The first four episodes of the updated version of Homer's epic will be produced in Stoke-on-Trent, Doncaster, Trowbridge, and Sunderland, with each episode adapted by a local playwright. For the finale, the teams from all four towns will converge at the NT headquarters in London. - The Guardian
Enormous is right; with more than 80 percent of the show consisting either of musical numbers or underscoring, Sweeney Todd’s 26-person orchestra rivals the 30-person cast both in size and scope. - Playbill
"The studio, which until now has focused on making movies, television shows and podcasts, has purchased the Cherry Lane Theater for $10 million, and plans to present plays as well as other forms of live entertainment there, in addition to the occasional film screening." - The New York Times
"Paul came to see the show and loved it. ... He gave me two handshakes after and is going to bring his mum back. He'd never even seen a musical before this." - BBC
It's hard. "Across the board, the HOH artists I interviewed expressed their frustration over accommodations having slipped through the cracks—from cast mates refusing to wear clear masks, to stage management taking days/weeks to meet accessibility requests, to obstinate directors refusing to restage." - American Theatre
Few seem to have made the leap to how theatre addresses the issue of bringing past works back to the stage, perhaps because such editing is not uncommon. There was so much racism casually thrown into musicals from the 1920s and 1930s – at the very least, many have been retooled. - The Stage
"Circus-Theater Roncalli, which was founded (in Germany) in 1976, introduced the holograms in 2019 when they partnered with a German firm specializing in augmented reality. Other acts have followed suit, including the French circus L'Écocirque, which features holograms of a lion, an elephant and beluga whales." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"All Chileans know Circo Timoteo," said manager Stéfano Rubio. More a cabaret in a tent than a conventional circus, Timoteo began in 1968 when a male dancer in a dress was a last-minute substitute for a woman. It has celebrated sexual diversity ever since — even through the Pinochet years. - AP
"By the end of the month, 12 Broadway productions in total ended their runs. It may sound bleak, and many have reported these numbers using terms like 'record-breaking.' But ... January closures are part of the typical rhythm of Broadway and the number of closures this year is not record-breaking." - Broadway News
"The theatre is set to be razed and redeveloped into a 76-storey, mixed-use building. ... The smallest of Mirvish's four venues, the 700-seat CAA Theatre has been a bridge between local theatre artists and Mirvish's wider audiences. ... Theatre artists and producers say (its) closure would mark an immense loss." - Toronto Star
The proposal comes as a rash of other live performance venues have shuttered across the city in recent years. If the project moves forward, theatre artists and producers say the theatre’s closure would mark an immense loss for the city’s performing arts industry. - Toronto Star
"The steps by playwrights to halt productions of their own work reflects concerns by Black artists frustrated by what they see as a failure of theater administrators to live up to the lofty promises made during and after the spring of 2020." - The New York Times
"The latest installment of Actors' Equity Association's annual hiring and wage report – covering the year 2021 and titled 'Progress During an Atypical Year' – finds that the theater industry made small but steady progress in diversity and equity in union jobs for stage managers and actors." - Deadline
