This Week's Theater News: May 3, 2024

This Week's Theater News: May 3, 2024

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

Highlights:

• Theater reviews in the Capital Region: Three Mothers, The Kite Runner, Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf, and more
• Amherst, NY, residents to vote on $11M bond to build community theater
• Actors’ Equity sets deadline of June 17 for Development Agreement negotiations with Broadway League
• 2024 Tony nominations mark notable strides for female directors, veteran and rising performers alike

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

May 3, 2024

Greater Capital District

The Rep’s ‘Three Mothers’ promising but overwrought, overwritten (timesunion.com)

“Three Mothers” at The Rep is a trivial look at an important civil rights moment | WAMC

Interview: Adriana Scalice of SIX at Proctors (broadwayworld.com)

Hilarious Theatrical Mashup Brings Classic Characters to Life at Alleyway Theatre's 'Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf', Listen to the full interview with the Playwright Tim Sniffen - Buffalo Rising

"The Kite Runner" at Proctors 5/1-5/2 | WAMC

REVIEW: At Proctors, like a gust of wind that fills a kite to soaring heights 'The Kite Runner' flies high | Arts | nippertown.com

REVIEW: 'The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds' will have a startling effect on you | Arts | nippertown.com

REVIEW: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Bennington will make you feel like a rich man | Arts | nippertown.com

With ‘In Camera’ Troy Foundry Theatre offers a post-COVID look at isolation – Saratogian

REVIEW: Bunbury Players’ “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” (berkshireonstage.blog)

“Be Here Now” at Curtain Call is a story about living a happy life | WAMC

Great Barrington Public Theater offering four free programs highlighting new and in-progress works | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Joshua Henry, Krysta Rodriguez & More to Headline MR. FINN'S CABARET Season at BSC (broadwayworld.com)

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Reveals Residencies For 24 Writers Of Nine New Musicals (broadwayworld.com)

Albany Civic Theater Closes Their Season with “Driving Miss Daisy” (berkshireonstage.blog)

BEETLEJUICE, THE CHER SHOW, and More Set For Broadway in Syracuse 2024-25 Season (broadwayworld.com)

Amherst residents will get to vote on $11M bond to build community theater | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com)

Torn Space cements ties to Broadway Fillmore in Buffalo (buffalonews.com)

5 Questions with Kayla Toney | Arts | nippertown.com

Michael Lindsay-Hogg: "Talking Pictures" and Rock and Roll Circus at Hudson Hall | WAMC

Everywhere Else

2024 Tony nominations: the full list (broadwaynews.com)

 ‘Stereophonic’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Lead 2024 Tony Award Nominations (thedailybeast.com)

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations | Tony awards | The Guardian

2024 Tony Awards: ‘Stereophonic’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ lead nominations – Boston Herald

2024 Tonys Nominations: See The Full List Of Nominees (deadline.com)

2024 Tony Awards nominations: 'Hell's Kitchen,' 'Stereophonic' top the full list - ABC News (go.com)

Watch 2024 Best Musical Tony Videos – New York Theater

Musicals vs. Plays: How the 2023-2024 Broadway season measures up to those past (broadwaynews.com)

Tony Talk: What will win Best Musical? - GoldDerby

Tony nominations: Broadway shots eclipse safe bets - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

2024 Tony nominations mark notable strides for female directors, veteran and rising performers alike (broadwaynews.com)

2024 Tony Awards nominations breaks record for most female director nods - ABC News

At Tony Award nominations, there's opportunity for female directors (inquirer.net)

LGBTQ+ stars lead the nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards (thepinknews.com)

Alex Edelman To Receive Special Tony Award For 'Just For Us' (deadline.com)

Alex Edelman and more named recipients of special 2024 Tony Awards (broadwaynews.com)

Find Out Who's Receiving 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre and Special Tony Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Broadway Opened 12 Shows in 9 Days. Here’s What That Looked Like. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Broadway enjoys best-attended week of the 2023-2024 season while box office gross jumps (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/28/24 - THE WIZ, CABARET & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

'Gatsby', 'The Wiz', 'Water For Elephants' Top $1M At Broadway B.O. (deadline.com)

‘Illinoise’ leads Chita Rivera Award nominations (broadwaynews.com)

2024 Chita Rivera Award Nominations: Illinoise gets lots of love – New York Theater

Review: 'Illinoise' puts movement to the music of Sufjan Stevens (chicagotribune.com)

