This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

National Tour for Shucked

SHUCKED to Launch North American Tour in Fall 2024 (broadwayworld.com)

Shucked Ending Broadway Run

‘Shucked’ will end its Broadway run (broadwaynews.com)

Crisis in Chicago Theaters

Why aren’t audiences returning to theaters? - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

Report on Chicago Theaters

From Dwindling Audiences to Increased Costs, Report Spotlights a Crisis for Chicago’s Theater Community | Chicago News | WTTW

Struggles of Here Lies Love, ‘Here Lies Love’ on Broadway, like many shows, struggles to stay alive - The Washington Post

Live theater in Miami

Miami's Arsht Center premieres new live theater initiative (prnewswire.com)

Stunning Merrily

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ gets the stunning Broadway revival it deserves - The Washington Post

Merrily Reviews

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Broadway's Merrily We Roll Along? | Playbill

Purlie Victorious and Black Theater

Take me to church (or to Broadway): ‘Purlie Victorious’ and the catharsis of Black theater | America Magazine

What Do We Know about the Tony Awards?

Tony Awards 2024: Everything We Know So Far About This Year’s Ceremony | Vogue

Barry Manilow and Harmony

Good Times and Bum Times: For Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman and the Stars of Harmony, It's All a Blessing | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Married Stars of Mrs. Doubtfire, In ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ a real-life couple gets divorced 8 times a week - The Washington Post

Keeping the Lights on in San Diego

What small arts organizations go through to keep the lights on - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

A New Musical for Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan is working on a new musical (broadwaynews.com)

Uptick in Broadway Attendance

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Merrily Opens to Sold-Out Houses as Overall Attendance Sees Uptick | Playbill

The Arts and the Economy

Americans for the Arts releases new findings about the arts’ impact on U.S. economy (broadwaynews.com)

Celebrating London Theater

McKellen and Miller among star-studded cast for our celebration of London theatre | Evening Standard

A Live Aid Musical, Live Aid led to the patronising ‘save Africa’ industry. We don’t need a musical about it | Moky Makura | The Guardian

Is There a Future for Nonprofits

Is There a Future for the Nonprofit Arts Model in the U.S.? | San Francisco Classical Voice (sfcv.org)

Ugandan Students and Book of Mormon

"We are people": Ugandan Students React to 'The Book of Mormon' Musical — OnStage Blog

Are Audiences Coming Back? Are audiences coming back to Long Island theaters? - Newsday

A New Tom Kitt Musical

Tom Kitt & Jerry Zucker Are Collaborating on a New Musical (broadwayworld.com)

Critics and Theater Companies

What responsibility do critics bear when a theater company closes? | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Adam Pascal Returns to St. Louis

Adam Pascal returns to St. Louis to tell his musical story (stltoday.com)

Drag Shows in Utah

Federal judge puts St. George drag show lawsuit on hold to give parties more time to reach settlement (sltrib.com)

Drag Shoes in Ohio, Drag queens grateful after Ohio Supreme Court removes performance ban from ballot - Ohio Capital Journal

The Nerds of Gutenberg

‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ Review: Revenge of the Broadway Nerds - The New York Times (nytimes.com)