This Week in Theater News: August 25, 2023

This Week in Theater News: August 25, 2023

A digest featuring the latest news in theater in New York's Capital Region and beyond.

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

August 25, 2023

Greater Capital Region

End Tag: Screen, stage and the state of theater (timesunion.com)

Is it possible to conceive, stage and close a play in 5 days? 'Mind The Gap' will do that and more at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | Berkshirelandscapes | berkshireeagle.com

‘A New Brain’ gets stylish revival at Barrington Stage (timesunion.com)

A NEW BRAIN - Finally, a production worthy of the work (offscriptdandwyer.com)

A-New-Brain.pdf (berkshirebrightfocus.com)

‘A New Brain’ at Barrington Stage honors the legacy of William Finn – Saratogian

Barrington Stage Production of A New Brain, Starring Adam Chanler-Berat and Darrell Purcell Jr., Opens August 20 | Playbill

THEATER REVIEW: The world premiere of 'On Cedar Street' plays on the Larry Vaber Stage at The Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre through September 2 - The Berkshire Edge

On-Cedar-Street.pdf (berkshirebrightfocus.com)

‘On Cedar Street’ Meets ‘Here You Come Again’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Berkshire Theatre Group presents world premiere of "On Cedar Street: A Musical" | WAMC

Love Late in Life in "On Cedar Street" | Nippertown

World premiere of ‘Cedar Street’ worth a Berkshires trip (timesunion.com)

» Gazette adds Nippertown to bolster local arts coverage (dailygazette.com)

Great Actors in "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson-Apt. 2B" | Nippertown           

THEATER REVIEW: 'Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B' at Dorset Playhouse - The Berkshire Edge

Drag Queens and Twilight Terrors: A Capitol Region Spectacle | Nippertown

Jersey Boys Brings The Music Of The 60s Back To Life At Mac-Haydn | Nippertown

THEATER REVIEW: 'Jersey Boys' plays at the Mac-Haydn Theatre through September 3 - The Berkshire Edge

All Hail Annette Miller! | Nippertown

Auditions set for Glens Falls theater troupe's debut (news10.com)

Fort Salem Theater Unveils Spectacular 2024 Season Lineup: A Theatrical Extravaganza Awaits! (broadwayworld.com)

RUNAWAY PRINCESS Comes to Rochester Fringe in September (broadwayworld.com)

For her Tanglewood solo debut, Tony Award-winner Kelli O'Hara won't know the set list until she's in the space | Berkshirelandscapes | berkshireeagle.com

How has Jacob Ming-Trent become one of the country's foremost classical actors? By embracing the legacy of Tupac Shakur | Arts-theater | berkshireeagle.com

Everywhere Else

‘The Outsiders’ Heads to Broadway in March - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘The Outsiders’ Musical to Premiere on Broadway (vulture.com)

In ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ Stars Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez Have a Good Thing Going | Vogue

‘A Beautiful Noise’ to change show schedule (broadwaynews.com)

August Wilson: A Life – New York Theater

Hunter Foster bridges Bucks, Madison counties in playhouse musical | The Bucks County Herald

Feminist Stories Are Being Set to a Pop Beat. But Are They Empowering? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

More Broadway shows brave summer openings — here’s why (broadwaynews.com)

‘Once Upon a One More Time’ announces closing (broadwaynews.com)

‘Once Upon a One More Time,’ the Britney Spears Musical, Is Closing - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Good Night, Oscar’ breaks $1 million mark as overall box office continues to dip (broadwaynews.com)

Antonio Díaz, aka El Mago Pop, didn’t just land on Broadway — it’s a dream he chased (broadwaynews.com)

Review Roundup: EL MAGO POP Opens on Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and SeaChange partner to save NYC’s nonprofit theaters (broadwaynews.com)

Annaleigh Ashford Out of Sweeney Todd Due to COVID | Playbill

Broadway's Hadestown Offers Its 1st Autism-Friendly Performance August 20 | Playbill

Dozens of American theaters have... - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Facebook

TheatreWorks launches fundraising campaign | News | Palo Alto Online |

Interview: Renée Elise Goldsberry Talks About Playing Prospero in The Tempest - TheaterMania.com