An interview with Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury about Tony Award nominee for Best New Musical "Illinoise" | WAMC

Theater Review: Sufjan Stevens’s ‘Illinoise’ (vulture.com)

'Illinoise' dance musical arrives on Broadway (ny1.com)

'Illinoise' on Broadway: A gripping riff on Sufjan Stevens' music - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Alicia Keys, Sufjan Stevens and Huey Lewis all have pretty great Broadway musicals - The Washington Post

New Adam Guettel Musical Millions to Premiere at Alliance Theatre - TheaterMania.com

The Nopebook: Who Didn’t Get Nominated for a 2024 Tony Award? - TheaterMania.com

Interview: Stan Brown Adds Broadway to His Resume at the Age of 61 - TheaterMania.com

Breaking Down the 2024 Tony Awards Nominations (broadwayworld.com)

These Are the Most-Nominated Individuals of the 2024 Tony Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Who Else Was Eligible for 2024 Tony Nominations? (broadwayworld.com)

Actors’ Equity issues deadline for Development Agreement negotiations (broadwaynews.com)

‘Forbidden Broadway’ will not play the Main Stem this summer (broadwaynews.com)

Community Theatre is Not a "Trap" — OnStage Blog

'A Strange Loop' Is an Uproarious Meta Musical on Black Queer Identity (and a Witty Takedown of Tyler Perry) (sfist.com)

‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ is a piece of musical theater history on N.J. stage | Review - nj.com

‘Hair’ at Signature Theatre review: Yes, this messy musical still works in 2024 - The Washington Post

Suffragists Take The Spotlight In The Broadway Musical ‘Suffs’ (forbes.com)

Three Broadway Shows Put Motherhood in the Spotlight | The New Yorker

2024 Tonys remind us Jews can do it all – The Forward

Tony Awards 2024: Who are the Jews up for awards? - The Jewish Chronicle (thejc.com)

Musical Pros Who Scored in 2024 Tony Nominations: Alicia Keys & More (billboard.com)

Daniel Radcliffe on Breaking the Spell in ’Merrily We Roll Along’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Review: ACT’s ‘A Strange Loop’ is a musical whirligig of invention | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

This Berkeley native just got nominated for a Tony Award | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Review: Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Red Red Red’ writes new myth of queer love | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Theater Talk: Yancey, Loconti-Alcocer shine in WATSON INTELLIGENCE and THE PRICE. SATCHEL PAIGE closes this weekend... so much good theater (see listings) | WBFO

34 years after their first encounter with musical, Moonlight couple heads back 'Into the Woods' - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

For Shoshana Bean, Dreams Have No Deadlines | Backstage

Melanie La Barrie Won't Stage Door at HADESTOWN Following 'Scary' Fan Interactions (broadwayworld.com)

What Do the Drama Desk Awards Nominations Mean for the 2024 Tony Awards? (broadwayworld.com)

Tony Awards Administration Committee Makes Final Rulings on SUFFS, THE GREAT GATSBY and More (broadwayworld.com)

Reuters on X: " Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen' received 13 Tony nominations, including for best musical. The semi-autobiographical musical tells the story about a gifted teenager growing up in Manhattan https://t.co/CuxE8P9rHr #TonyAwards https://t.co/mz0h5lzL6T" / X (twitter.com)

How ‘Stereophonic’ on Broadway Beat Tony-Nominations Record (vulture.com)

Tony Award nominations 2024: Full list of nominees and analysis - The Washington Post

Tony Nominations 2024: Biggest Snubs and Surprises - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Nopebook: Who Didn’t Get Nominated for a 2024 Tony Award? - TheaterMania.com

A deep dive into the Tony Awards nominations: Who made history? - GoldDerby

The 2024 Tony nominations were pretty brutal (nypost.com)

Tony Snubs & Surprises: No Noms For Big Names Steve Carell & Michael Imperioli (deadline.com)

Tony Awards nominations snub ‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ play that debuted in Syracuse - syracuse.com

Tony Awards: Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Radcliffe and Rachel McAdam nominated (bbc.com)

2024 Tony Award nominations: Canadians earn nods on Broadway (thestar.com)

Overlooked: Which Shows and Actors Were Shut Out of the 2024 Tony Award Nominations? | Playbill

