This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Navigating the Broadway Season

Spring Theater Preview: Navigating a Flood of Shows on Broadway & Off | Observer

Visiting Mrs. Lovett

A Marketing Consultant Visits Mrs. Lovett’s Pie Shop - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (mcsweeneys.net)

Amy Herzog on Adapting Ibsen

Amy Herzog on Adapting Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ for Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Modest Increase in Broadway Attendance

Capacity remains high as Broadway attendance sees modest increase (broadwaynews.com)

Learn About Berkshire Theater Group

AMERICAN THEATRE | Know A Theatre: Berkshire Theatre Group

Dressing Up at the Theater

David Sedaris on why you should dress like a corpse - CBS News

Complete Cast Set For HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Reviews of The Ally

Review Roundup: THE ALLY Opens at the Public Theater (broadwayworld.com)

Putting Alcoholism to Music

Column: In 'Days of Wine and Roses' Adam Guettel puts alcoholism to music (chicagotribune.com)

A Wonderful World Coming to Broadway

Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Set for Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)               

Remembering Lynda Gravatt

AMERICAN THEATRE | Lynda Gravátt: Artist Mother, Mentor, Muse

Water at a View from the Bridge

Theater review: Long Wharf adds water to 'A View from the Bridge' (courant.com)

Netflix Signs to Coproduce Patriots

Netflix screen adaptation of ‘Patriots’ in the works (broadwaynews.com)

Sandra Oh to Lead The E=Walkin

Sandra Oh To Lead Off Broadway Production Of 'The Welkin' (deadline.com)

Romeo and Juliet at ART

Diane Paulus-Directed ROMEO AND JULIET Will Open at A.R.T. in September (broadwayworld.com)

Queen of Versailles Completes Creative Crew

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth, Completes Creative Team for Pre-Broadway Premiere | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Ken Ludwig and Lend Me a Soprano

With 'Lend Me a Soprano,' Ken Ludwig Raises the Pitch - Metro Weekly

Idina Menzel in La Jolla

Review: Idina Menzel inhabits a magical world in La Jolla Playhouse's moving 'Redwood' - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Directing the Notebook

Schele Williams on Directing ‘The Notebook,’ ‘The Wiz’—and Making Broadway History (thedailybeast.com)

Stars Go Out to See Appropriate

Sarah Paulson in Broadway's Appropriate: All the Stars Seeing the Show (people.com)

John Patrick Shanley on Doubt

John Patrick Shanley on ‘Doubt,’ sex abuse and his Catholic upbringing | America Magazine

Orson’s Shadow returns to NY

Orson's Shadow is returning to the New York stage (timeout.com)

Laramie  Project Cancelled in Texas

Keller high school cancels ‘The Laramie Project,’ a play about gay student’s murder (dallasnews.com)     

Tectonic Theater Lashes Out at Texas School

Tectonic Theater Lashes Out At Texas School Over Play Cancellation (deadline.com)

A Tribute to Hinton Battle

AMERICAN THEATRE | ‘He Was the North Star’: A Tribute to Hinton Battle

New Lineup for Proctors Season

‘Beauty and the Beast,’ more coming to Proctors, The Rep next season (timesunion.com)

Funding Theaters in the UK

The Guardian view on the false alternatives of arts funding: we need bread but also roses | Editorial | The Guardian

Kit Harrington in Slave Play in London

Kit Harington's Casting in 'Slave Play' Won't Be 'Jon Snow Experience' (variety.com)

Remaking Synectic Theater’s Director

A crash nearly killed Synetic Theater’s director. In the end, it remade him. - The Washington Post