This Week's Theater News: July 26, 2024

This Week's Theater News: July 26, 2024

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

July 26, 2024

Greater Capital District

Theater review: ‘Beautiful’ at Capital Rep joyously tuneful, moving (timesunion.com)

REVIEW: theRep's 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' | Life & Arts | dailygazette.com

REVIEW: ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ at theREP lives up to its name | Arts | nippertown.com

CapREP’s ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ - Spotlight News

REVIEW: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at theREP (berkshireonstage.blog)

THEATER REVIEW: 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' plays at theRep through August 18 - The Berkshire Edge

Tickets Go On Sale This Week For MJ THE MUSICAL at Proctors (broadwayworld.com)

REVIEW: At Barrington Stage, 'Boeing, Boeing' is a fun farcical romp filled with clever twists and turns | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Review: BOEING BOEING at Barrington Stage Company (broadwayworld.com)

Skillful crew flies through fast-paced farce in Barrington’s ‘Boeing Boeing’ (Review) - masslive.com

Review: Barrington Stage’s ‘Boeing’ soars toward farcical perfection (timesunion.com)

Review – Barrington Stage Company lands “Boeing Boeing,” a high-flying farce from the swinging ’60s – Splash Magazines (splashmags.com)

THEATER REVIEW: Barrington Stage's production of 'Boeing Boeing' plays at the Boyd-Quinson Stage through August 3 - The Berkshire Edge

REVIEW: “Boeing, Boeing” at Barrington Stage Company (berkshireonstage.blog)

Interview: Amid That ’90s Show, Agatha, and Boeing-Boeing, It Was Debra Jo Rupp All Along - TheaterMania.com

My View: Opening Night ….BOEING BOEING at Barrington Stage Company | Times Square Chronicles (t2conline.com)

Review: ‘Legally Blonde’ a contagious confection at Playhouse Stage (timesunion.com)

Spotlight: LEGALLY BLONDE at Cohoes Music Hall (broadwayworld.com)

REVIEW: “Legally Blonde” Playhouse Stage at the Cohoes Music Hall (berkshireonstage.blog)

Back for the second year in a new form, Williamstown Theatre Festival's cabaret will offer a different show every weekend | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

David Ives and Walter Bobbie are tight-lipped about ‘Pamela Palmer,’ their new collaboration at Williamstown Theatre Festival | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

Syracuse’s historic Landmark Theatre celebrates best-selling season ever - syracuse.com

"Becoming Dr. Ruth" discovers the woman behind the woman | WAMC

REVIEW: “RENT” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre (berkshireonstage.blog)

REVIEW: At Mac-Haydn Theatre, 'Rent' is bursting with heart and talent | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

REVIEW: Mac-Haydn’s ‘Rent’ is moving, stirring and heart-wrenching | Arts | nippertown.com

Shea's Buffalo Theatre to offer yoga on the stage | wgrz.com

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Receives Final Approval for First Permanent Home (broadwayworld.com)

Rochester Fringe Festival Reveals Full 2024 Lineup (broadwayworld.com)

THE BOY FROM OZ Returns To New York State After 20 Years Away (broadwayworld.com)

 

Everywhere Else

Review: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at Shakespeare & Company (broadwayworld.com)

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/21/24 - HELL'S KITCHEN, CABARET & More Top the List (broadwayworld.com)

‘Tommy’ soars in closing week; ‘Oh, Mary!’ breaks box office record (broadwaynews.com)

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Oh, Mary! Joins The $1 Million Club | Playbill

Video: Cole Escola Talks Writing Inspiration for OH, MARY on THE VIEW (broadwayworld.com)

New York Through The Eyes Of A Star From Broadway’s ‘Oh Mary’ (forbes.com)

Broadway's 'Oh, Mary!' Extends Run, Breaks Box Office Record (deadline.com)

‘Oh, Mary!’ announces extension (broadwaynews.com)

