Salonga, longtime Broadway star, is pleased with her newest role. “I’m getting the chance to sing some of the most incredible lyrics ever written. I’m getting to dip, not just a toe, but my entire body, into this incredible work.” - The New York Times
As a 19-year-old at Temple University, Domingo says, “just taking an acting class as an elective, it gave me a voice. ... And it gave me some purpose. You’re creating a community, and you’re doing something and building together.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST) in Charlotte was founded in 1992 and won numerous regional awards; in 2014, it abruptly announced its closure shortly before opening night of a production. CAST is reopening at the end of this month; here's how the company's revival came together. - The Charlotte Observer
"That’s not just because President Donald Trump has repeatedly weaponized the phrase of the title against his own critics. ... It’s also because the 1882 play … seems to express the micro and macro ethical dilemmas that have become a daily fixture of the second Trump term." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
"The show is like a giant, kinetic jigsaw puzzle: It needs someone to ensure that all the pieces fit together, so that the narrative moves forward — and no one gets hurt. This has been Ruthlyn Salomons’s job" — with the title of resident dance supervisor — "for 25 years." - The New York Times
The homophobic incidents come as a new bio-musical about Parton, titled Hello, I’m Dolly, is prepping for a bow on Broadway in 2026, with the country legend writing the music, co-writing the book, and serving as a producer. - Deadline
"Many workers see the unionization of stage crews as long overdue, noting that the sector has come a long way from its scrappy origins. … Nonprofit companies and producers fear that the unionization push could drive up costs at a moment when many are running deficits and staging fewer, and smaller, shows." - The New York Times
The incident happened last Wednesday at the Manchester Opera House in England during the musical Here You Come Again, currently on a national tour. A similar disturbance happened over the weekend, and a cast member says there were occasional disruptions of the same sort during the London run. - The Guardian
"'While there may come a time in which we create and implement a new academic model for the programs, that will not come in the short term,' reads a statement posted to Brown's website. … The programs will operate through June 2026, allowing all current students to finish their (degrees)." - Playbill
“It all felt so good. The comfort of self-mythologizing, of thinking of ourselves as a nation of revolutionaries — delicious.” But, ouf, times have changed. - Seattle Times
"Many theater lovers are hoping that (Matthias) Lilienthal’s appointment marks the end of a prolonged period of turmoil at the Volksbühne, which … in recent years has been plagued by scandal and tragedy, as well as vicious conflicts about its creative direction." - The New York Times
Funding cuts and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed the venue towards fewer plays with extended runs, often featuring a high-profile name in order to fill seats – a move which Hare decried as “terrible impoverishment”. - The Guardian
What's more, the four Miller tragedies that usually get performed have some funny parts as well (at least if the production is good). Yet, writes on scholar, "critics and audiences just do not know how to accept or understand Miller the comedian." - JSTOR Daily
The Iranian-American playwright says she was inspired "by a lifetime of seeing people treat my parents, who speak English as a second language, as lesser-than because they had accents, and the way that they were perceived as less human and as people that don’t hold full personalities." - Variety
