This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Obit for William Finn

William Finn, Tony-Winning Composer for ‘Falsettos,’ Dies at 73 - The New York Times

 Life of William Finn

The Loose Screws, Hot Flames and Infinite Joy of William Finn - The New York Times

End the NEA

End the National Endowment for the Arts | Cato Institute

Trump Defunds Arts programs

Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities – The Forward

Lawsuit  Seeking Restoration of NEA Funding Denied

AMERICAN THEATRE | ACLU-Led Lawsuit for NEA Funding Relief Denied

Trump Takes Axe to Humanities Agency

New York Attorney General joins lawsuit against Trump NIH funding cuts

Othello Tops Broadway Shows

Broadway: 'Othello' Tops Industry Gross Amid Flurry of Show Openings

Analyzing Broadway Grosses

Grosses analysis: Broadway has best attended week of 2024-2025 season, while most shows drop in gross

Reviewing the Olivier Awards

The Snubs and Surprises of the 2025 Olivier Awards - The New York Times

Fifth Olivier for Imelda Staunton

Dame Imelda Staunton wins fifth Olivier as John Lithgow takes swipe at Trump

Reviews of Last Five Years

Review Roundup: THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren

Reviews of Smash

Review Roundup: SMASH Opens On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder and More

Reviews of Good Night and Good Luck

Review Roundup: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Brings George Clooney To Broadway

Review of Old Friends

'Old Friends' review: Bernadette Peters and a glorious cast sing Sondheim

Reviews of Boop

Review Roundup: BOOP! THE MUSICAL Opens on Broadway

Jasmine Amy Rogers Blew Her 1st Boop! Audition. Here's How She Redeemed Herself | Playbill

Sarah Snook Goes Digital

In ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Sarah Snook Goes Digital - The New York Times

The Buena Vista Name Dispute

When a Musical Legacy Becomes a Legal Battle: The 'Buena Vista' Name Dispute — OnStage Blog

Bias and Wage Gaps in Theater

Hiring Bias and Wage Gap Report Finds Gains for BIPOC Actors, Losses for Women and Non-Binary Performers | Playbill

Trump and the Kennedy Center

The Problem With Trump’s Takeover of the Kennedy Center Isn’t the Possibility of ‘Cats’

How Broadway Became Broadway

How Broadway Became Broadway: A History of American Theater

 The Effect of AIDS on Broadway

The AIDS Epidemic’s Toll on the Broadway Theater Community

Tourism and Theater

Tourism And Theater: Trends Shaping New York’s Broadway Success

How Harry Potter Was Changed

Why ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’’s producers changed the show — twice — and how they did it

Jonathan Groff and Bobby Darin

Why Jonathan Groff chose playing Bobby Darin as the follow-up to his Tony Award win

The Next Chicago Shakes Season

Chicago Shakes 2025-26: Billie Jean King and "Brokeback Mountain"

Simon Russell  Beale on Titus Andronicus

‘The violence is relentless. I don’t understand it’: Simon Russell Beale faces up to Shakespeare’s goriest play | Simon Russell Beale | The Guardian

For Passover and William Finn, The Passover Song from Elegies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH_jBwo78is