This Week's Theater News: June 7, 2024

This Week's Theater News: June 7, 2024

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

Highlights:
• Bill introduced in U.S. Senate would give $1B to nonprofit theaters annually (NYT; WSHU Public Radio)
• Report: Cultural Solidarity Fund as a model for distributing money to arts workers (American Theatre)
• LGBTQ Pride in theater: progress and paths forward (Onstage Blog)
• “All of Me” models depicting every-day life of people with disabilities, hiring disabled people as expert consultants (NYT)

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

June 7, 2024

Greater Capital District

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Proctors in June (broadwayworld.com)

'Back to the Future’ speeds into Proctors at 88 mph | Arts | nippertown.com

Gotta get back in time: "Back to the Future: The Musical" begins tour at Proctors - an interview with writer Bob Gale | WAMC

Clinton Square Studios near Capital Rep awarded tax credits - Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com)

5 Questions with Andrew Daly | Arts | nippertown.com

5 Questions with Corey John Snide, co-founder and artistic director of the Capital District Arts Initiative | Arts | nippertown.com

Harbinger Theatre Goes Nuts for “The Squirrels” (berkshireonstage.blog)

REVIEW: Curtain Call Theatre's 'Native Gardens' | Arts | nippertown.com

“Native Gardens” at Curtain Call Theatre is funny and wise | WAMC

“Spinning My Wheels” Comes to the Byrdcliffe Theater in Woodstock (berkshireonstage.blog)

REVIEW: Fort Salem Theater's 'Godspell' an entertaining look at an age old story | Arts | nippertown.com

Great Barrington Public Theater Plans Benefit for Berkshire Voices / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

WAM Theatre Announces Free Summer Workshops (berkshireonstage.blog)

REVIEW: Great Barrington Public Theatre’s ‘Dog People’ by Leigh Strimbeck is a treat | Arts | nippertown.com

Great Barrington Public Theater Names Susie Weekes Roeder Board Chair (berkshireonstage.blog)

Great Barrington Public Theater's 'Dog People' allows cast and director to stretch their creative muscles | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

At Mr. Finn's Cabaret, Christine Andreas will bring her audience from 'Paris to Broadway' | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Alison Larkin is taking 'Grief ... A Comedy' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She's performing for Berkshire audiences before she leaves | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Mr. Finn's Cabaret artist Joshua Henry plans on letting the audience lean in | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Lineup Set for Williamstown Theatre Festival's WTF IS NEXT Featuring Adam Kantor, Britton & The Sting and More (broadwayworld.com)

Ghent Playhouse Announces Auditions for “The Outsider” (berkshireonstage.blog)

Community organizations come together for Shakespeare & Company event - The Berkshire Edge

How Syracuse students turned a history lesson into a historical marker for high school theater - syracuse.com

Cortland Rep to Open 53rd Summer Season With Lerner And Loewe's MY FAIR LADY (broadwayworld.com)

'The Color Purple' on stage now at Geva Theatre - WHEC.com

Everywhere Else

Box office takes a dip as Tony Awards ceremony approaches (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Box Office Holds Steady; Ben Platt Takes $650G At The Palace (deadline.com)

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Hell's Kitchen Joins the Top 5 Top Grossers | Playbill

Broadway sings New York's blues as post-COVID comeback lags (nypost.com)

Box Office: Why Broadway Never Bounced Back (hollywoodreporter.com)

Nonprofit Theaters Are in Trouble. Lawmakers Are Proposing Help. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

New bill from Blumenthal would give $1 billion to nonprofit theaters annually (wshu.org)

The special Tony Award for educators goes to Baltimore community artist CJay Philip | Fox News

Petition Launched For Inclusion Of Wig/Hair & Makeup Design Categories In Tony Awards (broadwayworld.com)

What It Means For These Artists To Be Nominated For A Tony Award (forbes.com)

Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar will host ‘The Tony Awards: Act One’ (broadwaynews.com)

Tony Awards FAQ! Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Tony Awards | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Janis Paige, Star of Broadway’s ‘The Pajama Game,’ Is Dead at 101 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Obituary: Film, TV and theater actress Janis Paige dies at 101 (mercurynews.com), AP

Janis Paige, Original Star of THE PAJAMA GAME, Dies At Age 101 (broadwayworld.com)

Tony Nominee Jessica Stone on Her Journey From Actor to Director | Observer

"The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre" | WAMC

Audra in Gypsy. Groff on Pride. Guilt on Stage? Stageworthy News of the Week – New York Theater

Jonathan Groff Talks 'Merrily We Roll Along' And The Sondheim Challenge (deadline.com)

Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to sing | AP News

Jonathan Groff Didn’t Want to Spend 7 Years as a “Singing Teenager” on ‘Glee’ | Vanity Fair

'It's amazing.' Daniel Radcliffe earns 1st Tony nomination for performance in 'Merrily We Roll Along' (news12.com)

Merrily We Roll Along Director Maria Friedman Was Determined to Make Sondheim Proud | Playbill

amBroadway | Audra McDonald to lead ‘Gypsy’ revival, ‘Forbidden Broadway’ sets Off-Broadway return and more | amNewYork (amny.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Subscriptions Are Dead, Long Live Subscriptions!

