This Week's Theater News: Jan. 19, 2024

This Week's Theater News: Jan. 19, 2024

The latest news in theater in New York's Capital Region and beyond.

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

January 19, 2024

Greater Capital Region

Barrington Stage Company elects Richard Slutzky as board president | Bizbrief | berkshireeagle.com

Bonacio announces sponsorship with Universal Preservation Hall - Nippertown

Michael Flatley's 'Lord of the Dance' set for March at Proctors - Nippertown

'Spring Awakening' comes to SLOC Jan. 19-28 - Nippertown                 

Single Tickets to BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Capital Repertory Theatre Go On Sale This Week (broadwayworld.com)

CLYDE'S Comes to Syracuse Stage This Month (broadwayworld.com)

Opera Saratoga Announces Additional Casting And Concert Series For 62nd Annual Summer Festival (broadwayworld.com)

THEATER REVIEW: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' plays at the Majestic Theater through Feb. 11 - The Berkshire Edge

THEATER REVIEW: 'Annie' plays at Proctors Theatre through Jan. 14 - The Berkshire Edge

Adams native Nathan Johnson's newest play is set in the Berkshires. Here's where to watch the livestream ... | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

On the eve of WAM Theatre's 15th anniversary, Kristen van Ginhoven is letting go and moving on | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Immersive entertainment abounds – Saratogian

Schenectady Civic Players' production of "The Father" by Florian Zeller 1/19-1/28 | WAMC

The Creative Life: Jane Curtin | WAMC

5 Questions with theater actor Josh Romeo - Nippertown

Schenectady’s Classic Theater Guild takes on Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile' - Nippertown

Everywhere Else

Industry Pro Newsletter: Suburban Theatre Audiences Are Still Missing in NYC and Beyond (broadwayworld.com)

‘Harmony,’ Barry Manilow’s Passion Project, to Close on Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Harmony’ announces closing (broadwaynews.com)

Actor Sues 1776 Tour Producers for Racial Discrimination and Retaliation (broadwayworld.com)

Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada Will Lead THE GREAT GATSBY Musical on Broadway This Spring (broadwayworld.com)

A ‘Great Gatsby’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway in March - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Tony Award nominees Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada will lead ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway's "How to Dance in Ohio" shines a light on autistic stories - CBS News

‘Lempicka,’ the Broadway Musical About the Art Deco Artist, Will Be Staged at Sotheby’s New York for One Night (artnet.com)

Amber Iman, Beth Leavel, Andrew Samonsky, More Join the Cast of Lempicka on Broadway | Playbill

LEMPICKA Announces Collaboration With Sotheby's Auction House (broadwayworld.com)

Corey Cott and McKenzie Kurtz Will Lead THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL; Full Cast Revealed! (broadwayworld.com)

Corey Cott and McKenzie Kurtz to star in Huey Lewis musical ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ (broadwaynews.com)

STEREOPHONIC Will Transfer to Broadway This Spring (broadwayworld.com)

‘Stereophonic’ will transfer to Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Last year's best play Stereophonic moves to Broadway this spring (timeout.com)

Shaina Taub will lead her musical ‘Suffs’ on Broadway; full cast announced (broadwaynews.com)

Shaina Taub Will Star in Suffs on Broadway; Emily Skinner Joins Cast | Playbill

Nikki M. James, Jenn Colella and More to Star Alongside Shaina Taub in Broadway's Suffs | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Covid, Crutches, Surgery: For Christopher Abbott the Show Somehow Went On - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘The Emigrants’ Review: A Troubled Show Finally Debuts - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin retires | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Charlotte St. Martin to Step Down as President of Broadway League - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin will step down (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin to Retire from League | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

BROADWAY LEAGUE PRESIDENT ABRUPTLY EXITS (broadwayjournal.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Theatre Awards Roundup: Democracy Cycle, National YoungArts Week, TAP Plus, Hermitage

AMERICAN THEATRE | Interact Founding Artistic Director Jeanne Calvit to Retire

‘Things were being thrown at us!’ Is booing at the theatre actually a good thing? | Theatre | The Guardian

Move over Abba: new ‘riskier’ wave of British musicals to challenge West End’s established order | Theatre | The Guardian

