This Week In Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

The Best Attended Week on Broadway

Broadway has best-attended week of season to date

Sunset Boulevard a High Grosser

Broadway: Sunset Blvd Has Highest Grossing Week Amid Scherzinger Posts

Reviews of Wonderful World

Did Critics See Skies of Blue in Broadway's Louis Armstrong Biomusical A Wonderful World? | Playbill

NY Times on Wonderful World,

A Wonderful World’ Review: Blowing Louis Armstrong’s Horn Isn’t Enough - The New York Times

Reviews of Tammy Faye

Tammy Faye - Did They Like It?

Robots in Maybe Happy Endings

Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love? - The New York Times

The Originality of Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending: The Most Original, Most Beautiful Musical In Eons | Observer

11 Shows to See Before They Close

11 Broadway Shows to See Before They Close This Winter - The New York Times

The Avett Brothers Come to Broadway

The Avett Brothers Braved Choppy Waters to Bring ‘Swept Away’ to Broadway - The New York Times

Drabinsky Files Supreme Court Petition

Supreme Court Petition Filed by Garth Drabinsky in Dispute with Actors' Equity Association

The Cast of Pirates of Penzance

Jinkx Monsoon and more join ‘Pirates’ revival; full cast and design team revealed

Wonderful Town  Will Join Encores

WONDERFUL TOWN to Replace THE WILD PARTY in 2025 Encores! Series

Watch George Clooney

Watch first look of George Clooney's performance in Broadway debut (exclusive)

Turning Advertising Analytics into Action

How to turn advertising analytics into action

Paul Mescal in Streetcar in Brooklyn

Paul Mescal-Led A Streetcar Named Desire Sets U.S. Debut Off-Broadway | Playbill

What Became of the Toni Tennile Musical?

How Fox News' Roger Ailes Stole Toni Tennille's Broadway Musical Mother Earth | Playbill

The Jerry Herman Auction

Jerry Herman's personal items to be auctioned off

Building a Harlem Arts Mecca

Building a community-focused arts mecca in Harlem - City & State New York

The Ethics of Standing Ovations

Everyone Else Is Giving a Standing Ovation. Do I Have To? - The New York Times

The Mideast War and Cultural Institutions

How the Mideast War Has Shaken America’s Cultural Institutions - The New York Times

Jason Alexander as Tevye

Jason Alexander's 'Fiddler on the Roof' became profitable before opening night - Los Angeles Times

Michigan Nazis at Anne Frank

Michigan Nazis Wave Swastika Flags, Holler Obscenities outside ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ Play | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 12 Heshvan 5785 – Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | JewishPress.com

Funny Thing in Washington

‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Signature Theatre, reviewed - The Washington Post

Evangelical Musical Theater

Logos Theatre, an evangelical troupe, is gaining traction in D.C. at the Museum of the Bible - The Washington Post

Parkinson’s Patients Find Gope at the Theater

These patients are finding hope in the lobby of Playhouse Square

Nicola Walker to West End

Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, and Erin Doherty Cast in West End World Premiere of Unicorn | Playbill

Crisis in Japanese Theatre

Japan's National Theatre in Tokyo is in crisis after closing for reconstruction a year ago, possibly even threatening the existence of the traditional arts it showcased | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Protests over John Malkovich Show in Bulgaria

John Malkovich premiere sparks protests in Bulgaria | Reuters