This Week's Theater News: March 8, 2024

This Week's Theater News: March 8, 2024

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

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

March 8, 2024

Greater Capital District

‘Sweat’ at the Rep: A working class vision of American society – Saratogian

Lynn Nottage's SWEAT to Open at Capital Repertory Theatre in Two Weeks (broadwayworld.com)

An intense week of local theater ahead – Saratogian

Williamstown Theatre 2024 season includes Rachel Bloom, “Dragon Mama” (timesunion.com)

Williamstown Theatre Festival 2024 features 3 fully staged productions and a 4-day sneak peek at what the future holds | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Work by Rachel Bloom, Sara Porkalob & More Set for 2024 Williamstown Theatre Festival Summer Season (broadwayworld.com)

Productions From Rachel Bloom, David Ives and Sara Porkalob Join Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2024 Summer Season | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Williamstown Theatre Festival Marks 70th Year with Bold Return: Porkalob & Bloom Lead (bnnbreaking.com)

Rachel Bloom's Death, Let Me Do My Show, Sara Porkalob's Dragon Mama, More in Williamstown Theatre Festival Summer Season | Playbill

5 Questions with Albany High's Iris Whalen, Nina Scandurra | Theater | nippertown.com

Schenectady High brings 'Emma: A Pop Musical' to stage | Theater | nippertown.com

REVIEW: ‘Agnes of God’ at Fort Salem Theater | Arts | nippertown.com

REVIEW: Barrington Stage Co.'s 10x10 New Play Festival | Arts | nippertown.com

Niskayuna High School to put on production of 'Oklahoma!' | Arts | nippertown.com

REVIEW: Home Made Theater's 'Peter Pan' has a bumpy flight | Arts | nippertown.com

Kate Douglas and Shayfer James perform excerpts of “The Ninth Hour” at Spencertown Academy Arts Center | WAMC

Big Gay Hudson Valley presents Broadway and "The Gilded Age" star Clay Elder's solo show in Kington and Albany | WAMC

Creative License Theater Collective's "Afterlife: A Ghost Story" Playing at Cohoes Music Hall from March 8th-17th | WAMC

Barrington Stage Unveils Diverse 2024 Lineup: Musicals, Premieres, and Classics Take Center Stage (bnnbreaking.com)

WAM Theatre Announces Cast for Fresh Takes Reading of “Be Here Now” (berkshireonstage.blog)

Berkshire Theatre Group's 2024 season features Tony-nominated actress Maria Tucci; rarely seen Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Summer 2024 Season (berkshireonstage.blog)

Berkshire Theatre Group Announces 4000 MILES, Rodgers & Hammerstein and More for Summer 2024 Season (broadwayworld.com)

THEATER REVIEW: 'The Ladyslipper' plays at the Majestic Theater through March 24 - The Berkshire Edge

Guide to Theater Shows This Month & Beyond in WNY - Step Out Buffalo

Theater Talk: FAUCI AND KRAMER, THE BOWLING PLAY, THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, just three of many fine shows currently running! | WBFO

THE LIGHT FANTASTIC at Road Less Traveled summons up horror, laughter, super(natural) special effects, and superb acting - Buffalo Rising

Park Theater sets 'Every Brilliant Thing' with Tectonic's Matt Joslyn (timesunion.com)

Personal Essay: Back on Stage (berkshireonstage.blog)

Proctors Theatre announces 2024-2025 season lineup (news10.com)

Tickets Now on Sale for LES MISERABLES at Proctors (broadwayworld.com)

April Heats Up As The Company Theatre Presents CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (broadwayworld.com)

Everywhere Else

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Broadway ‘Othello’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will lead ‘Othello’ on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Heading To Broadway In 'Othello' (deadline.com)

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Othello on Broadway (timeout.com)

'Spamalot' Sets Broadway Closing Notice (deadline.com)

Spamalot Announces Broadway Closing Date | Playbill

SPAMALOT To Close On Broadway This April (broadwayworld.com)

‘Spamalot’ revival sets closing date (broadwaynews.com)

‘Doubt’ revival is extended (broadwaynews.com)

Liev Schreiber on what makes 'Doubt: A Parable' revival timely (msnbc.com)

Where did NYC’s indie theater scene go? Backyards, basements and rooftops. - Gothamist

‘Days of Wine and Roses’ will end Broadway run early (broadwaynews.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | How ‘Days of Wine’ and ‘White Chip’ Stage Alcoholism and Recovery

Broadway's 'Days Of Wine And Roses' Sets Closing Notice (deadline.com)

David LeShay will step down from Theatre Development Fund (broadwaynews.com)

‘Appropriate’ and ‘Prayer’ break records, ‘Enemy of the People’ starts strong, as most Broadway shows dip at the box office (broadwaynews.com)

'Enemy Of The People' Begins Broadway Previews To Sell-Out Crowds (deadline.com)