RSC offers 25,000 tickets at £25 to ‘throw open doors’ to diverse crowds | Royal Shakespeare Company | The Guardian

David Kernan obituary | Musicals | The Guardian

Hadestown West End Cast (britishtheatre.com)

Don’t Destroy Me review – war is not over for fractured Jewish family | Theatre | The Guardian

AMERICAN THEATRE | Offscript: Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury Feel the ‘Illinoise’

AMERICAN THEATRE | Interact Founding Artistic Director Jeanne Calvit to Retire

Homeward Bound: A Revival of ‘The Wiz’ Eases Its Way Back to Broadway | Vogue

'The Wiz' — Deborah Cox brings Glinda goodness to the hit musical's revival :: Bay Area Reporter (ebar.com)

New Dramatists Will Honor Michael Greif At Annual Spring Luncheon This May (broadwayworld.com)

All That Chat - HUEY LEWIS ANNOUNCES COMPLETE BROADWAY CAST OF "THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL" (talkinbroadway.com)

LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES to Begin Performances at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre in February (broadwayworld.com)

On a Chicago stage, hundreds of puppets will retell an ancient Iranian story - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

Spotlight: Goodman, Dana Delany premiere thriller inspired by real life (dailyherald.com)

Hit Me Like a Flower lands in unexpected places - Chicago Reader

Love, Chaos, & Dinner is back with more spectacular acts - Chicago Reader

2024 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival opens this week (chicagotribune.com)

Broadway attendance remains steady as gross dips in second week of January (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Sweeney Todd Says Goodbye to Ashford and Groban With the $2 Million Club | Playbill

‘Shucked’ Scores Best-Ever $1.1M Gross In Final Week On Broadway – Deadline

Broadway’s Shucked Will Be Adapted for the Silver Screen | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Shucked to Be Turned Into Feature Film | Playbill

How Do You Write a Musical About Addiction? Adam Guettel Has Some Ideas | Playbill

Josh Radnor Is Exploring What It Is to Be Jewish Today | Playbill

'Our Class,' a timely play asking big questions about antisemitism, makes its New York premiere - New York Jewish Week (jta.org)

Ashley Griffin's Trial to Get NYC Industry Presentation | Playbill

Succession's Nicholas Braun Planning West End Debut in Lobby Hero | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Stephanie J. Block to Make West End Debut in Kiss Me, Kate Alongside Adrian Dunbar | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Succession Emmy Winner Sarah Snook Eyes Broadway Debut with Dorian Gray | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

'Succession' Emmy winner Sarah Snook Broadway debut 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (nypost.com)

Did This Couple Inspire Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway’s Prayer for the French Republic Rejoices with Heartbreak and Humor on Opening Night | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Theatrical Producer Martin McCallum Has Passed Away (broadwayworld.com)

Jose Llana, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Jasmine Amy Rogers, More Set for Julie Halston's Broadway Belts Concert | Playbill

Fat Ham, How to Dance in Ohio, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, More Nominated for 2024 GLAAD Media Awards | Playbill

Broadway’s ‘Fat Ham,’ ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ among 2024 GLAAD Media Awards nominees (broadwaynews.com)

Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce to Star in 'Pirates of Penzance' ⋆ The BroadwayBlog

Jonathan Bennett Makes Broadway Debut in Hit Revival of 'Monty Python's Spamalot' Next Week | EDGE United States (edgemedianetwork.com)

The problem with how Come from Away musical tells its 9/11 story (rte.ie)

Restaurant patron makes a server's Broadway dream come true with wholesome gesture - Scoop Upworthy

Grammy nominated Nicole Scherzinger to make Broadway debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard from London Production - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)

Orlando's Pulse musical 'From Here' sets off-Broadway debut (orlandosentinel.com)

How Often Do Actors Go On to Write Musicals? (broadwayworld.com)

Spring New York Theater Preview: 10 “Can’t Miss” Shows – New York Theater

Hannah Waddingham: Drama Teacher Said She'll 'Never Work on Screen' (variety.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Trisha Kirk Named Managing Director of the Guthrie Theater

Three Festival Shows Explore Toxic Society - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Sweeney Todd Announces Temporary Casting for Lead Roles - TheaterMania.com