This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Equity and Broadway League Reach Agreement

AMERICAN THEATRE | Actors’ Equity, Broadway League Reach Touring Agreement

Tax Legislation for Performing Artists Reintroduced

Legislation focused on tax fairness for performing artists reintroduced in Congress | Broadway News

Comedy on Broadway

'Make ‘em laugh’ is the upbeat mantra on New York stages this spring - The Washington Post

Peter Pan Review

Review: Flying High and Falling Hard in ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Arkansas Rep Revamps

Arkansas Repertory Theatre announces revamp to schedule, management (arkansasonline.com)

Sarah Ruhl and Paul Vogel

A Connection That Began When Sarah Ruhl Made Paula Vogel Cry - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Bake Off Musical

‘The Great British Bake Off’ as a musical? Now that takes the cake. - The Washington Post

Disney to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Lion King,

Disney upped the ante for the 25th anniversary of ‘The Lion King’: behind the campaign that made waves | Broadway News

Muhammed Ali, The Musical

Ali Musical Gets Pre-Broadway Premiere In Champ’s Hometown Louisville – Deadline

Death of Todd Haimes

Todd Haimes ’80, Longtime Head of the Roundabout Theater Company, Dies at 66 | Yale School of Management

Obit for Todd Haimes

Todd Haimes, 66, Who Rebuilt the Roundabout Theater Company, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Phantom’s Big Last Week

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ ends Broadway run with highest-grossing week | Broadway News

James Barbour at Phantom

James Barbour's welcoming at Phantom closing is painful reminder of Broadway's legacy wisexual assault issues — OnStage Blog

Saying Goodbye to Phantom, 'Phantom of the Opera' superfans say goodbye to Broadway's longest-running show | CNN

Andrew Lloyd Weber on Phantom

Opinion | Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Closing of ‘Phantom,’ the Loss of My Son and the Future of Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Harry Potter Recoups, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ recoups investment | Broadway News

Racist Review of Secret Garden

Critic under fire for racist review of 'The Secret Garden' — OnStage Blog

Nathan Lane’s Career

Nathan Lane Breaks Down His Broadway Career - YouTube

Lynn Nottage’s 25 Years of Plays

Lynn Nottage: ‘There are not many people who look like me who have been writing plays for 25 years’ (thetimes.co.uk)

Best of London Theater

London theater never felt so new, with ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Medea’ and more - The Washington Post

Jodie Comer and #MeToo, #MeToo hasn’t always made for great art – but now there’s Jodie Comer’s Prima Facie | Emma Brockes | The Guardian

Garth Drabinsky Loses Lawsuit

Broadway producer Drabinsky loses lawsuit over union's boycott list | Reuters

Cutting Back on Streams

As Presenters Cut Back on Streams, Some Disabled Arts Lovers Feel Left Out - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Larissa FastHorse on Comedy

AMERICAN THEATRE | ‘My Tone Is Indigenous’: Larissa FastHorse on Native Comedy and Storytelling

Taming Audience Behavior

Theatre group to fit staff with cameras to tame bad audience behaviour | Evening Standard

Audience Participation Is Ok

Bravo! Boo! Audience participation is no bad thing | Financial Times (ft.com)