This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Oh Mary! Reviews

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! on Broadway? | Playbill

The Funniest Show on Broadway

'Oh, Mary!' review: Get to the funniest show on Broadway (nypost.com)

Merrily Tops the List

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG's Final Week Was Highest Grossing Week Ever For A Sondheim Musical (broadwayworld.com)

Merrily Ends on a High

'Merrily' Goes Out On A High, 'Mary' Arrives Big - Broadway Box Office (deadline.com)

New Hall of Fame Inductees

Donna Murphy, Stephen Mckinley Henderson & More Will Be Inducted Into the American Theater Hall of Fame (broadwayworld.com)

Donna Murphy, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Todd Haimes among 2024 American Theater Hall of Fame inductees (broadwaynews.com)

Added Casting for Once Ipon a Mattress

Ana Gasteyer, Will Chase, Daniel Breaker, and More Join Cast of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Understanding the American Theatre Wing

Better understanding the breadth of the American Theatre Wing (broadwaynews.com)

Drabinsky v. Actors Equity

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Concept Album for Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Next Musical Project Will Be a Concept Album - Bloomberg

Protest at Suffs

Protest Interrupts ‘Suffs’ Performance, Arguing It’s a ‘White Wash’ of Suffrage (ourtownny.com)

Alyah Chanelle Scott Changing Broadway

How ‘Book of Mormon’ and ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ star Alyah Chanelle Scott is changing Broadway from behind the scenes (broadwaynews.com)

Do Broadway Shows Need Big Names?

Do Broadway shows need ‘big names’ to survive and thrive? (whatsonstage.com)

Are We In a Sondheim Renaissance?

Are We In a Sondheim Renaissance? (broadwayworld.com)

No Hal Prince on Broadway

After 36 Years, Hal Prince's Name Can No Longer Be Found in a Broadway Playbill | Playbill

A Secret Theater Society

The Five Women Who Started a Secret Theater Society - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Protess and Theater Performances

Protests should never interrupt theatre performances — OnStage Blog

A Muhammed Ali Musical

Breaking Baz: Broadway-Bound ‘Ali' Musical Gets Set For A Rumble In The Windy City (msn.com)

Midnight in the Garden in Chicago

‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical needs to cultivate a more cohesive storyline - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

Orlando Fringe after DeSantis

Orlando Fringe: Staff exits, ArtSpace flood, DeSantis attack (orlandosentinel.com)

Ars and State Funding

Arts Editor: Arts are now on the fringe of state funding (msn.com)

A Lawyer Returns to the Stage

Capital Fringe preview 2024: A lawyer returns to stage after 5 decades - The Washington Post

Milwaukee Theater and the Republican Convention

Milwaukee Theaters Stage Productions in Response to Republican National Convention (broadwayworld.com)

The Transphobic Mrs. Doubtfire

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ musical causes stir in San Francisco, is hammered for being 'transphobic' | Fox News

Strong One Woman Shows at Williamstown

Strong one-woman shows open Williamstown Theatre Fest season (timesunion.com)

High Ticket Prices in London

‘It’s licensed touting, essentially’: has sky high ticket pricing turned London theatre into the wild West End? | Theatre | The Guardian

Theatre Duo Jailed in Russia

Jailing of theatre duo sends shockwaves through Russia's artistic community | Reuters

World Gets Wider in Avignon

At Avignon Festival, Theater’s World Gets Wider - The New York Times (nytimes.com)