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/3/24 - HAMILTON, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

Is Broadway’s spring as overcrowded as it seems? (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Overflowing! Overpriced? Overblown?? Stageworthy News of the Week – New York Theater

How a new generation of producers is transforming Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Spring Culture Preview | The New Yorker

Exclusive: Hillary Rodham Clinton appears in new ‘Suffs’ video (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway League will now dim all marquee lights in memory of Hinton Battle (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Expands Light-Dimming Honor For Hinton Battle After Outcry (deadline.com)

'Slave Play' Author Has Message For UK Prime Minister: "Kick Rocks" (deadline.com)

'Forbidden Broadway' to come to Broadway this summer | New York Theatre Guide

Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut This Summer - TheaterMania.com

Off-Broadway World Premiere of The Ally Extends at The Public Theater | Playbill

When people won’t agree to disagree in ‘The Ally’ Off-Broadway at The Public - DC Theater Arts

Brian d’Arcy James on Broadway, Booze, Tonys, and ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ (thedailybeast.com)

'The Who's Tommy' to offer Broadway lottery tickets | New York Theatre Guide

AMERICAN THEATRE | Margo Moskowitz Named Managing Director at Philadelphia Theatre Company

AMERICAN THEATRE | Owning It

Anti-gay actress blames LGBTQ people in cast for her firing — OnStage Blog

Texas School District in Hot Water Again over cancellation of "The Laramie Project" — OnStage Blog

Keller high school backtracks, students will perform ‘The Laramie Project’ (dallasnews.com)

My Hopes for the Next Theatre Critic for the Washington Post — OnStage Blog

Review: For ‘Jack Tucker,’ Failure Is the Only Option - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway Poll: Favorite March and April 2024 Shows, in 4 Categories – New York Theater

AMERICAN THEATRE | Tom Walker, Don Quixote of the Living Theatre

Review: Remember This Trick pulls a fast one on the Book of Esther (timeout.com)

Edward Bond, 89, Playwright Who Clashed With Royal Censors, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Edward Bond: a phenomenal talent who upturned theatre with his explosive plays | Edward Bond | The Guardian

Edward Bond, blazingly original British playwright, dies aged 89 | Edward Bond | The Guardian

Bringing ‘Teeth,’ a Feminist Awakening With a Lethal Bite, to the Stage - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Berkeley Rep actors set sail on field trip for play about Angel Island (sfchronicle.com)

Bay Area theater: Spring brings shattering dramas, queer romps, immersive experiences | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Review: Buckley and Baldwin once had a public debate about race. Today, it’s stirring theater | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Nidia Medina Named Producing Director of INTAR

Go Inside the 1st Rehearsal for Uncle Vanya, Starring Steve Carell and Alison Pill | Playbill

John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism | Theatre | The Guardian

‘I have big ambitions’: Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran on her West End shocker – and building solar-powered factories | Stage | The Guardian

The Guardian view on theatre pricing: an issue of cultural democracy | Editorial | The Guardian

Sunak’s sabre-rattling is pure cynicism – Black Out nights are a small, vital corrective to theatre’s lack of diversity | Arifa Akbar | The Guardian

Albany Park Theater Project’s ‘Port of Entry’ show tickets | WBEZ Chicago

‘The Grieving Project’: DC’s Open Circle Theatre aims to produce ‘radically accessible’ hybrid experience - WTOP News

Woman Who Demanded 'Wicked' Spectator Stop 'Sing-Along' Applauded (newsweek.com)

Future of deteriorating Jackie Gleason Theater a tossup - Miami Today (miamitodaynews.com)

Review: ‘A Man of No Importance’ shows spirit of community theater (pressherald.com)

Review: 'Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody' is for the fans (chicagotribune.com)

Review: "The Time Machine: A Tribute to the '80s" at Black Ensemble (chicagotribune.com)

Sprinkler system drenches first two 'Hairspray' performances in Denver | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

Baayork Lee brings 'Beauty and the Beast' to City Springs (roughdraftatlanta.com)

How this Australian actor with autism got the lead role in a US stage play | The Star

Kit Harington to strip naked in 'full-frontal' sex toy scene for new project - Daily Star

Meet the Ordway boss working to keep the arts relevant and vital to St. Paul and the region (startribune.com)

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Long Wharf Theatre (broadwayworld.com)

Interview: Playwright Sarah Ruhl chats about adapting EURYDICE Into a Libretto (broadwayworld.com)

Video: Beth Leavel Celebrates Her Return to the Longacre Theatre (broadwayworld.com)

The New York Public Library is showcasing never-before-seen Broadway images (timeout.com)

Where Broadway's Newest Shows Got Their Start (broadwayworld.com)

Photos: Take a Look at the New Broadway Wicked Cast, Featuring Donna McKechnie, Mary Kate Morrissey, Alexandra Socha, More | Playbill