The union and the Broadway League (representing producers and theaters) have been negotiating on a new contract governing workshops and readings since January. Lead Equity negotiator Stephen Bogardus said that the main sticking point is an unsatisfactory wage package. - The Hollywood Reporter
One obvious point is that if you’re looking to develop a winner, an off-Broadway or regional theater is the way to go. For all their economic travails, nonprofits companies simply do it better. - Los Angeles Times
One of the biggest surprises of the night came near the end of the show, with The Outsiders winning four categories, including Best New Musical. - Playbill
“It used to be that Broadway didn’t use microphones. Actors simply projected. … But now actors and musicians have microphones, and speakers are everywhere. Keeping that sound crisp for the audience are the sound mixers.” - NPR
We all know nonprofit theatres are struggling, and many are even closing. But oh gods, are they important: “100 percent of the nominees for best new musical, and 100 percent of the nominees for best new play, were developed at nonprofit theatres.” - The New York Times
Well, if we don’t all know Merrily We Roll Along is going to sweep its categories, this Vulture article will tell us - and everything else too, about who’s campaigning, who’s a sentimental favorite, and oh, so much more. - Vulture (MSN)
"Local geography and lore are faithfully reported, including accurate references to the nearby village of Frogmore, the laundry place at Datchet Mead and Windsor Castle’s Great Park. This, we suggest, is for good reason. The author … is drawing from personal experience of having once lived in Windsor." - The Guardian
The average top-line ticket now costs £154.56 ($197.33), with Cabaret boasting the highest price: £303.95 ($380.05). For the first time, three different plays in the West End have top prices above £200 ($255). On the other hand, the cheapest seat now averages £24.58 ($31.38), down 3.4%. - The Guardian
"Starting with the 2024-25 academic year, incoming graduate students, as well as continuing MFA students studying acting and dramatic writing, will shoulder no tuition cost. … School officials (say) the tuition-free MFA programs allow the university to more competitively recruit extraordinarily gifted creatives." - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
The contracts for Benjamin von Blomberg and Nicolas Stemann, who had jointly run Zurich's Schauspielhaus since 2019, were not renewed following a right-wing media campaign claiming the "wokeness" of their productions drove audiences away. So last week they threw a final soirée called "House of Wokeness." - The Art Newspaper
"When (the) show ... staggered to its Public Theater premiere in April 2022, few people would have bet (on its) future. Yet here we are with Suffs on Broadway, where it received generally positive reviews and six Tony Awards nominations, two for Shaina Taub’s score and book. What happened?" - The New York Times
When he moves to Houston in August to take on that role, he'll become one of the first Black men to lead a major arts organization in the city. Dereck Charles Livingston is taking over the role from current artistic director Kenn McLaughlin, who is retiring after 18 seasons in the role and 25 seasons at the theater. - Houston...
"Seattle Rep, the city’s preeminent regional theater company, is eliminating 17 staff positions over the course of the next several months, including the majority of its artistic, arts engagement and Public Works departments." - The Seattle Times
