After a record $3.8 million shortfall on a $32 million budget in fiscal 2023, the Guthrie has made a dramatic turnaround. For fiscal 2024 (which ended last Aug. 31), the company’s deficit on its $29.6 million budget was only $85,578, far lower than the anticipated $1 million gap. - The Minnesota Star Tribune
We’re currently “embedded in the fourth industrial revolution” and points out that, like in previous revolutions, there is always a period of disruption and “disconnect” that follows the advent of a new technology. - The Stage
“Regularly staged behind large Plexiglas sheets that forced the audience to watch reflections of themselves perceiving the show, the plays had mesmerizing ways of generating momentary amnesia in viewers. It was far more than just spacing out." - Artforum
"After a weekend of seeing four very different plays at four unique theatres, the word that hung in my mind was diversity. So many people have talked, trained, cried, pushed, borrowed, and begged for the theatre to be a place of multitudes. That's why the sociopolitical tumult of the current moment is especially piercing." - American Theatre
Virginie Despentes: “I attend a lot of plays, and I realized that theater audiences are very curious. They really show up, even for demanding or radical works, which made me want to try it. I feel good when I’m in a theater — and these non-virtual moments feel important nowadays.” - The New York Times
The hope among ACT staff members, both past and present, is that, as this entity prepares to launch, ACT’s artist-focused legacy continues on through this murky transitional period into a new, united future. - Seattle Times
Charles McNulty looks at the history of L.A. Theatre Works, which has drawn on Hollywood’s extraordinary talent pool to perform and record audio drama, both before an audience and in a studio, and broadcast it on public radio. - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
This season, Arden has given Broadway its most surprising and heartwarming new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending.” The show, which originated in South Korea, is a futuristic rom-com about two robots nearing the end of their life cycles. - Los Angeles Times
We can be confident technological forces beyond our control shall soon enough ensure the emergence of an altogether more “relatable” Bard for those so inclined — fittingly diverse in origin and speaking with a Bolton accent. - The Critic
“As the center continues under Trump’s leadership, more productions may choose to steer clear, either out of principle or to avoid uproar from artists and fans. … An exodus of producers seeking an alternative could lead the center into financial crisis.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
“I’d had a terrible, scarring artistic collaboration a couple of years prior, and it broke me. And on top of that, I was actually broke, financially. So I decided to give up playwriting, move to Los Angeles and make some money writing for film and television.” But he didn't. - The Guardian
The Oscar and Tony winner will star in a theater adaptation of his collection of short stories The World of Tomorrow this fall. The Off-Broadway production at The Shed will be directed by Kenny Leon, known for his Broadway work on Topdog/Underdog, Some Like It Hot, and the Denzel Washington/Jake Gyllenhaal Othello. - Playbill
“I assumed that if I had any sort of ‘real career success’ I'd be the gay best friend on a sitcom. ... Who'd ever think, like, ‘OK, Cole, a play where you're in drag playing Mary Todd Lincoln as a wannabe cabaret star — I think you should pursue this as a big Broadway hit.’” - NPR
Brainchild of Chicago healthcare entrepreneur Glen Tullman, the sorcery will span 36,000 square feet of the historic McCormick Mansion (formerly home to Lawry's Prime Rib), including not one but seven theaters, multiple bars, and a massive dining space—all dedicated to the art of illusion. - TimeOut
