This Week's Theater News: Nov. 20, 2023

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This Week's Theater News: Nov. 20, 2023

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

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Bennett Liebman

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Government Law Center at Albany Law School

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November 20, 2023

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Greater Capital District

Educational theater lab opens new location in Albany | NEWS10 ABC

'Cabaret,' 'Something Rotten,' 'Fences' and 'East of Berlin' take top honors at Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Awards | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

theREP Wins at Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Awards - Capital Repertory Theatre (attherep.org)

Shakespeare & Company's Production Of August Wilson's FENCES Takes The Top Spot At The Berkshire Theatre Critic Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Curtain rises on new theater season in the Capital Region – Spotlight News

Jesus Christ Superstar coming to Proctors Theatre (news10.com)

Adams: BART students performing 'Tracks' | Community News | berkshireeagle.com

Lameece Issaq spent 2 weeks developing her solo show at the Williamstown Theater Festival. It just made its off-Broadway debut | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Take 5: Bridge Street Theatre's mission is to bring forgotten 'masterpieces to life.' John Sowle believes 'Sympathetic Magic' is a perfect candidate | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

"Sympathetic Magic" is a Rewarding Gem at BST - Nippertown

SPAC, Saratoga Independent School put on ‘Dial up the 90’s’ performance – Saratogian

U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins resigns congressional seat (ny1.com)

Sources: Brian Higgins to leave Congress to lead Shea's Performing Arts Center (buffalonews.com)

First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Berkshires Awards; Mac-Haydn Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

Chapter Two a Great Way to Enjoy an Evening of Timeless Neil Simon - Nippertown

"The Sound Inside" Coming to CMH 11/17-11/26 - Nippertown

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS Comes to Capital Repertory Theatre This Month (broadwayworld.com)

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to Feature Works by Whitney White, Luis Quintero, and Heidi Armbruster - TheaterMania.com

5 Questions with Barbara Davis - Nippertown

Everywhere Else

Billy Crudup returns to stage role that once nearly scared him off (mercurynews.com)

Definition Theatre makes plans for a new home while building community connections - Chicago Reader

Wise Guys: The First Christmas Story turns the journey of the Magi into a buddy adventure. - Chicago Reader

‘The Choir of Man’ heads to Chicago’s Apollo Theater (chicagotribune.com)

Review: Stellar “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at Marriott (chicagotribune.com)

David Harbour, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ann Dowd, and Denis O'Hare to Perform in Signature Theatre Reading of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST (broadwayworld.com)

Review Roundup: HARMONY Opens On Broadway! See What the Critics Are Saying! (broadwayworld.com)

See the Stars of Harmony Talk Joy, Laughter and Tears on Opening Night | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

‘Harmony’ Review: Barry Manilow Writes the (Broadway) Songs - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

'Harmony' review: Barry Manilow's musical is moving, but isn't in sync (nypost.com)

Oh, Barry. Manilow’s overly earnest ‘Harmony’ arrives on Broadway. - The Washington Post

Michael Imperioli Will Make Broadway Debut Opposite Jeremy Strong in AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (broadwayworld.com)

‘White Lotus’ star Michael Imperioli will join Jeremy Strong in ‘An Enemy of the People’ (broadwaynews.com)

Video: CHICAGO Celebrates 27th Year on Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Review: ‘Lion in Winter’ at Court Theatre is an old play on the prowl (chicagotribune.com)

Broadway veteran Christopher Sieber leads the cast of Old Globe's 'Scrooge' comedy this year - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Back for his third year as the Old Globe's Grinch, Andrew Polec is now a full-time San Diegan - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

A new ‘Almost Famous’: Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt bring musical to O’Neill in Waterford (theday.com)

Moxie Theatre's 'Man and Moon' explores the breast cancer community from two unique perspectives - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group appoints Lawrence Chapman as CFO (broadwaynews.com)

‘Gutenberg!’ joins $1 million club as Broadway sees increase in both attendance and gross (broadwaynews.com)

