“We represent the city – we are a city theatre. We want to be a crossroads where people can meet and share emotions and talk and be free.” - The Guardian
It's not just that they fear that authorities back home are keeping eyes and ears on them. Among most of the comedians themselves, there are topics that are considered inappropriate to broach: politics, censorship, Xi Jinping, and anything that might make China look bad. - AP
Large and small venues alike were shrinking before our very eyes. Concern grew that the fabulous invalid, as the theater has long been dubbed, might be down for the count. But brilliant work will not be denied. And there was enough of it to buoy our flagging morale. - Los Angeles Times
Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig is "the first professional stage production to merge two great traditions: Jewish storytelling and festive panto. … And the crossover, it transpires, is richer and more obvious than one might first imagine." - The Guardian
"'This is the hardest season yet,' said the president of the Off-Broadway League, citing the combined effects of smaller audiences, shifting philanthropic patterns, rising wages and costs, and labor shortages at a time when the emergency government assistance (from) the lengthy pandemic shutdown has largely run out." - The New York Times
Until recently, the artistic director has been thought of as the singular person whose vision drives the programming and culture of a theatre. That idea has both eroded and expanded over the last 15 years. - American Theatre
One of the Broadway kids performing in front of an audience of Broadway aficionados said, "I was expecting to have the best show ever and that happened." - The New York Times
After a play about Black Frenchwomen's experiences premiered in the summer in southern France, a series of racist attacks followed - and one actress dropped out before the play transferred to Paris. - The New York Times
Lynn Nottage: "American Spectacle has always begun with a field trip to the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. ... We also go to vogue balls, courtroom trials, and megachurches. The event that the students especially love, which I never would have anticipated, is wrestling." - Paris Review
In August, the Bay Area's third-largest theater company announced that it needed to raise $3 million by November or it would have to cancel the rest of this season. As November came to an end, TheatreWorks had raised $4 million and can exit crisis mode. - MSN (San Francisco Chronicle)
The average top-end ticket outside of London comes in at £49.19, compared with £141.37 for West End shows, while the average cheapest ticket in theatres outside of London was £21.27 – 16% less than in the West End in 2023. - The Stage
The French-Canadian company ... opened its first permanent show, Mystère, at Treasure Island three decades ago. … Cirque has since grown into a billion-dollar entertainment juggernaut with six shows running twice a night up and down the 4.2-mile Strip, not to mention its worldwide tours." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
"Almost 2,000 plays by more than 1,000 writers are accessible on the theatre’s Living Archive, along with lists of their casts and directors. Vicky Featherstone … has wanted to create an easily accessible digital archive of works performed at the theatre since she became artistic director 10 years ago." - The Guardian
Social media “gives the impression that people are more irrational, humorless and overly sensitive than in the past,” but vintage letters to the editor contain “remarkably similar” sentiments. - The New York Times
