By Bennett Liebman
Composer Tom Jones Dead, Tom Jones, Half of Record-Setting ‘Fantasticks’ Team, Dies at 95 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Chris Peluso Dead at 40, Chris Peluso, broadway actor in ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Wicked,’ dead at 40 – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)
Portland’s Artists Rep Theare Suspends Season, Portland’s Artists Repertory Theatre suspends upcoming season, due to lack of funding - OPB
Sacramento Theatre to Skip Season, Sacramento Theatre Company to skip 2023-24 main stage season - Sacramento Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Australian Theater Apologizes for Cutting Black Role, Australian theatre company's apology, for cutting Black role, falls way short — OnStage Blog
Drama Teacher Put on Leave, Drama teacher put on leave after "Angels in America" complaint — OnStage Blog
Evil Stepmother Has Perfect Timing, This Evil Stepmother Has Perfect Comedic Timing - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Immersive Theater in NYC, David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love,’ immersive ‘Gatsby’ are must-see in NYC (usatoday.com)
Critic and the Edinburgh Fringe, Leech or saviour? Edinburgh fringe show spotlights theatre’s vexed relationship with critics | Edinburgh festival 2023 | The Guardian
Rise of Patsy Ferran, The rise of actor Patsy Ferran: ‘I’m a bit of a duck: calm on the surface…’ | Theatre | The Guardian
Cancelling Shakespeare, Opinion | Cancel Shakespeare? The Naughty Bits Are Some of the Best Parts. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Don’t Cancel Shakespeare, Don't Cancel Shakespeare—Yet | Time
Black Theatre Coalition Fellowships, Applications are open for Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America fellowships (broadwaynews.com)
John Gore Donates to Entertainment Community Fund, John Gore Foundation donates $5 million to Entertainment Community Fund (broadwaynews.com)
Broadway Grosses and Hadestown, ‘Hadestown’ grosses see a bump as Eva Noblezada exits; overall box office ebbs (broadwaynews.com)
The Regional Theater Crisis and Broadway, How the regional theater crisis will be felt on Broadway (broadwaynews.com)
Roblox and Hamilton, How ‘Hamilton’ created a Roblox simulator and a pickleball paddle for greater audience reach (broadwaynews.com)
Britney Spears Musical in Trouble, Broadway: Britney Spears Musical “Once Upon a One More Time” On Death Watch with 12% Drop | Showbiz411
Patriots May Come to Broadway, ‘Patriots’ By ‘The Crown’s Peter Morgan Has Sights Set On Broadway – Deadline
What Happened to Chicago theater? Column: What happened to theater in Chicago? (chicagotribune.com)
Midnight Coming to the Goodman, ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical set for Goodman Theater - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)
The Pandemic and Frederick’s Theaters, The pandemic is over, but Frederick’s theaters aren’t over it | Arts & entertainment | fredericknewspost.com
Pharmaly Theater Company in Denver, Disability-affirmative Phamaly Theater Company comes home to Denver Center | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com
Moving Hamilton to Alaska, Getting ‘Hamilton’ to Alaska is a big logistical lift - Anchorage Daily News (adn.com)
Theatre and London’s Economy, The role of theatre in boosting London's tourism economy - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Lily Allen’s Second Act, Lily Allen’s Second Act - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Groundhog Day on the West End, GROUNDHOG DAY Becomes Highest Grossing Production Ever at Old Vic Theatre (broadwayworld.com)