This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Tony Nominations

2024 Tony nominations: the full list (broadwaynews.com)

 Reviewing the Tony Nominations

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations | Tony awards | The Guardian

Handicapping the Tony Awards

Tony Talk: What will win Best Musical? - GoldDerby

Female Directors nd the Tony Nominations

2024 Tony nominations mark notable strides for female directors, veteran and rising performers alike (broadwaynews.com)

Special Tony for Alex Edelman

Alex Edelman To Receive Special Tony Award For 'Just For Us' (deadline.com)

Hectic Last Week of the Theater Season

Broadway Opened 12 Shows in 9 Days. Here’s What That Looked Like. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway Grosses

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/28/24 - THE WIZ, CABARET & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

Snubs at the Tony Nominations

Tony Nominations 2024: Biggest Snubs and Surprises - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

More Tony Snubs

The 2024 Tony nominations were pretty brutal (nypost.com)

Illinoise Review

'Illinoise' on Broadway: A gripping riff on Sufjan Stevens' music - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Lempicka to Close

‘Lempicka’ to End Broadway Run a Month After Opening - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Lempicka Closes onMay 19

Broadway Musical 'Lempicka' to Close May 19 (hollywoodreporter.com)

New Adam Guettel Musical

New Adam Guettel Musical Millions to Premiere at Alliance Theatre - TheaterMania.com

No Forbidden Broadway on Broadway

‘Forbidden Broadway’ will not play the Main Stem this summer (broadwaynews.com)

Motherhood on Broadway

Three Broadway Shows Put Motherhood in the Spotlight | The New Yorker

Jews and Tony Awards

2024 Tonys remind us Jews can do it all – The Forward

Daniel Radcliff Breaks the Spell

Daniel Radcliffe on Breaking the Spell in ’Merrily We Roll Along’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

No Deadlines for Shoshana Bean

For Shoshana Bean, Dreams Have No Deadlines | Backstage

Record for Stereophonic

How ‘Stereophonic’ on Broadway Beat Tony-Nominations Record (vulture.com)

Canadians and Tony Awards

2024 Tony Award nominations: Canadians earn nods on Broadway (thestar.com)

New Show for Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow

Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow to Star in ‘The Roommate’ on Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Death Becomes Her: The Musical

"Death Becomes Her" gets a new life as a Broadway musical (chicagotribune.com)

Sherman Superintendent Is Out

Sherman superintendent is out after ‘Oklahoma!’ fallout (dallasnews.com)

Does A Chorus Line Still Work? ‘I don’t know if my body can do this’: does A Chorus Line still ring true for dancers? | Stage | The Guardian

A Challenge for Royal Shakespeare

A Challenge for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s New Leaders - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Reopening the Mark Taper Forum

Center Theatre Group 2024-25 season reopens Mark Taper Forum - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Actor Quits Frog and Toad

Children's Theatre: Why a lead actor quit 'Frog and Toad' (twincities.com)

Alfred Molina Remembers His Dad

Alfred Molina Cries While Remember Dad Being Disappointing in Him Acting (variety.com)