The company, which is considered one of the Bay Area's leading professional theatres and has won the special Tony Award for regional theatre, already postponed this summer's new musical. Executive director Debbie Chinn says TheatreWorks must secure the $3 million by November. - MSN (The Mercury News, San Jose)
"(The court) determined that production of the Sorkin version … did not infringe on any interest held by the Dramatic Publishing Company, which contended that its (Christopher) Sergel script was the only one (permitted) in most theaters not part of Broadway, the West End or a national tour." - The New York Times
“I love the way that one art form can light the flame for another. It doesn’t diminish the original … there’s a whole lot of compression that absolutely has to take place, but that doesn’t mean a reduction. It’s creating a new thing.” - Sydney Morning Herald
The play’s the thing that’s now in danger. America’s love affair with the stage – embodied by Lincoln and fellow presidential theatregoers such as Bill Clinton – is on the rocks. From coast to coast, the regional theatre movement is facing the biggest crisis in its 75-year history. - The Guardian
There are several other ways to look at this. You could look at all the top compensated executives. You could view executive compensation in relation to revenue and/or expenses. - Broadway World
"At its best, minimalism ignites the audience's imagination, making theatergoers active participants instead of passive consumers. … But practicality may also be driving minimalism's appeal. Building a set on Broadway has only gotten more expensive." - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
Actors who book multiple plays a year. Writers with rave reviews. Award-winning designers. These people are performing at a professional level while living like hobbyists, putting together a mishmash of odd jobs outside their art to provide for themselves while anxiously waiting for a next gig that may or may not come. - Toronto Star
"There was one person in my audience today when I performed my one-woman play, 'Sunsets' at #edfringe. It's fine, isn't it? It's fine …?" tweeted Georgie Grier with a tearful selfie. Then social media worked the magic it sometimes does. - CNN
Michele, whose reputation had been tarnished by allegations that she had behaved poorly to co-workers on “Glee,” worked tirelessly to transform the way people saw both her and “Funny Girl,” and became the toast of the town. - The New York Times
The problem arises when melodramatic simplicity makes its way into a play without elaborate spectacle, and instead claims to present a realistic view of society. That’s when people start complaining about being “lectured at” or “hit over the head.” - Theatre Ideas
"The play 5 Years, which took about two years to produce and features unique hologram technology, was set to be staged in Nottingham and Sheffield. Founder of the company Beck Gadsby estimated she had lost £30,000, saying it was 'absolutely devastating.'" - BBC
"Alongside longtime entertainment reporter Jackson McHenry … will be Sara Holdren, a theatre director who stepped into the job for a brief, blazing tenure from 2017 to 2019. … I spoke to McHenry and Holdren about their shared role, the responsibility of critics, and the challenges the field is facing." - American Theatre
"As at a disco, those standing can dance as they like. But they are also herded by wranglers in magenta jumpsuits with light-up wands like the ones used to direct taxiing airplanes. Wheeled platforms and runways are regularly rearranged around the floor area." - The New York Times
Whether it is the spiralling cost of attending and the inequality that engenders, or the persistent abuse of low-paid labour, or the event’s environmental impact, or the damage it does to its host city, it frequently feels as if the world’s largest arts festival is falling apart at the seams. - The Stage
Yes, the show is certainly a flag for innovative theatre in its use of space and immersivity. But there have been persistent critiques in both the Philippines and U.S. media that Here Lies Love is not only authored by a white man, but that it essentially glorifies tyranny and Imelda. - American Theatre
