This Week's Theater News: Dec. 1, 2023

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This Week's Theater News: Dec. 1, 2023

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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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December 1, 2023

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Greater Capital District

AMERICAN THEATRE | Hudson Valley Shakes Unveils Ambitious Green Design for Permanent Home

Why you should boycott Syracuse City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' this year — OnStage Blog

Capital Region students stitch their way to success at renowned theatre | WRGB (cbs6albany.com)

Congressman to head Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo (buffalonews.com)

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ in Albany is karaoke at The Rep – Saratogian

Concert Review: 'Million Dollar Quartet' @ theREP - Nippertown

‘BOCA’ at Curtain Call Theatre strives to be a comedy with a heart – Saratogian

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and NEXT TO NORMAL Set For Barrington Stage Company's 2024 Season (broadwayworld.com)

Williamstown Theatre Festival Reveals Margaret Gould Stewart As New Chair Of The Board Of Trustees (broadwayworld.com)

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP - Williamstown Theatre Festival (wtfestival.org)

Plenty of ho-ho-ho's on the stages of local theater this season (timesunion.com)

Black Theatre Troupe founder Jean-Remy Monnay looks back on accomplishments, forward to new challenges - Nippertown

Proctors announces 2024 run of Chicago (news10.com)

Holiday bounty starts now | WAMC

'Girl from the North Country' coming to Proctors Schenectady - Nippertown

Kate Maguire, the artistic director of Berkshire Theatre Group, knows that the arts can transform a community | Business | berkshireeagle.com

Support East Coast Regional Theaters on Giving Tuesday (broadwayworld.com)

Theater Talk: Right now it's LEGALLY BLONDE, ALL MY SONS, MASTER HAROLD, and THE HOMECOMING and A CHRISTMAS STORY opens the holiday season. | WBFO

Editorial: Rep. Higgins' early checkout (timesunion.com)

Brian Higgins named CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center - Buffalo Business First (bizjournals.com)

Everywhere Else

What a new class of artistic directors could mean for Broadway and beyond (broadwaynews.com)

‘Mean Girls’ experience coming to New York City in January 2024 (broadwaynews.com)

An immersive ‘Mean Girls’ experience is coming to NYC this winter (timeout.com)

Carol Burnett campaigns to name a Broadway theater for Harold Prince (broadwaynews.com)

‘Here Lies Love’ finishes with highest-grossing, best-attended week; Thanksgiving boosts Broadway to highest grossing week of the season to date (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/26/23 (broadwayworld.com)

John Tartaglia joins producing team of ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ (broadwaynews.com)

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Amid Falling Walls at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene? | Playbill

AMERICAN THEATRE | Authenticity and Urgency: New Plays For Us and By Us

‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of Resilience From the Holocaust Era - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

How Non-Profit Theatres Are Trying to Save Themselves. And the Theatre Industry | Playbill

Atlanta-based director facing multiple allegations of abuse and misconduct — OnStage Blog

William Ivey Long sued over sexual abuse allegations — OnStage Blog

Betty Boop play ‘Boop! The Musical’ at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre sees Broadway team craft love story for a new age - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

Who comes first – playwright or director? It depends which country you’re in | Theatre | The Guardian

Desperate for staff, Moulin Rouge! The Musical lures talent with a free show at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre

AMERICAN THEATRE | Translating Jon Fosse Isn’t Just About the Words

New York City Ballet and Its Orchestra Reach Contract Deal - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Small Chicago theater companies are on the upswing | Crain's Chicago Business

Orlando looks to revitalize old theater as it moves forward with new entertainment district (clickorlando.com)

An Avett Brothers musical is testing the waters. Next stop: Broadway? - The Washington Post

Will Swept Away Rock John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Mayer Back to Broadway? - Washington City Paper

Cynthia Erivo doesn’t sing the same old tune - The Washington Post

Bar Brawl Spills Into Court As Broadway Theaters Signal Last Call (forbes.com)

Bruce Sussman, Barry Manilow work in 'Harmony' - Newsday

'Waitress' musical showed Broadway the power of female fans - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Brookline native Alex Edelman brings hit Broadway show to Colonial Theater for one weekend - CBS Boston (cbsnews.com)

'Lempicka' Producers Use Art Deco Paintings to Sell a Broadway Show (variety.com)

Aubrey Plaza plunges into ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea's’ rough waters - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Casey Likes of ‘Back to the Future,’ Is on a Roll - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

How Broadway's 'Spamalot' Stars Keep Trying to Crack Each Other Up (variety.com)

Broadway in Miami Kicks Off with Five Shows (outsfl.com)

Broadway musical revivals that have given classics new levels of success | The Week

Director Alex Timbers on the End of Here Lies Love and a Career of Daring to Do 'Too Many Things' | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Taylor Trensch to Join Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Off-Broadway | Playbill

Frank DiLella's theater picks: 'Here Lies Love' and more (ny1.com)

Betty Who on Playing Persephone in 'Hadestown,' Broadway Dreams (rollingstone.com)          

American Blues Theater opens a new home Lincoln Avenue (chicagotribune.com)

American Blues Theater opens permanent location on North Side at Talman and Lincoln Avenues - ABC7 Chicago

Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ will make you believe kindness can win (chicagotribune.com)

Eddie Izzard returns to New York stage this winter to take on ‘Hamlet’ solo (foxnews.com)

From Tuning To Bows: A Retrospective on the Pit Orchestra | Arts | The Harvard Crimson (thecrimson.com)

Some Insufficient Words About Stephen Sondheim: A Reprise (wonkette.com)

Review: 'Moulin Rouge!': Paris nightclub with modern pop energy (courant.com)

How Jewish People Built the American Theater - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Manahatta,’ Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Play About the Lenape, Comes Home - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Frances Sternhagen, actress who appeared on "ER" and "Cheers," dies at 93 - CBS Los Angeles (cbsnews.com)

Frances Sternhagen, Tony-winning actress and TV mom, dies at 93 (nydailynews.com)

Frances Sternhagen, ‘Sex and the City’ Actress and Tony Winner, Dies at 93 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jill Sobule draws on Denver teen angst for hit New York stage musical | Arts news | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

AMERICAN THEATRE | Change Comes Fast, Changes Come Slow

12 new theater books you should read (timeout.com)

Atlanta-based director facing multiple allegations of abuse and misconduct — OnStage Blog

‘Is my play still relevant? I don’t care!’ Tom Stoppard on his Gaza quandary and reviving Rock ’n’ Roll | Tom Stoppard | The Guardian

‘I was in a state of rage’: playwright V, formerly Eve Ensler, on her long fight against violence | Domestic violence | The Guardian

Culture is not trivial, it’s about who we are. That’s why Labour needs a plan to save the arts | Charlotte Higgins | The Guardian

Actors' Equity Association Stands With The Association Of International Comedy Educators At Second City Chicago (broadwayworld.com)

Bruce Sabath, Leah Hocking, Emma Diner, More to Star in Appalachian Hanukkah Industry Reading | Playbill

Woolly Mammoth’s ‘Public Obscenities’ is long on insight. Also, long. - The Washington Post

Alex Lacamoire (‘Sweeney Todd’) video interview - GoldDerby

Stephen Sondheim's Turtle Bay townhouse sells for $7M (6sqft.com)

Revised ‘Shrek’ will tour North America in 2024 (broadwaynews.com)

Sarah Paulson Is More Than Ready for Her Return to Broadway in Appropriate | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

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Bennett Liebman, “This Week's Theater News: Dec. 1, 2023,” Government Law Center at Albany Law School , accessed May 17, 2024, https://governmentlawcenter.omeka.net/items/show/557.