Actors' Equity Association And Off-Broadway League Reach New Collective Bargaining Agreement (broadwayworld.com)

Off-Broadway Workers Organize with IATSE On Healthcare, Pension (hollywoodreporter.com)

Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho Will Join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB This Fall (broadwayworld.com)

Adam Lambert and Auli'i Cravalho to Join Cabaret on Broadway | Playbill

Auliʻi Cravalho and Adam Lambert will make Broadway debuts in ‘Cabaret’ (broadwaynews.com)

Molly Osborne to join Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Othello’ on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

West End Actor Molly Osborne Will Make Broadway Debut in Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal-Led Othello | Playbill

Othello On Broadway: Molly Osborne Cast With Denzel & Jake Gyllenhaal (deadline.com)

Creating a ‘cutting-edge’ musical with ‘Redwood’ (broadwaynews.com)

Everything We Know About Redwood, the Musical Bringing Idina Menzel Home to Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Watch Peter Gallagher and Julianna Margulies preview their Broadway return in ‘Left on Tenth’ (broadwaynews.com)

David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan to Direct Jordan Harrison’s The Antiquities - TheaterMania.com

The challenges of bringing the suffrage movement to life through song and story. (insidehighered.com)

In ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ a Character Isn’t Defined by Abuse, or One Actress - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

N.J. actor-director Maria Dizzia on bold play ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ moms and the MCU - nj.com

'The Last Five Years' starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren gets opening date on Broadway - ABC News (go.com)

The Last Five Years, Starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, to Open at Broadway's Hudson Theatre in April 2025 | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

‘The Last Five Years’ sets start dates and venue for Broadway bow (broadwaynews.com)

Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, Joy Woods & Colin Donnell Join RAGTIME at New York City Center (broadwayworld.com)

Tom Viola Announces Retirement From Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS - TheaterMania.com

Let me tell you—Broadway doesn’t need to be that serious (timeout.com)

Mandy Gonzalez to Play Norma Desmond at Select Performances of Sunset Boulevard on Broadway - TheaterMania.com

Mandy Gonzalez Will Play Norma Desmond in Select Performances of Sunset Blvd. Broadway Revival | Playbill

Watch Sutton Foster and Michael Urie discuss bringing ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ back to Broadway (broadwaynews.com)

Maybe Happy Ending Delays Broadway Bow, Citing Scenic Design Supply Chain Issues | Playbill

'Maybe Happy Ending' With Darren Criss Delays Broadway Opening A Month (deadline.com)

Sarah Paulson, Alex Edelman, Liza Colón-Zayas and More Earn 2024 Emmy Nominations; Pasek & Paul in the Running for EGOT Status | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

As Hamilton’s King George, Tony Nominee Jarrod Spector Has Transcended His ‘60s Pop Niche (Sort Of) | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe and Taylor Trensch to Star in World Premiere of Safety Not Guaranteed Musical at BAM | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

5 Questions with Jason Schmidt of The Outsiders | Broadway Direct

This Year’s BroadwayCon Raises the Curtain on Mental Health - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Inspired by True Events’ Review: True Crime Thriller Riddled With Clichés - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

How a Ballroom ‘Cats,’ a Gay Kiss and a Black Marine Reclaimed Old Musicals - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

What Is the Future of 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball'? (variety.com)

Kamala Harris added to Trump-inspired musical 'Ghost of John McCain' (nydailynews.com)

Forbidden Broadway Delays Off-Broadway Opening | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

'Weird Al' Yankovic Is 'Having Conversations' About a Broadway Musical (broadwayworld.com)

'Odd Man Out' is an immersive Off-Broadway show that happens in complete darkness in NYC (timeout.com)

ILLINOISE Will Host Album Vinyl Signings Following Wednesday Matinee Performances (broadwayworld.com)

Heather Hitchens’ advice for arts advocacy and rallying government support (broadwaynews.com)

Fox Theatre announces deadline for Fox Gives single-year grant program (fox5atlanta.com)

