This Week in Theater News

By Bennett Liebman

Berkshire Theaters Get State Aid

Berkshire performing arts centers receive state funding to offset revenues generated by casinos | Business | berkshireeagle.com

Describing the Night in Chicago

Review: ‘Describe the Night’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is a long night exploring the origins of Putin’s Russia – Chicago Tribune

Tax Credit in Ct.

Theaters in CT want tax credit to lure Broadway-ready shows (greenwichtime.com)

Tax Credits Proposed in Mass.

Healey seeks tax credit for theaters | Lifestyles | hgazette.com

Pro on Mass. Tax Credit

Our View: Tax credit good for theaters, communities | Editorials | eagletribune.com

Joh Malina in Leopoldstadt

Interview: Joshua Malina on How The West Wing Inadvertently Led Him Back to Broadway in Leopoldstadt | TheaterMania

Theatre Claoses in Twin Cities

St. Paul's Park Square Theatre cancels final shows of the season (twincities.com)

Signature Bank: The Mudical

Signature Bank execs starred in cringey Broadway sketch video (nypost.com)

Digital Captures of Brpoadway Shows

Why Aren't There More Digital Captures of Broadway Shows? (broadwayworld.com)

The Outsiders in San Diego

Theater Notebook: Author of classic novel 'The Outsiders' attends La Jolla Playhouse's musical adaptation - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Merrily We Roll Along in 20 Years

Fans Worry They Won't Live Long Enough to See Richard Linklater's 'Merrily We Roll Along' | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

Transforming the Theate for Here Lies Love

David Korins Transforms the Broadway Theatre Into a Nightclub for Here Lies Love | TheaterMania

Theater After Covid

What does it mean to be present three years after COVID-19 sent us home? - The Princetonian (dailyprincetonian.com)

Room Cancelled

Broadway’s ‘Room,’ Starring Adrienne Warren, Postpones Run Indefinitely - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Community, Not Competition

AMERICAN THEATRE | Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition

Final Sondheim Musical to Be Staged

Final Sondheim Musical Will Be Staged in New York This Fall - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Singing Into the Woods

They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily - The Washington Post

Anthropologists on Stage

AMERICAN THEATRE | Anthropologists Theatre to Have Actual Anthropologist in Residence

Immersive Guys and Dolls in London

Review: Nicholas Hytner’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ Finds New Depths - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Snobbery and Audience Behavior, Snobbery about audience behaviour stifles theatre – it’s a collective experience | Stage | The Guardian

Signature Bank and Broadway

Broadway avoids massive financial crisis after Signature Bank fails | Broadway News

Merrily Readies For Fall

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ announces Broadway theater, start date and further casting | Broadway News

Chicago and the NY Box Office

‘Chicago’ has record-breaking week as spring shows start to boost box office | Broadway News

New Conductor at Encores

A Conductor Arrives at Encores! With Jerry Herman’s ‘Dear World’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

,Parade Revival on Broadway

Ben Platt takes the lead in a too-stately ‘Parade’ on Broadway - The Washington Post

Jessica Chastain on Broadway

Jessica Chastain was scared of returning to Broadway. Ibsen cured that - The Washington Post