses to Broadway
‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Musical to Open on Broadway This Winter - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Mom-Profits and Losing Money
Do Non-Profit Theatre Organizations Go Out Of Their Way To Lose Money? (nytix.com)