Not to worry: it's still about Hispanic Americans, and he's still starring. "Not bragging on myself, but Molière wrote all his plays for himself and he was the lead in all his plays," Leguizamo says. "So I’m fancying myself a little bit as a Latin Molière." - The Washington Post (MSN)
"Her work's distinctly international flavour and its heavy use of masks and puppetry inspired by Indonesian and Japanese traditions didn't necessarily scream family-friendly commercial juggernaut. Nonetheless, (Disney Theatricals chief) Thomas Schumacher had a hunch Taymor's highly visual style of theatre could be just the thing." - BBC
The text — 98 lines, of which only 20 were previously known, from the plays Ino and Polyidus — were written on a piece of parchment found in the ancient village of Philadelphia, 62 miles southwest of Cairo. - History Today
"They must become expert drummers. They’ll also learn to spit paint onto a spinning canvas, catch a dozen rapid-fire marshmallows in their mouths and then be prepared for absolutely anything the audience might throw at them. Hundreds audition every year across the globe. Only a handful ultimately get hired." - WBEZ (Chicago)
"Now, this revival of that show is proving, with gusto, that American Idiot can be yet another thing: a near-scientific study of the innumerable ways to give somebody the finger." - The New York Times
The show has struggled to sell enough tickets to defray its running costs, and on Friday night the producers announced that it would close on Jan. 5. At the time of its closing, it will have had 24 previews and 301 regular performances. The show announced plans for a national tour in September 2025. - NY Times
This new incarnation of Book-It will not be a producing company. They are not hiring a staff or planning a full season. You cannot buy a subscription. They’re starting with one show, a co-production running Oct. 10-20 at Vashon Repertory Theatre. After that? They’re not sure yet. - Seattle Times
“The lights-dimming ritual, which goes back decades, has been an increasingly fraught one for the nine entities that own and operate Broadway theaters.” - The New York Times
"The complaint alleges that Stereophonic is an 'unauthorized adaptation' of Kenneth Caillat’s 2012 memoir, Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album (which he co-wrote with Steven Stiefel) about his time as a sound engineer (later promoted to co-producer) of one of the most popular albums in history." - TheaterMania
One of the largest nonprofit theaters in the Bay Area, the California Shakespeare Theater for 50 years offered high-quality outdoor productions and theater education programs. The company has had financial troubles for several years; an emergency campaign last summer raised $350,000 to complete this season's one production. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
Koteba, a traditional form of theater by Mali’s largest ethnic group, the Bambara, mixes acting, singing and dancing to work through villagers' problems and offer satire. At one of Bamako's largest hospitals, koteba is being used to help psychiatric patients in a country desperately short of mental health professionals. - AP
The Sherman High School's production became a subject of nationwide controversy after a transgender boy was removed from the cast, his fellow students protested, and the district called it all off. An independent report says that the now-former superintendent was upset about "same-sex kissing" onstage. - The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
"There was a received narrative that proper playhouses start off round and then just get bigger, with the pinnacle of that evolution being the Globe. And all of a sudden we’ve got this early, yet long-lived, rectangular structure. ... This has changed our understanding of theatre development." - The Guardian
The Alley put out a press statement that included a long list of financial achievements during the years Dean Gladden has been managing director. When he came to the Alley the Houston theater was facing an $800,000 deficit. "The Alley now boasts financial reserves exceeding $5 million." - Houston Press
