"There were years when it was me shouting into the wind and nobody was really listening. There are more voices now. They've been voices of great renown, and they've definitely been more honest. ... We haven't solved the problem. But at least it's not a secret anymore." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
"Artificial intelligence technology used to transcribe anonymous historic works at Spain's National Library has uncovered a hidden gem — a previously unknown play by one of the nation's greatest authors, Felix Lope de Vega. ... Experts confirmed that the playwright wrote La francesa Laura a few years before his death in 1635." - CNN
"The rule change, put in place for the 2022-2023 season only, will allow a voter to still vote in a category if they have missed one nominated show, one performance by a nominated actor or actress and one creative element (i.e. lighting or scenic design) per category." - The Hollywood Reporter
Why has The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window been neglected? "It's not a play about Black people. She was seen as going out of her lane." In a Q&A, stars Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan and director Anne Kauffman discuss the work's power. - The New York Times
The Public may be the only remaining major American theatre that operates according to proudly articulated left-wing principles. On a wall in the offices hangs a sign proclaiming, “Artists are a force for change; culture belongs to everyone.” - American Theatre
"In many ways Beetlejuice, which closed Jan. 8, encapsulates life on the bifurcated Broadway of 2023 — a place where the hits are still boffo but the misses tank quicker than ever, and even successes are complicated by fast-changing trends in post-lockdown economics." - Variety
Michael Longhurst, who took the top job at the small and extremely successful theatre in 2019, will depart when his five-year contract ends in 2024. (He also expressed confidence that the Donmar would remain financially healthy despite the loss of its Arts Council England funding.) - WhatsOnStage (London)
A new Some Like It Hot musical tries to balance painful depictions "and the rich reality of drag as art, self-expression, and everything in between. But can a revision of an old story featuring harmful stereotypes ever truly be a vehicle for authentic representation?" - The Takeaway
"Dallas Mayor pro tem Omar Narvaez brought up the issue of 'sticker shock' at the very start of the meeting early Tuesday. In 2010, a master plan put renovating the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed theater at $25 million." The current expected cost? $308 million. - KERA (Dallas)
Hayley Finn, 48, is a career-long specialist in new plays and has conducted workshops for nearly 1,000 scripts. She's currently associate artistic director of the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis. - MSN (The Washington Post)
Funding for the King's Theatre rehab had been secured at the project's original budget of £25.7 million, but COVID-related delays, supply chain issues and inflation have increased the cost by £8.9 million — and management says necessary work can't start until the extra money has been raised. - The Scotsman
Almost every show, even ones that closed relatively quickly, created a cast album. And "some improve on the shows they preserve merely by jettisoning most or mercifully all of the book. In other cases, you can actually hear what the authors had in mind." - The New York Times
"Equity is calling for a pay increase of 17% in year one, and a further 10% in year two. Other demands include a five-day rehearsal week as opposed to the current six days, and an increase in holiday entitlement from 28 days to 34." Any walkout would happen around Easter. - BBC
Six productions — including A Strange Loop, Topdog/Underdog, and Death of a Salesman — closed last weekend, having struggled at the box office despite good reviews. Yet all saw ticket sales rise in their final week, and a few had the highest grosses of their runs. - Broadway News
"The first phases of the gay play, crucial in their moment (the second half of the 20th century), are over. The spotlight has passed from that narrow band of the LGBTQ rainbow, and the specific drama of coming out, to a much wider and wilder journey." - The New York Times
