A Welsh-English bilingual version of the tragedy, called Romeo a Juliet, is about to set off on tour, ending at Shakespeare’s Globe in London – believed to be the first time Cymraeg (the Welsh language) will have been heard at the venue on the South Bank. - The Guardian
On December 1, Nicki Hunter, who’s currently the company’s associate artistic director, will take the helm from Lynne Meadow, who grew MTC from a small Off-Off Broadway theater to a major institution with one Broadway and two Off-Broadway houses, 31 Tony Awards and seven Pulitzer Prizes. - The Hollywood Reporter
“The work we make here I want it to be something that anyone of any background — whether they are visiting New York City or were born here — could come in and feel restored to humanity, feel connected to other people. … I really believe it’s a place where we can gather across difference.” - AP
Masquerade is a $25 million reconfiguring of the long-running Broadway hit, spread out over six floors in midtown Manhattan. This version is told mostly from the viewpoint of the phantom himself, with more backstory, a few scenes and an hour or so of “newish” music. - The New York Times
Artistic Director Amelia Acosta Powell served as Associate Artistic Director of he Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and has held leadership roles at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Managing Director Emily Tarquin has held multiple management positions at Actors Theatre. - The Courier Journal (Louisville)
None of the 18 commercial musicals that opened on Broadway last season have made a profit yet. Some still could, but several have been spectacular flameouts. The new musicals “Tammy Faye,” “Boop!” and “Smash” each cost at least $20 million, and each was gone less than four months after opening. - The New York Times
She wins the most produced playwrights (not counting Shakespeare, who would win every year hands down) list for the third, or is it fourth, time. Eboni Booth of Primary Trust and the team of Come from Away are up there too. - American Theatre
The court ruled that “a new National Endowment for the Arts policy of reviewing grant applicants to see if they comply with President Trump’s executive order on 'gender ideology’ violated the Constitution and could not be implemented.” - The New York Times
“A state-commissioned community advisory committee brought the curtain down on the $5.4 billion plan to redevelop an office tower into a Caesars Palace-branded hotel, gambling and entertainment complex … in a vote that occurred after public hearings in which actors, stagehands, restaurant owners and neighborhood residents lined up to oppose the project.” - AP
By taking the work into unconventional, donated spaces, they’re betting on a future where audiences don’t just consume theater but inhabit it. Time Out New York
Sado Island, just northwest of central Honshu, is home to 34 of the roughly 100 Noh theaters remaining in Japan. Elsewhere, Noh is considered an arcane genre practiced by specialized professionals; on Sado it’s an integral part of the local culture, learned by schoolchildren and performed by community members. - The New York Times
Located in Malvern, England, the Theatre of Small Convenience was once a public toilet; it measures 107 sf and seats 12. It was opened as a puppet theatre in 1997 but fell into disrepair after its founder retired in 2017; community members have saved it from demolition and remodeled it. - The Guardian
They have brothers and fathers in the war; they have family members cut off from them in the occupied Donbas. At one rehearsal, an actress apologized for being late; she had just heard that a friend from drama school had been killed at the front. - The New York Times
“A spokesperson said the number eligible for voluntary redundancy was 420 of its (835) permanent employees, as part of a programme running until October 5, following which compulsory redundancies will begin.” - The Stage
Chris Jones has a look at the company’s three-theater headquarters, which has just undergone an on-time, on-budget $80 million renovation, and at the programming and engagement strategies which help maintain Milwaukee Rep’s growing audience base and healthy finances. - Chicago Tribune (Yahoo!)
