This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Shows to See in NYC

28 Broadway and Off Broadway Shows to See This Fall - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Netflix  Subscriptions for  Ticket Buyers

Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ will offer free Netflix subscription to early ticket buyers (broadwaynews.com)

What’s  Playing in NYC?

What’s playing in NYC theater this fall? Broadway revivals, Adam Driver and more stars. - Gothamist

10 Shows to See

10 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows I’m Excited to See This Fall - TheaterMania.com

Lear deBessonet to Lincoln Center

Lear deBessonet Named Next Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater (hollywoodreporter.com)

Lincoln Center Chooses deBessonet

Lincoln Center Theater Chooses Lear deBessonet as Artistic Director - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Black Theater Community Remembers James Earl Jones

Black theater community remembers James Earl Jones - New York Amsterdam News

James Earl Jones in Theater

James Earl Jones’s Rich Career in Theater: ‘Othello,’ ‘The Great White Hope’ and More - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway Grosses

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/8/24 - CABARET, HELL'S KITCHEN & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

McNeal Sells Out

Broadway Box Office: Robert Downey Jr.'s 'McNeal' Sells Out (hollywoodreporter.com)

The Hills of California Begins

Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California Begins Its Limited Broadway Engagement | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

John Mulaney Returns to Broadway

John Mulaney to Return to Broadway in All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

John Mulaney Returns to Broadway in 'All In: Comedy About Love' (hollywoodreporter.com)

Elf Returns to Broadway

'Elf The Musical' Returning To Broadway For Holiday Engagement (deadline.com)

Job on Broadway

Job on Broadway: a Q&A with Max Wolf Friedlich - The Verge

Broadway  Warhorses Face Today’s Concerns

Yesterday’s Broadway Warhorses, Saddled With Today’s Concerns - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Pasek and Paul Achieve EGOT Status

Pasek and Paul Achieve EGOT Status at the Creative Arts Emmys | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Clue Becomes a Gen Z Theater Hit

How 'Clue' Became a Gen Z Theater Hit Across US High Schools - Bloomberg

AFL-CIO Sets  Federal Policy Journal

AFL-CIO Sets Federal Policy Agenda For Nonprofit Artists, Journalists (hollywoodreporter.com)

ManningCast, the Musical

Peyton and Eli Manning film "ManningCast: The Musical" at Kent Denver (denverpost.com)

Moving Ahead Despite Funding Loss

Venice Theatre moving ahead despite funding loss (mysuncoast.com)

Bull Durham, The Musical

Bull Durham, A New Musical Begins Performances September 10 | Playbill

Jason Alexander in LA’s Fiddler

See Who's Joining Jason Alexander in L.A. Fiddler on the Roof | Playbill

Williamstown as the New Coachella?

Williamstown Theatre Festival Wants To Be The Coachella of Theatre (broadwayworld.com)

Meh Reviews for the Roommate

Review Roundup: Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow Star In THE ROOMMATE On Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Saving the Home of Shakespeare’s Daughter

US playwright donates £1m to save home of Shakespeare’s daughter | William Shakespeare | The Guardian