AMERICAN THEATRE | How Cultural Solidarity Fund Got $1 Million Covid Relief to NYC Arts Workers

University of the Arts, Temple discussing merger to save school (inquirer.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Come As You Are

Jez Butterworth’s ‘The Hills of California’ to Open on Broadway - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘The Hills of California’ sets Broadway bow (broadwaynews.com)

Jez Butterworth’s 'The Hills of California' Sets Fall Broadway Run (deadline.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Joshua Allen: Coming Home Again

AMERICAN THEATRE | In ‘The Kāmau Trilogy,’ No Man Is an Island

Public Theater Takes Shakespeare in the Park Out on the Town - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Samm-Art Williams, Gentle Giant, Is Called Home

AMERICAN THEATRE | Princess for a Play

AMERICAN THEATRE | Taproot Theatre Campaigns to Save Its Season and Its Future

LGBTQ Pride in Theatre: Progress Made and Paths Forward for Improvement — OnStage Blog

Jessica Lange on ‘Mother Play’ + Live Theater Mistakes | Backstage

AMERICAN THEATRE | Paula Vogel, Tina Landau, and the Room That Made ‘Mother Play’

André De Shields on Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Paula Vogel Talk Mother Play & More on The Broadway Show | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

AMERICAN THEATRE | The Subtext: Samuel D. Hunter Writes His Way Home

How ‘Cabaret’ became Broadway’s hottest ticket — and most divisive show - The Washington Post

No sets? Few props? No problem, says Bebe Neuwirth on 'deconstructed' 'Cabaret' revival | AP News

Video Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin, on the return of ‘Cabaret’ to Broadway - ABC News (go.com)

The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical — Signature Theatre (sigtheatre.org)

What if the Disabled Characters Were Just Going About Their Day? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Mia Katigbak Is a Pioneer in Asian American Theatre. At 69, She’s Finally Making Her Broadway Debut | Playbill

Justin Levine (‘The Outsiders’ composer and writer) video interview - GoldDerby

‘The Outsiders’: anatomy of a rumble (broadwaynews.com)

Watch Brody Grant of ‘The Outsiders’ perform ‘Great Expectations’ (broadwaynews.com)

In their words: What made the 2023-2024 Broadway season’s shows belong in this year? (broadwaynews.com)

‘Slave Play’ documentary will debut at Tribeca Film Festival (broadwaynews.com)

Kara Young (‘Purlie Victorious’) video interview - GoldDerby

Video: Kara Young Is Coming for Her Tony Award (broadwayworld.com)

‘Fetching Water’ will offer industry reading (broadwaynews.com)

Suzy Delvalle and Jamie Bennett named interim leaders of Americans for the Arts (broadwaynews.com)

Hamid Dehghani’s ‘English’ - Reduced Shakespeare Company

AMERICAN THEATRE | Joshua Allen: Coming Home Again

David Korins (‘Here Lies Love’ scenic designer) video interview - GoldDerby

Artist to Artist: Alex Timbers Interviews David Korins About Creating the Here Lies Love Set - TheaterMania.com

Austin theaters are reviving lost Broadway gems as micro-musicals (statesman.com)

Tony Nominee Michael Greif on the Significance of Pride in His Life | Broadway Direct

Longtime Friends Rosalind Chao and BD Wong Are Playing Siblings in What Became of Us | Playbill

Report: A Rodgers and Hart Biopic Is Coming | Playbill

Harlem Stage Names New Artistic Director and CEO | Playbill

Ben Platt Is Bringing Queer Joy to the Newly Reopened Palace Theatre | Playbill

Ben Platt details 'scary' first show after 'Dear Evan Hansen' success (nypost.com)

Ben Platt reveals Noah Galvin Brooklyn wedding details: video (nypost.com)

Kate Baldwin, Marc Kudisch, Beth Leavel and More Join Follies in Concert at Carnegie Hall | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

The Great Gatsby’s Sara Chase Speaks Out About Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I'm Living My Greatest Dream and My Nightmare’ | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

William Jackson Harper’s Wild, Wonderful Year on the New York Stage | Vanity Fair

What Tony Nominations Mean to Sarah Paulson and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (yahoo.com)

