This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Does The Lion King Need a Tax Break?

Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Season Stats

The Broadway League Releases 2023-24 Season Statistics - $1.54 Billion in Grosses (broadwayworld.com)

Broadway Holds Steady

Broadway Season Box Office Hits $1.5B, Holding Steady In Post-Pandemic Era (deadline.com)

Overall Theater Stats

Theater and Broadway in the U.S. - statistics & facts | Statista

Broadway Weekly Grosses

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/19/24 - MERRILY, WICKED & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

Jeremy O. Harris to Head Williamstown

AMERICAN THEATRE | Jeremy O. Harris to Head Williamstown’s New Creative Collective

Could Taylor Swift Help Broadway?

Screw helping the NFL, Taylor Swift could save Broadway next (yahoo.com)

The Life and Death of Lempicka

Story of the Week: Lempicka Is Dead. Long Live Lempicka. - TheaterMania.com

Sutton Foster in once Upon a Mattress

Sutton Foster Will Star in 'Once Upon a Mattress' on Broadway (hollywoodreporter.com)

Drama League Awards

Sarah Paulson, HELL'S KITCHEN & More Win 2024 Drama League Awards - See the Full List (broadwayworld.com)

Sarah Paulson Playing the Hateable

Sarah Paulson Dares to Play the People You Love to Hate - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Chita Rivera Awards

Hell's Kitchen, Water for Elephants and More Recognized at 2024 Chita Rivera Awards | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Avett Brothers Coming to Broadway

Avett Brothers Musical, ‘Swept Away,’ to Open on Broadway This Fall - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Merrily’s Oral History

Watch: An Oral History of Merrily We Roll Along's Journey From Flop to Tony-Nominated Hit | Playbill

Reviving a Masterpiece

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Director Maria Friedman on Reviving a Masterpiece (backstage.com)

Death Becomes Her  from Chicago to Broadway

Review: "Death Becomes Her" has laughs but needs emotional connection (chicagotribune.com)

Romeo + Juliet to Broadway

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler-Led Romeo + Juliet Revival Sets Dates at Broadway's Circle in the Square | Playbill

Corey Stoll on Broadway

From ‘Billions’ to Broadway: How Acting ‘Saved’ Corey Stoll (thedailybeast.com)

Wilma Theater  Wins Regional Tony

Wilma Theater is the first Pennsylvania theater to win the regional theatre Tony Award (inquirer.com)

See The Palace Theater

New York’s Palace Theater Gets an $80 Million Refresh (and 30 Feet Higher) - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Creating Illinoise

Inside the Creation of Illinoise’s Onstage—and Offstage—Community - Dance Magazine

Who Should Wear the Crown?

New ‘Richard III’ Raises an Old Question: Who Should Wear the Crown? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

A Modest Proposal for Theatre

AMERICAN THEATRE | Civic Scores: A Modest Proposal for Theatre Beyond the Stage

Record Deficit at Guthrie

Guthrie reports a record $3.8 million deficit (startribune.com)

Rethinking Fundraising in Milwaukee

Milwaukee's performing arts sector needs to collectively strategize & curb overreliance on philanthropic funds | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Banning a Wedding Cake Ad in London

Sadiq Khan defends TfL ban on West End theatre advert which showed wedding cake - Yahoo Sport

PigPen Theatre Co. Breaks Down the Score

PigPen Theatre Co. Break Down the Score for Water For Elephants | Playbill