Steve Carell to make Broadway debut in ‘Uncle Vanya’; additional casting announced (broadwaynews.com)

Steve Carell, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose & More to Star in Uncle Vanya on Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

'Office' star Steve Carell heads to Broadway in 'Uncle Vanya' (nypost.com)

‘The Notebook’ announces complete cast (broadwaynews.com)

Final casting announced for Broadway bow of ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ (broadwaynews.com)

Joshua Boone, Emma Pittman and more join cast of ‘The Outsiders’ on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway makes powerful showing at 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards celebrating achievement in advertising (broadwaynews.com)

More than just a talkback: why Broadway is embracing post-show programming (broadwaynews.com)

Gabby Beans, Carmen M. Herlihy, April Matthis & Taylor Schilling Set for Buzzy Premiere of The Apiary at Second Stage | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Mitski, Eboni Booth, Whitney White Join Creative Team of The Queen's Gambit Musical | Playbill

Get a 1st Look at Scene Partners Starring Dianne Wiest and Josh Hamilton, Opening November 15 | Playbill

How the Company Cast Recording Documentary Inspired This New Play | Playbill

Alexandra Billings, Ito Aghayere, More to Lead POTUS at Geffen Playhouse | Playbill

Engrossing look at book that made Shakespeare who he is today (orlandosentinel.com)

In 'Rocky Horror,' has time overtaken the Time Warp? Review (orlandosentinel.com)

From Ancient Greece to Broadway, Music Has Played a Critical Role in Theater - The National Herald

‘London feels relatively safer’: UK’s iconic West End acts as a testing ground for Broadway investment – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)

Bebe Neuwirth and Steven Skybell Join the Cast of CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB on Broadway (broadwayworld.com)

Interview: Maury Yeston of TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Cineplex (broadwayworld.com)

SPAMALOT Partners With SPAM For a Collector's Can and More Collaborations (broadwayworld.com)

Review Roundup: WAITING FOR GODOT Opens Off-Broadway at Theatre For a New Audience (broadwayworld.com)

Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks in 'Waiting for Godot' | All Of It | WNYC

Emilie Kouatchou, Robert Lenzi & More to Star in THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Ogunquit Playhouse (broadwayworld.com)

Rita Moreno shared decades of wisdom with theater students (sanantonioreport.org)

Review: Alex Edelman battles neo-Nazi trolls in 'Just for Us' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Viking procession brings Yorkshire poets’ Beowulf to streets of Huddersfield | Stage | The Guardian

Sheridan Smith to star in Rufus Wainwright musical Opening Night | Musicals | The Guardian

Merrily We Stole A Song: Sondheim, Forbidden Broadway Style | Observer

Eric Idle Replaces John Cleese with Steve Martin in 'Spamalot' | The Mary Sue

In Texas, a Fight Over Gender and School Theater Takes an Unexpected Turn - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Sherman, Texas school officials rescind transgender policy for “Oklahoma!” | The Texas Tribune

» A Bright Golden Haze on “Oklahoma!” in Sherman TX Howard Sherman (hesherman.com)

‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ with Aubrey Plaza hits some rough waters - The Washington Post

‘How to Dance in Ohio’: A Story About Autism and Connection - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | SCR Managing Director Paula Tomei to Depart After 44 Years

A Parkland Father Stages the Unthinkable: Losing a Son in a School Shooting - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | NEA Launches ArtsHERE Grants, With Focus on Equity and Access

National Endowment for the Arts announces ArtsHERE pilot program (broadwaynews.com)

Shirley Jo Finney, 74, Dies; Addressed the Black Experience Onstage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” Makes Black Women Feel at Home - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Sondheim the Cinephile: How Film Shaped His Work

AMERICAN THEATRE | Gloria Oladipo Receives Medina Prize for Cultural Criticism

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Bennett Liebman, “This Week's Theater News: Nov. 20, 2023,” Government Law Center at Albany Law School , accessed May 17, 2024, https://governmentlawcenter.omeka.net/items/show/553.