How Connecticut theaters have found themselves in 'crisis' (registercitizen.com)

America’s War on Theater | Los Angeles Review of Books (lareviewofbooks.org)

Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee's anti-drag show ban | AP News

Anatomy of the Venue: A Guide to the Parts of the Theater for Actors| Backstage

AMERICAN THEATRE | AT Education Monthly: Kickstarting Creativity, Handling Rejection

Silicon Valley Shakespeare brings new take to classic stories at Sanborn County Park (mercurynews.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Suzanne Appel Named Managing Director of South Coast Rep

South Coast Repertory announces hiring of new managing director – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | It Was 40 Years Ago Today

Our 10 favorite Broadway stage props: From ‘Cats’ tire to the DeLorean - The Washington Post

AMERICAN THEATRE | The Sticking Place

AMERICAN THEATRE | Offscript: Mapping Our Theatre Futures

Actor who plays ‘Funny Girl’s’ beau says Nicky Arnstein is not a villain (ajc.com)

Theater Hall of Fame inductees include actor from 4 August Wilson plays and film 'Fences' | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘Peter Pan’ musical updated for Indigenous representation - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Mel Brooks' 'The Producers' Play Sets Major London Revival (variety.com)

Amid a flood of bad news, a 90-year-old Vermonter finds reason to sing - VTDigger

Let's take a ghostly graveyard tour of Denver's shuttered theater spaces | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

Photos: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Ogunquit Playhouse Starring Kathleen Turner (broadwayworld.com)

For the Love of Live Theatre - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org

'The Girl from the North Country' - a fresh listen of Bob Dylan's songs :: Bay Area Reporter (ebar.com)

Director Michael Arden on Making 'Caviar Dreams' a Reality in Musical 'The Queen of Versailles' | EDGE United States (edgemedianetwork.com)

It’s Kristin Chenoweth Day in Boston – NBC Boston

Kristin Chenoweth takes over Boston's Emerson Colonial Theater (wcvb.com)

Theater review: Old Globe’s engrossing ‘Henry 6’ an eye-popping thriller – San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Review: HENRY 6  PART ONE: FLOWERS AND FRANCE and PART TWO: RIOT AND RECKONING at The Old Globe (broadwayworld.com)

Two-Night 'Henry 6': An Enjoyable Time- and Gender-Bending Spectacle - San Diego Jewish World (sdjewishworld.com)

La Jolla Playhouse stirs up a storm with ‘Derecho’ world premiere – San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Review: Steep Theatre makes a moving 'Case for the Existence of God' (chicagotribune.com)

TITANIQUE to Play Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (broadwayworld.com)

A last hurrah for Haven - Chicago Reader

Lives cut short - Chicago Reader

Towle Theater stages ‘Pippin’ in Hammond (chicagotribune.com)

Column: Paramount’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ and new theater boost the fortunes of downtown Aurora – Chicago Tribune

Teenage angst land - Chicago Reader

The Producers Gets New Revival, Directed by Tony Winner Patrick Marber - TheaterMania.com

VIDEO: First Look At Contemporary Production of MY FAIR LADY in Austria (broadwayworld.com)

There's nothing else in London theatres like Fangirls (inews.co.uk)

'Fangirls' review — Yve Blake's smart new musical is a celebration of young female expression | London Theatre

Fangirls review – sugar rush musical turns a teen crush criminal | Theatre | The Guardian

Learn more about Jonathan Bailey before seeing him in 'Richard II' | London Theatre

Tracy-Ann Oberman to reprise role in 'The Merchant of Venice 1936' in the West End | London Theatre

James Graham’s 'Punch' to transfer to Young Vic in London | London Theatre

Emerging playwright schemes should include over 40s, say UK theatre figures | Theatre | The Guardian

Must the show go on? Theatre’s plucky motto may be out of step with our times | Stage | The Guardian

‘As good as playing to a packed theatre’: the actors who perform for stroke survivors | Acting | The Guardian