This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

New Home for Hudson Valley Shakespeare

AMERICAN THEATRE | Hudson Valley Shakes Unveils Ambitious Green Design for Permanent Home

Congressman to Head Shea’s

Congressman to head Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo (buffalonews.com)

Two Musicals in 2024 at Barrington Stage

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and NEXT TO NORMAL Set For Barrington Stage Company's 2024 Season (broadwayworld.com)

A New Class of Artistic Directors for Broadway

What a new class of artistic directors could mean for Broadway and beyond (broadwaynews.com)

A Harold Prince Theater for Broadway

Carol Burnett campaigns to name a Broadway theater for Harold Prince (broadwaynews.com)

Highest Grossing Week for Here Lies Love

‘Here Lies Love’ finishes with highest-grossing, best-attended week; Thanksgiving boosts Broadway to highest grossing week of the season to date (broadwaynews.com)

Alice Keyes’ New Musical

Alicia Keys’ musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ sets Public Theater on fire - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Authenticity in the Theater

AMERICAN THEATRE | Authenticity and Urgency: New Plays For Us and By Us

William Ivey Long Sued over Sexual Allegations

William Ivey Long sued over sexual abuse allegations — OnStage Blog

Director v. Playwright

Who comes first – playwright or director? It depends which country you’re in | Theatre | The Guardian

Molin Rouge Needs Staff in Melbourne

Desperate for staff, Moulin Rouge! The Musical lures talent with a free show at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre

Small Chicago Theaters on Upswing

Small Chicago theater companies are on the upswing | Crain's Chicago Business

The Avett Brothersin DC,  I

An Avett Brothers musical is testing the waters. Next stop: Broadway? - The Washington Post

Bar Brawl on Broadway

Bar Brawl Spills Into Court As Broadway Theaters Signal Last Call (forbes.com)

Lempicka Uses Art Deco Paintings

'Lempicka' Producers Use Art Deco Paintings to Sell a Broadway Show (variety.com)

Casey Likes on a Roll

Casey Likes of ‘Back to the Future,’ Is on a Roll - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Success of Broadway Musical Revivals

Broadway musical revivals that have given classics new levels of success | The Week

Looking at the Pit Orchestra

From Tuning To Bows: A Retrospective on the Pit Orchestra | Arts | The Harvard Crimson (thecrimson.com)

Obit for Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen, ‘Sex and the City’ Actress and Tony Winner, Dies at 93 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jewish People and American Theater

How Jewish People Built the American Theater - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Relevance of To Stoppard

‘Is my play still relevant? I don’t care!’ Tom Stoppard on his Gaza quandary and reviving Rock ’n’ Roll | Tom Stoppard | The Guardian

Revised Shrek to Tour

Revised ‘Shrek’ will tour North America in 2024 (broadwaynews.com)

Sarah Paulson Is More Than Ready

Sarah Paulson Is More Than Ready for Her Return to Broadway in Appropriate | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Eve Ensler on Violence

‘I was in a state of rage’: playwright V, formerly Eve Ensler, on her long fight against violence | Domestic violence | The Guardian

Eligibility for Tony Awards

Tony Awards committee issues first eligibility rulings for 2023-2024 season (broadwaynews.com)

Sondheim’s Townhouse, Sells for $7 Million

Stephen Sondheim's Manhattan Townhouse Sells To Fan For $7M (broadwayworld.com)