This Week's Theater News: December 16, 2024

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This Week's Theater News: December 16, 2024

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

Highlights:
• 2024: A year of cross-agency collaborations involving the arts in federal government
• US Supreme Court declines to hear Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky’s suit against the Actors’ Equity Association over “do not work” designation
• Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Broadway debut
• Local theater reviews: “On Golden Pond” at Albany Civic Theater; “MJ” at Proctors Theater; “A Christmas Story” at Cohoes Music Hall

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Bennett Liebman

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Government Law Center at Albany Law School

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December 16, 2024

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Greater Capital District

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Central New York Awards

REVIEW: “On Golden Pond” at Albany Civic Theater

REVIEW: 'On Golden Pond' at Albany Civic Theater | Nippertown | dailygazette.com

THEATER REVIEW: 'MJ' plays at Proctors Theatre through Dec. 8 - The Berkshire Edge

Full Cast Set for PARADE National Tour Starring Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer

Full Casting Announced for the National Tour of “Parade” Launching at Proctors

Jordan Markus talks 'MJ the Musical' at Proctors | Life & Arts | dailygazette.com

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Great Barrington Public Theater names Managing Director; Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum awarded; Ventfort Hall awarded; Elizabeth Freeman Center relocation; Berkshire Museum to begin construction; Kripalu membership for Berkshire residents; MountainOne Bank participates in ‘ONE+’ program; Shlok Spirits Corp purchases SPIRITED Wines - The Berkshire Edge

Berkshire Theatre Group's 'A Christmas Carol' cast cut from a broad section of the community | Arts and Theater | berkshireeagle.com

"A Christmas Story: The Musical" now open at Cohoes Music Hall | Hudsonvalley360.com | dailygazette.com

REVIEW: 'A Christmas Story' at Cohoes Music Hall | Nippertown | dailygazette.com

Photos: 'A Christmas Story' at Cohoes Music Hall | Nippertown | dailygazette.com

Q&A: 5 Questions with David Baecker | Nippertown Arts | dailygazette.com

Classic Theater Guild stages 'Peter Pan' | Nippertown Arts | dailygazette.com

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Geva Theatre

 

Everywhere Else

'Wicked' Leads Broadway Box Office Again With $2.8M

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Holiday Box Office Frenzy Continues, Audiences Rush to Catch Closing Shows | Playbill

Broadway Box Office Falls From Thanksgiving Highs, Tammy Faye Closes

Broadway box office bucks trend in typical post-Thanksgiving drop

16 Broadway Shows Will Close in the Next Two Months

9 Best Theater Moments of 2024 - The New York Times

Best Theater of 2024 - The New York Times

Theater in 2024 - the silver lining of a challenging year | Sacramento Bee

Top 10 Chicago theater of 2024: "Streetcar," Sondheim and Steppenwolf

The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year

Best theater of 2024: Rachel McAdams, ‘Cats,’ ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more - The Washington Post

2024: Best of SoCal theater included 'Fat Ham' and 'Pacific Overtures' - Los Angeles Times

All In Star Renée Elise Goldsberry, the Death Becomes Her Divas and More on The Broadway Show | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

John Mulaney, René Elise Goldsberry, More Return to Broadway in All In Beginning December 11 | Playbill

Julia Lester, Alyah Chanelle Scott, more to star in 'All Nighter' off Broadway | New York Theatre Guide

Julia Lester, Kathryn Gallagher, Alyah Chanelle Scott, More to Star in All Nighter Off-Broadway | Playbill

Kathryn Gallagher, Julia Lester, Alyah Chanelle Scott & More to Star in ALL NIGHTER Off-Broadway

Swept Away Will Perform on Broadway for Two Additional Weeks in Response to Audience Demand | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

‘Swept Away’ gets 2 week extension before Broadway run ends | Charlotte Observer

Avett Brothers Broadway Musical 'Swept Away' Gets Two-Week Extension

Influencer Trisha Paytas Will Bring 1-Night-Only Show to Broadway | Playbill

How Trisha Paytas Made Her 'Delusional' Broadway Dreams Come True (Exclusive)

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway Revival Sets March Opening, Venue

‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, to play the Palace Theatre

‘Glengarry Glen Ross' Revival to Play Broadway's Palace Theatre

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Revival Will Play Broadway's Palace Theatre

Broadway 'Purpose' Cast Sets LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young

Kara Young, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and more will lead Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ on Broadway

Cast announced for Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ on Broadway

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson To Make One-Night Broadway Debut In '& Juliet'

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Broadway debut in '& Juliet'

The Wicked Original Broadway Cast: Where Are They Now? | Playbill

WICKED Author Gregory Maguire Says Lesbian Subtext is 'Intentional'

'Wicked' is back at the Pantages Theatre. But is it good? - Los Angeles Times

Opinion | Let’s make theatre accessible

Now Casting: Broadway’s ‘Dolly: An Original Musical’ | Backstage

Do You Have What It Takes? Dolly: An Original Musical Is On A Search For Dolly | Times Square Chronicles

Dolly Parton Sets Internet Casting Call for Upcoming Broadway Musical

Dolly Parton is searching for actors to play her in a new Broadway musical

In A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong's Wives Take Center Stage | Playbill

