Andrew Lloyd Webber’s warhorses are suddenly getting strange again — immersive Phantom, drag-ball Cats, and Jamie Lloyd’s stark revivals reframing a canon. (TheaterMania). Public institutions are under pressure: San Diego vows not to cut arts funding despite a nine-figure deficit (The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)), British Library workers describe pay that doesn’t meet basic needs (The Guardian), Tate staff vote overwhelmingly to strike (The Guardian), and U.S. museums report lost grants and canceled programs under Trump-era cuts (The Guardian).
The rest of today’s stories below.
