This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

New Box Office Record for Good Night and Good Luck

Broadway: Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Breaks New Record

Clooney’s Big Broadway Bet

Clooney’s Big Broadway Bet and How to Make Real Money in Theater - The Ringer

Will States Lower Subsidies to Theater?

Industry Pro Newsletter: As The Broadway Box Office Booms, States Look at Reducing Funds

Possible Records at Tony Awards

What records could be broken at the 2025 Tony Awards?

Tony Award Predictions

2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Best New Musical, Best Leading Actress and More - The New York Times

Purpose as Best Play

Why Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Purpose' deserves the best play Tony - Los Angeles Times

No Tony Performances for Boop and Smash

Exclusive | 'Boop,' 'Smash,' fuming Tony Awards 2025 won't let them perform

Jamie Lloyd and Pop Culture Events

Jamie Lloyd’s starry Broadway shows have become pop culture events - The Washington Post

Maybe Happy Endings Wins Big at Drama Desk

Maybe Happy Ending leads 2025 Drama Desk Awards winners list - GoldDerby

Explaining Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald’s Feud, Explained

Reviving Eurydice

Interview: Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters Reunite for Signature Theatre’s Revival of Eurydice - TheaterMania.com

Broadway Finds Gen Z

Broadway has found its Gen Z audience - by telling Gen Z stories

Good Night to Tour

'Good Night, And Good Luck' Will Tour And "Might" Go To London, George Clooney Says

Role of a Lifetime in Dead Outlaw

In ‘Dead Outlaw,’ Andrew Durand Has the Role of a Lifetime. And After. - The New York Times

Eurovision as a New Musical

Will Ferrell Developing ‘Eurovision’ Movie Into Broadway Musical         

Dog Day Afternoon Headed to Broadway

'The Bear's Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach to Lead Broadway's 'Dog Day Afternoon'

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Shuts Down

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts to Shut Down After 45 Years

Beetlejuice Returns to Broadway

'Beetlejuice' Returns For Third Broadway Run This Fall

A Tom Jones Jukebox Musical?

Taylor Louderman, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, John-Andrew Morrison set for reading of Tom Jones jukebox musical

Best Summer Shows to See

Best theater to see this summer: Dolly Parton musical and more - The Washington Post

Theater Feels Like TV, With ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ and more, theater is feeling more like TV - The Washington Post

President Trump and Les Mis, President Trump is attending the musical 'Les Mis' – why is this a big deal? : NPR

Subscriptions Fall at Kennedy Center, Stunning new data reveals extent of Kennedy Center collapse after MAGA takeover - Raw Story

California Theatre Workers and Newsom’s Cuts, AMERICAN THEATRE | California Theatre Workers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Cuts

When a Theatre Teacher Is Dangerous, When a Theatre Teacher Is the Danger: On the Charges Against Austin Meyer — OnStage Blog

San Francisco  Arts Agencies Unite, San Francisco arts agencies to unite in historic realignment

Fringe Festival Returns in Fort Myers, Fringe Fort Myers returns, undeterred by state arts funding cuts

Fewer Shows in Dallas, Dallas Children’s Theater announces layoffs, fewer shows and classes due to finances

Romcom Musicals on the West End, Curtains for originality? Theatre creatives on the West End romcom musical boom | The Independent