This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Broadway Grosses

Grosses analysis: ‘Mamma Mia!’ starts strong; most shows slip at box office

Mamma Mia Returns With Sell Outs

Broadway Box Office: Crowds Say "Gimme, Gimme" to First Preview of ‘Mamma Mia'

High Stakes of Broadway Recasting

The High Stakes of Broadway Recasting

Can a Jew Play a Robot?

BONUS ISSUE: So now a Jew can't even play a robot?

Ten Years of Hamilton on Broadway

The ‘Hamilton’ Effect: 10 Revolutionary Years on Broadway - The New York Times

The One Constant in Hamilton

The only actor who’s been in ‘Hamilton’ the whole time is still having a blast - The Washington Post

Hamilton Headed to the Movies

'Hamilton' Movie With Original Broadway Cast Headed to Movie Theaters This Fall

Jeff Ross on Broadway

Interview: Jeff Ross Gets Personal (Hilariously) in His Broadway Debut - TheaterMania.com

Expansion of the Todd Haimes Theatre

Governor Hochul Announces the Groundbreaking of the $24 Million Expansion of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Todd Haimes Theatre | Governor Kathy Hochul

The Cast for the Cartozians

Tony Winners Will Brill and Andrea Martin to Star in Meet the Cartozians Off-Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Victoria Clark to Join Punch

Two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark joins the cast of ‘Punch’ on Broadway

Stars and Shakespeare in the Park

Why Do Stars Like Al Pacino and Liev Schreiber Love Playing Shakespeare in Central Park? - The New York Times

The Delacorte Reopens

The Delacorte Theater Reopens With 'Twelfth Night'

Digital Theater Is Here to Stay

Why Broadway digital theater streaming is here to stay - Los Angeles Times

David Mamet Doesn’t Want to Talk About It

David Mamet Doesn’t Want to Talk About It — OnStage Blog

Tennis and Theater Together

All the times tennis and theatre came together on Broadway and beyond | New York Theatre Guide

The Best of Off-Broadway

A Dozen Off Broadway Shows to Energize Your August - The New York Times

How A Theater in Wisconsin Thrives

In Wisconsin, Cheese and Packers Stories Help Northern Sky Theater Thrive - The New York Times

Jacob’s Pillow Cancels after Tragic Death

Jacob's Pillow Cancels 2025 Summer Season Following Tragic Death of Employee | Playbill

Funding Trump Priorities

Humanities Endowment Funds Trump’s Priorities After Ending Old Grants - The New York Times

Chicago Will Help Arts Groups

Chicago says it will help some arts groups that lost critical NEA dollars - Chicago Sun-Times

Parade in Chicago

Review: "Parade" at the CIBC Theatre

Deaf Actors and A Strange Loop

Deaf actors take on a Tony-winning musical — and deepen its meaning - The Washington Post

Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl

Review Roundup: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Hollywood Bowl, Starring Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert and More

To Kill a Lawsuit

To Kill a Lawsuit: 2018 Stage Version of Harper Lee's Masterpiece Doesn't Violate Copyright Act - FindLaw

Oregon v. Trump Arts Cuts

Oregon leads legal fight against Trump’s cuts to humanities funding - oregonlive.com

An Immersive Grease

Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical review – party like it’s 1959 | Theatre | The Guardian

Using Microphones On Stage

‘We can hear their saliva’: why are so many actors suddenly using microphones? | Stage | The Guardian