This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

The Lion King Rukes

‘The Lion King’ Reigns Over Broadway’s Strong Holiday Week – Deadline

Big Holiday Week on Broadway

Holiday week boosts every Broadway show as industry posts highest-grossing week of the season to date (broadwaynews.com)

5 Predictions for 2024

5 Predictions for the Theater in 2024 - TheaterMania.com

What to See in 2024

Jeremy Strong, Alicia Keys and The Wiz: biggest Broadway shows of 2024 | Broadway | The Guardian

Hopes for 2024

Industry Insiders Share Thoughts on the Broadway Season and Hopes for 2024 (broadwayworld.com)

Smash Gets Workshop

Broadway-Bound Smash Musical to Give NYC Workshop | Playbill

'& Juliet' Original Leaves Show

New Year, New Show: An Original ‘& Juliet’ Star Heads Home - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Directors and Chorographers Reach Deal

Stage Directors & Choreographers Reach Pact With Producers – Deadline

Suburbanites Shunning Broadway Due to Safety Concerns

NYC suburbanites shun Broadway over 'safety concerns': survey (nypost.com)

Is There a Necessary January Slump?

Is a January slump inevitable or surmountable? (broadwaynews.com)

Book of Mormon Now 12th Longest Running Show

‘The Book of Mormon’ becomes 12th-longest-running show in Broadway history (broadwaynews.com)

New Advance Lottery for Broadway

My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do) Launches First-of-Its-Kind Advance Lottery | Playbill

Peter Marks Says Goodbye

A theater critic says so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu - The Washington Post

Obit for Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum, Celebrated Chicago Theater Actor, Dies at 99 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Avett Brothers Are Swept Away

With Musical Swept Away, The Avett Brothers Chart New Waters | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

London Theatre  in 2024

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show | The Independent

Andrew Lloyd Weber  and the Poltergeist

Andrew Lloyd Webber asked priest to bless London home over poltergeist | Andrew Lloyd Webber | The Guardian

Andrew Scott and Audience Email

Andrew Scott halted Hamlet soliloquy after theatregoer used laptop to email | Andrew Scott | The Guardian

A New Revamped Under the Radar

At a Revamped Under the Radar, New York Greets a ‘Global Downtown’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Return of Under the Radar

AMERICAN THEATRE | Intimate But Global: Mark Russell on the Return of Under the Radar

Aaron Lazar Diagnosed with ALS

Broadway Veteran Announces ALS Diagnosis : “A Divine Opportunity Disguised as an Impossible Situation” — OnStage Blog

Obit for Maurice Hines

Maurice Hines Dead: Tap Dancer in 'The Cotton Club' Dies at 80 (variety.com)

Reversing One’s Opinion on a Show

For a Times Critic on Deadline, a Dramatic Reversal - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Message of Our Town

The great message of ‘Our Town’: Nostalgia and regret come with age. So do grace and compassion. | America Magazine

Sunset Boulevard Coming to New York

Nicole Scherzinger-Led SUNSET BOULEVARD Is Coming to Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Boulder Ensemble Theater Thriving

Boulder Ensemble Theater Company thriving under new leadership (denverpost.com)

310 Plays in 2023

A tale of 310 plays in 2023 - Nippertown

Social Media and Broadway

Why social media matters to Broadway’s bottom line (broadwaynews.com)