This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Box Office Boost  for Presidents’ Day Weekend

‘Romeo + Juliet’ exits on a high; most shows get a Presidents’ Day weekend boost

Boffo Ending for Romeo

Broadway Box Office: 'Romeo + Juliet' Ends Run on $1.5M High

Artists protest NEA

Artists protest new NEA restrictions : NPR

Artists Call for NEA Rollback

Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions - The New York Times

The Kennedy Center Under Trump

What's Going on With the Kennedy Center Under Trump?

AP Fund Raising at the Kennedy Center

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising - The New York Times

Cynthia Erivo  to Host Tony Awards

'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo to host the Tony Awards

All In Recoups

All In’ recoups on Broadway

Sutton Foster  to Lead coal Miner’s Daughter

Sutton Foster-led ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ stage adaptation is in the works

Mincemeat Extends Before it Opens

OPERATION MINCEMEAT Extends Broadway Run By Four Weeks

Vanya Extends Before It Opens

Andrew Scott's 'Vanya' Extends Off Broadway Run - Update

Glengarry Gets Extension Before It Opens

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway Revival Gets Two-Week Extension

Reviews for Redwood

The Reviews Are In for Redwood on Broadway | Playbill

Smash Song Gets Makeover

Hear How a ‘Smash’ Song Got a Broadway Makeover - The New York Times

Betsy Wolfe to Star in Joy

Betsy Wolfe Will Star in Joy: A New True Musical Off-Broadway | Playbill

Labor Tensions Off Broadway

Off Broadway, Labor Tension Heats Up - The New York Times

The Arts as an Engine

The Arts: An entitlement or an engine? | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

The Future of Theater

The future of theater in a digital age, ranging from nonprofits to Broadway | Harvard Magazine

Teaching Children How to Behave in a theater

Miss Manners: Is it wrong to expect adults to teach children how to behave in a theater? - nj.com

The Business of Broadway

The Business of Broadway | The Motley Fool

Reimagining Shakespeare

Lauren Gunderson, Sarah Mantell reimagine ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Merchant of Venice’ - The Washington Post

Lea Salonga  and Sondheim

Lea Salonga Is Never Getting Tired of Sondheim - The New York Times

Betrayal at the Goodman in Chicago

Review: "Betrayal" at the Goodman offers the melancholy of age

Minneapolis Theater Group Doubles Down on DEI

Minneapolis theater group doubles down on DEI initiatives as federal funding is threatened - Bring Me The News

Gay Mis in Philly

A Controversy Brews in Philadelphia Surrounding "Gay Mis"

Theater Expansion in Cleveland

Cleveland Public Theatre receives major funding for expansion - cleveland.com

Jonathan Bailey in Richard II

Jonathan Bailey’s Bratty, Bad-Boy ‘Richard II’ at the Bridge Theater - The New York Times

Hollywood Stars Ruining West End

Hollywood stars are obsessed with the West End - and they're ruining it

Much Ado Review

Much Ado About Nothing, Theatre Royal Drury Lane review: Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell star in the show of the year

Williamstown Theatre Festival Returns

Williamstown Again Williams' Town in Summer of '25 / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.