This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Jodie Comer Discovers New Depth, Jodie Comer, onstage in 'Prima Facie,' discovers new depths in herself - The Washington Post

Williamstown Theatre Letter

From the Artistic Director (webflow.io)

Sean Hayes and Oscar

‘Good Night, Oscar’ Review: Sean Hayes With Demerol and Cadenzas - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Dame Edna’s Ego, The Cathartic Value of Dame Edna’s Extravaganzas of Ego - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jodie Comer Faces the Law

Jodie Comer Sees Both Faces of the Law in the Powerful Prima Facie | Observer

Simon Callow Sees Shakespeare’s Folio, ‘My eyes filled with tears, my voice shook’: Simon Callow on coming face to face with Shakespeare’s First Folio | Books | The Guardian

Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe, Tom Kitt on ‘Almost Famous’ Cast Recording, Liner Notes – Rolling Stone

The Shark Comes to Broadway

New comedy ‘The Shark Is Broken’ to open on Broadway | Broadway News

Patti Lupone Not Returning to Broadway

Patti LuPone Reveals Why She Will Never Return to Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Spring Awakening Seems More Urgent

‘Spring Awakening’ feels more urgent than ever | Review – Orlando Sentinel

A.R.T. Announces New season, A.R.T announces new season, including two world-premiere musicals – Harvard Gazette

Biteless New York, New York, ‘New York, New York’ Review: The Big Apple, Without Bite - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Snoozing Through New York, New York

Broadway’s ‘New York, New York’ musical is a snooze - The Washington Post

Outer Critics Noms

NEW YORK, NEW YORK; SOME LIKE IT HOT; & More Lead Nominations for Outer Critics Circle Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Drama League Noms

INTO THE WOODS, SWEENEY TODD, A DOLL'S HOUSE & More Lead in Nominations for 2023 Drama League Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Outer Circle Noms, “New York, New York,” “Some Like It Hot,” “Shucked” lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle nominations (broadwaynews.com)

Box Office Slides Without Phantom

Broadway box office slides on the heels of ‘Phantom’ closing and its highest-grossing week (broadwaynews.com)

Summer 1976 Reviews

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Summer, 1976? | Playbill

Pre-Show Tony Awards on Pluto

2023 Tony Awards Pre-Show Will Stream for Free on PlutoTV | Playbill

Bankruptcy at 80 St. Marks

Bankruptcy Auction Set for Historic Theatre 80 St. Marks (therealdeal.com)

Todd Haimes and Tirelessness

AMERICAN THEATRE | Todd Haimes: Trust and Tirelessness

Macbeth in Warehouses

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to star in Macbeth staged in warehouses | Theatre | The Guardian

Behind Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: behind the blockbuster take on Sondheim’s Broadway hit | Broadway | The Guardian

Cynthia Erivo, the Producer

As a producer on ‘Fat Ham,’ Cynthia Erivo discovers a newfound role: mentor (broadwaynews.com)

Interviewing Bambi Linn, Oklahoma - Bambi Linn Interview - Rodgers & Hammerstein (rodgersandhammerstein.com)

Summarizing Camelot

Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story: A Visual Summary of 'Camelot' | The New York Public Library (nypl.org)