How the New Victory Theater’s building impacted the architecture of Broadway

ATG Entertainment announces Lori Hotz as North American chief executive officer

Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’ - The New York Times

How Angela Lansbury Recorded 'Beauty and the Beast' Song in One Take - Business Insider

In ‘Our Town,’ the Characters Are Fictional. The Smells Are Real. - The New York Times

Interview: SUNSET BOULEVARD's Mandy Gonzalez is Bringing All of Herself to Norma Desmond

Marvin Laird, Musical Presence on and Off Broadway, Dies at 85 - The New York Times

Elton John blames Trump election win for Broadway flop 'Tammy Faye'

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Garth Drabinsky’s Union Blacklist Case

Olivier Award Winner and Tony Nominee Andy Karl to Join Moulin Rouge! on Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

'Hold On To Me Darling' With Adam Driver Recoups Off Broadway

Adam Driver Off-Broadway Play Hold on to Me Darling Recoups Investment

Photos: Matthew Morrison Joins HAIRSPRAY Alums in MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW

Maleah Joi Moon makes Alicia Keys' ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ her own | AP News

'Teeth' to close off Broadway | New York Theatre Guide

11-year-old son of cantor makes Broadway debut in musical about drag queens | The Times of Israel

THE NOTEBOOK Enters Final Week of Performances on Broadway

My Favorite Things: TheaterMania’s Editor Picks Out What He Wants for Chanukah - TheaterMania.com

Danya Taymor to Direct TROPHY BOYS US Premiere at MCC Theater

American Theatre Wing Relocating to Bryant Park Location – Commercial Observer

Sending Off 2024—A Bumper Year for Cross-Agency Collaborations through the Arts | National Endowment for the Arts

Former Theatre Teacher Sentenced to 33 years in Prison on Child Exploitation Crimes — OnStage Blog

Top 10 Chicago theater of 2024: "Streetcar," Sondheim and Steppenwolf

Small-town political turmoil - Chicago Reader

Sister stories - Chicago Reader

Northlight Theatre announces groundbreaking in Evanston

She will survive - Chicago Reader

Deconstructing Dickens - Chicago Reader

Review: "Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again"

Tony-winner Jefferson Mays plans unique, solo ‘Carol’ ghost tale at Old Globe – San Diego Union-Tribune

Cygnet Theatre receives $8 million for San Diego performing arts venue | Philanthropy news | PND

Set builders find new home after long-standing Bay Area theater company closed

‘Leopoldstadt’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company, reviewed - The Washington Post

‘Finn’ a heartwarming theater debut for acclaimed TV producer

Why does theater matter today? Denver theater community weighs in - Washington Park Profile

East West Players season: 'Flower Drum Song' and 'Cambodian Rock Band' - Los Angeles Times

Martin Benson dead: South Coast Repertory founding artistic director was 87 - Los Angeles Times

Hershey Theatre closing next month; Here’s why

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AMERICAN THEATRE | The Subtext: How Rachel Bonds Learned to Trust Herself

Set builders find new home after long-standing Bay Area theater company closed

"The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes" Shines in San

At ‘The Golden Girls Live,' drag is the true meaning of Christmas

Review: ACT’s ‘Whynot’ almost makes its previous ‘Carol’ look good | Datebook

Review: ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ surpasses any Netflix holiday rom-com | Datebook

Review: The holiday panto in the Presidio is getting better | Datebook

'He lived his dream': Influential theater director Jared Sakren dies

Four self-starting producers laid it all on the line in '24 | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

‘All the Devils Are Here’ review: Patrick Page embodies Shakespeare’s villains - The Washington Post

Ruthie Henshall, More Will Join Ramin Karimloo-Led Nine in U.K. | Playbill

Jamie Lloyd-Directed Evita Will Return to London Summer 2025 | Playbill

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Evita' to open at the London Palladium next summer | London Theatre

‘I feel I’ve upset a few people over the years’: actor Brian Cox on overrated co-stars, charmless politicians and the joy of smoking weed | Brian Cox | The Guardian

The Housetrap review – Agatha Christie meets Lady Fanny Button in immersive mystery | Theatre | The Guardian

‘An act of rebellion’: Haitian theatre persists amid political crisis and violence | Haiti | The Guardian

Women’s prize for playwriting returns with record £20,000 award | Stage | The Guardian

The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals to return in 2025, with initial line-up revealed

The Producers at Menier Chocolate Factory review: a superb revival of this buoyantly vulgar Broadway musical | The Standard

The Producers, Menier Chocolate Factory - liberating, taboo-busting fun for grown-ups

Review Roundup: What Went Right for THE PRODUCERS at Menier Chocolate Factory?

Review: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY, Southwark Playhouse

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The Devil Wears Prada musical review – a stylish but underwhelming West End adaptation

The Devil Wears Prada, Dominion Theatre, review: Elton John’s so-so musical is no match for Meryl Streep

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Bennett Liebman, “This Week's Theater News: December 16, 2024,” Government Law Center at Albany Law School , accessed January 24, 2026, https://governmentlawcenter.omeka.net/items/show/639.