Rick Elice reveals the guiding emotion of ‘Water for Elephants’ (broadwaynews.com)

'Billions' Star Stephen Kunken Talks Climate Change Play 'Kyoto' (variety.com)

'Choice' Review: Winnie Holzman's Play at MccCarter Theater (variety.com)

ILLINOISE, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG And OH, MARY! Take Top Honors At LGBTQ Critics' Dorian Theater Awards (broadwayworld.com)

Justin Peck (‘Illinoise’ director and choreographer) video interview - GoldDerby

Ricky Ubeda and Ben Cook on Their Electrifying Dance Partnership in Illinoise | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Broadway Q&A: Illinoise director and choreographer Justin Peck (timeout.com)

Watch: The Cast of Illinoise Brings 'Jacksonville' to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Playbill

COME FROM AWAY Co-Writer Irene Sankoff Will Play Bonnie in Ottawa Production (broadwayworld.com)

Video: Alicia Keys Says HELL'S KITCHEN Is an 'Open Door' For Those Who Have Never Seen a Broadway Show (broadwayworld.com)

‘Stereophonic’ receives second extension (broadwaynews.com)

'Stereophonic' Gets A Confident Five-Month Broadway Extension (deadline.com)

Tom Pecinka Talks 'Stereophonic' On Broadway, Tony Nomination | HuffPost Entertainment

Review Roundup: Alexis Scheer's BREAKING THE STORY (broadwayworld.com)

Tim Minchin Will Embark on North American Tour This Summer (broadwayworld.com)

Ani DiFranco on Broadway, her new album, and the doc about her debuting at Tribeca | WAMC

Review: MIRACLE OF MIRACLES Rekindles Broadway Memories at The 92nd Street Y (broadwayworld.com)

Roger Bart on his role as Doc Brown in Broadway’s ‘Back to the Future’ (news12.com)

Jenn Colella On ‘Suffs,’ Motherhood, & Backstage Rituals (bustle.com)

What We Know So Far About THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Musical (broadwayworld.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | SPACE on Ryder Farm to Suspend Operations

Signature Theatre Announces Its 2024-25 Season - TheaterMania.com

High School Theatre Class to Be Revived After Surge in Community Support (broadwayworld.com)

I sailed the high seas with over 2,000 Broadway fans. The cruise was more than just a vacation for these passengers. (yahoo.com)

Poker Tournament Shuffles Up Record-Shattering Fundraising – Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company seeks funding to stay afloat (berkeleyside.org)

Review: ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ at ACT is epic for every minute of its 3½ hours | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Photos: First Look At Bay Area Premiere Of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE At Ray Of Light Theatre (broadwayworld.com)

Review: Center Rep’s ‘Cabaret,’ written in 1966, implicates you in 2024 | Datebook (sfchronicle.com)

Nestruck on Theatre: Are you seeing more or less theatre right now – and why? - The Globe and Mail

Celebrate 2-4-6-0-1 Day This Saturday; LES MISERABLES Ends Sold-Out Toronto Run (broadwayworld.com)

Review: A divinely inspired Cymbeline showcases Shakespeare’s ‘everything bagel’ at the Stratford Festival - The Globe and Mail

Transforming young lives through theater and journalism - Chicago Reader

Lord of the Rings Musical Sets Casting for American Premiere at Chicago Shakespeare - TheaterMania.com

Jonathan Shaboo from 'The Kite Runner' on Broadway in Chicago at CIBC Theater discusses upcoming performance - ABC7 Chicago

Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution gives a complicated activist his due - Chicago Reader

Romance and regret, Sondheim style - Chicago Reader

JELLY’S LAST JAM Electrifies the Pasadena Playhouse | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena News

Danny Feldman has gone big and bold at Pasadena Playhouse - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Olivier-Winning Play 'Dear England' Set for National Theatre Return (variety.com)

Play about England football team to return with potential for new final act | James Graham | The Guardian

Complete Cast Joins Vanessa Williams for The Devil Wears Prada in the U.K. | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Closer to Heaven review – Pet Shop Boys musical is still hellish | Theatre | The Guardian

Demi Moore’s Dog Pilaf Liked Tom Holland’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (vulture.com)

Tom Holland's 'Romeo & Juliet' Brings Fan Frenzy to London's West End (variety.com)

A View from the Bridge review – Dominic West leads 50s drama into the present | Theatre | The Guardian

A View from the Bridge review: Dominic West gently reinvents Arthur Miller’s tragic hero | The Independent

Dominic West gives a superb performance in A View from the Bridge — review (ft.com)

A View from the Bridge, Theatre Royal Haymarket, review: Dominic West is a revelation in this production (telegraph.co.uk)