'We Are All Worthy': The Notebook's Ingrid Michaelson Comforts Those Who Weren't Tony Nominated | Playbill

Alicia Keys on Nabbing 13 Tony Nominations for ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Tony Nominees Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman on 'Lempicka' Reactions (variety.com)

Sarah Paulson on Her First Tony Nomination for ‘Appropriate’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Holland Taylor had adorable reaction to Sarah Paulson's Tony Award nomination (thepinknews.com)

Broadway Star fires back at critic of his Tony Nomination — OnStage Blog

Have Many Shows this Season Premiered Long Before Broadway? (broadwayworld.com)

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone Will Return to Broadway in THE ROOMMATE (broadwayworld.com)

Mia Farrow & Patti LuPone Are Broadway-Bound In Comedy 'The Roommate' (deadline.com)

Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow to Star in ‘The Roommate’ on Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

South Jersey girls are inspired by the Tony-nominated Broadway production, 'Suffs' (inquirer.com)

Tony Nominations 2024: Clark Atlanta grad among esteemed nominees (fox5atlanta.com)

‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)

Tony-winning musical A Strange Loop to get Canadian premiere - The Globe and Mail

Review: Four Minutes, Twelve Seconds, starring Megan Follows, is a blow to the Studio 180 brand - The Globe and Mail

4 University of Cincinnati alumni land Tony Award noms

"Death Becomes Her" gets a new life as a Broadway musical (chicagotribune.com)

Review: "Guys and Dolls" at Drury Lane Theatre needs more focus (chicagotribune.com)

Live theater in Chicago: 10 plays to see in May | WBEZ Chicago

A gripping Hamlet - Chicago Reader

Review: "Judgment Day" has Jason Alexander and huge, old-school laughs (chicagotribune.com)

Ritual and realism - Chicago Reader

Goofs, glorious goofs - Chicago Reader

David, A New Musical to Premiere Off-Broadway - TheaterMania.com

On stage: TimeLine premieres dust bowl drama, Metropolis revives ‘9 to 5’ (dailyherald.com)

Leslie Uggams And Liz Callaway Join The Honorary Board Of The York Theatre Company (broadwayworld.com)

Sherman superintendent is out after ‘Oklahoma!’ fallout (dallasnews.com)

Melissa Manchester on Playing Mrs. Brice in 'Funny Girl' and Celebrating 50 Years in Show Business (jewishjournal.com)

Broadway Star Samantha Pauly Talks The Great Gatsby and SIX (Exclusive) (people.com)

Ben Platt is Playing Himself, For Once, at the Palace | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Children's Theatre: Why a lead actor quit 'Frog and Toad' (twincities.com)

Rialto Chatter: TITANIQUE Eyes West End Run (broadwayworld.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | The Subtext: Jenni Lamb Shops Local

AMERICAN THEATRE | Has the World Finally Caught Up With Roger Q. Mason?

It's Okay to Say No to a Role — OnStage Blog

Alfred Molina Cries While Remember Dad Being Disappointing in Him Acting (variety.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Snehal Desai: At Last, a Roadmap for CTG

Center Theatre Group 2024-25 season reopens Mark Taper Forum - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | John Langs to Leave Seattle’s ACT to Become Drama Dean at UNCSA

One Final Ride | An Exit Interview with Tony Winner Bonnie Milligan as She Say Goodbye to Aunt Debra in KIMBERLY AKIMBO (theatrely.com)

New musical based on Horizon scandal is ‘deep dive into the crushing heartbreak’ | Stage | The Guardian

A Challenge for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s New Leaders - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Theatre funds and mega-investors edge out ‘angels’ in thriving West End (ft.com)

Sweat review – chilling vision of a divided, alienated America | Theatre | The Guardian

‘I don’t know if my body can do this’: does A Chorus Line still ring true for dancers? | Stage | The Guardian

Priscilla the Party! to close in the West End more than four months early | Theatre | The Guardian

John Cleese, On Why Fawlty Towers Works Better On The Stage (Video) (bleedingcool.com)

German actor Nina Hoss: ‘London is more driven. In the theatre, people are full of positive energy’ | Theatre | The Guardian

Sarah Ruhl Reintroduces Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ 100 Years Later, This Time to Audiences Who Are Ready for It — The Ghost Light (ghost-light.com)

Tom Viertel Stepping Down as Chairman of the O'Neill Theater Center | Playbill