Shakespeare in the Park returns with "The Tempest," starring Renee Elise Goldsberry - CBS New York (cbsnews.com)

Vina Morales waited 10 years before finally being accepted on Broadway's 'Here Lies Love' (mb.com.ph)

Editorial: Pittsburgh's diverse theater scene needs post-pandemic support | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Actors discuss future of live theater at Westport Library (news12.com)

Op-ed: It is essential that not-for-profit and commercial theaters begin to work together (chicagotribune.com)

Inga Swenson, who went from stage to ‘Benson,’ dies at 90 (pressdemocrat.com)

Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-winning star of "This Is Us," dies at 66 - CBS News

Chris Peluso dead: Broadway actor in 'Mamma Mia' was 40 | EW.com

What's the History of Broadway Show Merchandise? (broadwayworld.com)

‘Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For,’ the musical, to debut in Pittsburgh  | New Pittsburgh Courier

Ivo van Hove to Direct JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in Amsterdam in 2024 (broadwayworld.com)

The Surprising Broadway Stories Behind the Best ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Costumes (yahoo.com)

Director's Cut: Behind The Curtain With Theater Legend Kenny Leon | News | BET 

AMERICAN THEATRE | Reading Race Through Shakespeare, and Vice Versa

AMERICAN THEATRE | Giovanna Sardelli Is Meeting the Moment

AMERICAN THEATRE | How Patti Hartigan Learned What She Learned About August Wilson

Signature’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ sings with old-school pleasure - The Washington Post

Leavenworth’s Multi-Decade Run of 'The Sound of Music' is a Great Theatre Success Story — OnStage Blog

Temecula teacher, on leave after ‘Angels in America’ controversy, hopes to return to class – Press Enterprise

The Outsiders on Broadway. Fall Theater Seasons. #Stageworthy News – New York Theater

At the Ruhrtrienniale, Industrial Ruins Become Stages - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

In ‘The Effect,’ Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell Delight - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Grown-Up Theater Kids Run the World - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Shia LaBeouf Making Stage Debut in David Mamet's 'Henry Johnson' - Variety

'The Music Man' Revival's Misapplication of Modernization — OnStage Blog

Public Theater pauses season to mount fundraising campaign (sanantonioreport.org)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Virginia Rep Removes Co-Founding Managing Director

Please Stop Looking Down on Community Theatre — OnStage Blog

Ban of trans & nonbinary student from TX choir highlights anti-LGBTQ+ policies — OnStage Blog

Theatre in the X returns to Malcolm X Park for its 10th year - WHYY

Shaniqua Okwok says London drama school told her to act like ‘slave in chains’ | Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London | The Guardian

At Edinburgh Fringe, Small Shows With Big Ambitions - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Edinburgh fringe musicals: a bedside view of marriage, COVID diaries and Shamilton! | Edinburgh festival 2023 | The Guardian

‘Neglected’ but beloved youth theatre on west London estate forced to close | Theatre | The Guardian

Lesbian couple harassed at U.K. theatre — OnStage Blog

London theatre in ‘fire and rehire’ row ahead of Ian McKellen play | Evening Standard

King's Head Theatre pub to stage last show before moving - BBC News

'Next to Normal' review – this raw musical tackles mental illness with courage, wit and deep empathy | London Theatre

Lily Allen’s Second Act - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Four reimagined Rodgers & Hammerstein songs to be released on new EP (broadwaynews.com)

Dylan Mulvaney in auditions for Broadway's "Cabaret" (pagesix.com)

How does Broadway choreography today match up to the heyday of dance on the Main Stem? (broadwaynews.com)

Reneé Rapp says she was body-shamed on 'Mean Girls' on Broadway | EW.com

After 122 Years, a Lost Edith Wharton Play Gets Its Debut - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Did this play about young religious conservatives predict Jan. 6? - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Woman Who Fatally Shoved Broadway Voice Coach Pleads Guilty - The New York Times (nytimes.com)                                            

Aubrey Plaza to Make Her Stage Debut Alongside Christopher Abbott in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Vanity Fair