This Week in Theater News: September 1, 2023

Greater Capital District

5 Questions with Mary Testa | Nippertown

Barrington Stage's "A New Brain": A New Rendition Of A Storied Classic | Nippertown

Review Roundup: A NEW BRAIN at Barrington Stage Company (broadwayworld.com)

Review: Is William Finn’s ‘A New Brain’ a Stroke of Genius? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Adam Chanler-Berat and Mary Testa in "A New Brain" - presented by Barrington Stage Company and The Williamstown Theatre Festival | WAMC

”A New Brain “ at Barrington Stage honors the legacy of William Finn | WAMC

Bridge Street Theatre's 'I Am Barbie' not of the same mold as film (timesunion.com)

Harbinger's 10th Consecutive Capital Region Premiere is a World Premiere by Brian Sheldon, "Custom Cuts" | Nippertown

Fandom Fest continues Sunday at Proctors - WNYT.com NewsChannel 13

Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: Post-pandemic, theater companies work to reconnect with audiences (valleyadvocate.com)

Shakespeare: the Remix - Proctors

Christopher Lloyd, Finn Wittrock & More to Star in HAMLET Staged Reading at Shakespeare & Company (broadwayworld.com)

Finn Wittrock returns to Shakespeare & Company in staged reading of 'Hamlet' alongside Christopher Lloyd | Arts-theater | berkshireeagle.com

Broadway Under the Stars: A Night with Brigadoon in Congress Park | Nippertown

SNAPSHOT: Home Made Theater, Saratoga Arts present a fundraising concert: Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon – Saratogian

Blackfriars Theatre Opens 74th Season With CLUE: ON STAGE (broadwayworld.com)                                                     

Ten Square Miles of Theatre: The Fall Brings Revelations, Revivals and Rememberance to Local Stages | Fall Entertainment Guide | ithaca.com

Hubbard Hall Teams Up with The Drama League | Nippertown

A Conversation with Second Generation Theater Company, Ujima Company, and Shea’s on co-producing the Broadway Musical, The Color Purple - Buffalo Rising

Everywhere Else

After a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on (wishtv.com)

It's Not Just America: UK's Theater System is Also Collapsing (broadwayworld.com)

Op-ed: The US bails out other industries. Why not theaters? (chicagotribune.com)

We Need Free Theater for All (jacobin.com)

Offstage drama: San Diego theaters reeling from one-two punch of falling revenue and rising costs - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Broadway in Tucson brings 'Aladdin' to Centennial Hall

Nederlander Will Bring Broadway Concert to China With Jenn Colella, Keri René Fuller, Joseph Morales, and Zachary Piser (broadwayworld.com)

Support needed to secure the future of Baraboo's Al. Ringling Theatre (madison.com)

Bucks County Playhouse to Offer Charter Bus Trips From NYC For BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Starring Kate Baldwin (broadwayworld.com)

Neil Patrick Harris will direct Kennedy Center’s ‘Tick, tick...Boom!’ - The Washington Post

Hall of Fame Playwright Tina Howe Dies at 85 - TheaterMania.com

Tina Howe, Playwright Best Known for ‘Coastal Disturbances,’ Dies at 85 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

'Little Shop of Horrors' casts Constance Wu, Corbin Bleu in New York (usatoday.com)

Fall arts 2023: Must-see stage shows abound in challenging times (mercurynews.com)

Westport native helps bring 'Frozen,' other Disney shows to Broadway (ctpost.com)

Bryan Batt's feelings on Liza Minnelli, Ian McKellen, dim lighting, & playing gay - Queerty

Playwright and Screenwriter Nathan Louis Jackson Passes Away at 44 (broadwayworld.com)

A Lost Edith Wharton Play Debuts on Stage for the First Time | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

On the Scourge of Cell Phones at Live Performances (phillymag.com)

18 hours, 500 miles, 2 plays and a heart filled by magic of Creede | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

Idina Menzel jokes she's 'in therapy' to deal with 'Wicked' turning 20 | CNN

'I will do my best': Vina Morales on replacing Lea Salonga in 'Here Lies Love' | Philstar.com

Broadway bartenders sue NYC's Shubert Organization (nypost.com)

La Jolla Playhouse goes gonzo for world premiere musical | KPBS Public Media

Frank DiLella's theater picks: 'The Tempest' and more (ny1.com)

A World Premiere Play, a New Bilingual Musical & More Join Atlantic Theater Company 2023-2024 Season (broadwayworld.com)

Story of the Week: Is The Da Vinci Code Headed to Broadway? - TheaterMania.com

Reneé Rapp says being body-shamed while in the 'Mean Girls' musical exacerbated her eating disorder (yahoo.com)

Reneé Rapp: ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Was ‘Harmful’ to My Health, Production Staff Said ‘Vile F—ing Things to Me About My Body’ (aol.com)

THE SONDHEIM LEGACY to Premiere on CUNY TV (broadwayworld.com)

Remembering Stephen Sondheim (ny1.com)

Patti LuPone review: Broadway treasure plays Fire Island (nypost.com)

Patti LuPone Performs on Fire Island for Her Most Ardent Fans - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘God of Carnage’ offers a taste of Broadway excitement in Breezy Point – QNS.com

How Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Here We Are’ Musical Was Made (vulture.com)

Musical Theatre Guild Announces Casting For Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES (broadwayworld.com)

Ken Fallin’s Broadway: The Return of Stephen Sondheim - Times Square Chronicles (t2conline.com)

Hitting Theater Hard: The Loss of Subscribers Who Went to Everything - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | 3 Things to Know About the Miracle That Was Ron Cephas Jones

Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Gays on Broadway. What is a gay sensibility? – New York Theater

Embattled Australian Theatre Company Cancels Next Production Following 'A Chorus Line' Controversy — OnStage Blog

Ellen Fitzhugh, Lyricist of Grind and The Great Mouse Detective, Dies at 81 - TheaterMania.com

AMERICAN THEATRE | The Theatre of Politics, or the Politics of Theatre? Yes.

‘El Mago Pop,’ ‘Funny Girl’ break house records as overall box office increases (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Grosses Analysis: El Mago Pop Works Its Magic to Become Top Grosser | Playbill

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ announces opening-night date (broadwaynews.com)

Exclusive: ‘Last Night of Ballyhoo’ reading held in New York City (broadwaynews.com)

Shucked Pauses Stage Dooring Until Further Notice | Playbill

Exclusive: New musical ‘Love, Lies & What Could Be’ in development by Deaf West Theatre (broadwaynews.com)

Letters: Not-for-profit theaters have ceased to exist because they’ve taken money from Broadway (chicagotribune.com)

Tiananmen musical: Broadway star quits US show during China tour | CNN

Alan Cumming: 'A Strange Loop is a cultural tilt' - BBC News

A Higher Education: The Bottom Line - CounterPunch.org

Theatre company raising money to fight ‘devastating’ closure – South London News (londonnewsonline.co.uk)

Lily Allen on working with Martin McDonagh: I would say things that might shock people, and he would be smiling – The Irish Times

Was it worth it? Edinburgh fringe acts give their verdict on the festival | Edinburgh festival 2023 | The Guardian

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

At a Rejuvenated Stratford, Second Chances for Plays and Theaters - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Civilians Take on AI and Hershey Felder Plays Chopin in Upcoming 59E59 Season - TheaterMania.com

Offstage drama: San Diego theaters reeling from one-two punch of falling revenue and rising costs - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Are your favorite Columbus theaters at risk of closing forever? (dispatch.com)

Idaho Shakespeare Festival's tax status questioned (boisedev.com)

You Only Have Four More Days To See ‘The Pillowman’ In London. Here’s Why You Should. (forbes.com)

Ross: Theater needs to change to adapt to a new audience - MyNorthwest.com

Broadway-bound ‘Hippest Trip — The Soul Train Musical’ interrogates the great man myth | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Oregon Shakespeare Festival welcomes new artistic director | Community | kdrv.com

AMERICAN THEATRE | Black Ensemble Theater: The Jackie Taylor Story

Community Theatre Under Fire for Knowingly Casting Sex Offender in Shows with Minors — OnStage Blog

'She Came to Me': Inside new Anne Hathaway rom-com - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)