It was a Broadway smash with big plans until 25 company members took ill and a shutdown put everybody out of work. Inside a tumultuous year, in the words of those who lived it.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMAdapted by Tina Fey from her 2004 film, the musical played 834 performances. A national tour is expected to resume when theaters reopen.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 07:48PMWith their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups — some notable, some new — stepped into the breach.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMHow Jeremy O. Harris has turned his good fortune into grants, commissions and donations to other playwrights, and to libraries in need.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMSeasonal stagings often underwrite the usual fare. But even without indoor audiences, the tradition lives on — by mail, by screen, by car and by radio.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe actress may be nearing the end as Melania Trump on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” but she has plenty of other projects and passions to keep her busy.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:03AMActors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA agreement clears the way for more entertainment during the pandemic winter.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 08:36PMActors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA agreement clears the way for more entertainment during the pandemic winter.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 08:32PMThis summer, a woman went to outdoor shows at two beloved theaters in Massachusetts. She and her brother are now helping them to cover their costs and survive this winter.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMThe lawsuit argues that if bowling alleys, casinos and gyms can open, why can’t performance venues with fewer than 200 seats?
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMLondon’s Old Vic has sold 30,000 tickets to three livestreamed shows, with more to come. “There’s a huge appetite out there,” said Warchus, the artistic director.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMScott Rudin, the lead producer, and Lloyd’s of London settled a lawsuit that arose from the production’s decision to shut down a Broadway musical when its star became pregnant.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:48PMIn a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, only 18 shows are eligible for awards. The ceremony is expected to take place in December.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AMIn a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, only 18 shows are eligible for awards. The ceremony is expected to take place in December.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:18AMA rural locale. Few Covid-19 cases nearby. Performers in a bubble. And a man-eating plant that couldn’t quite chow down on its victims.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMDirectors of large flexible spaces like the Park Avenue Armory are lobbying for permission to put on indoor shows for socially distanced audiences.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PM“The Music Man” and other shows will have to plan new opening dates, as a new reality sets in: Many theaters are likely to stay shut through next fall.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 09:48AMThree producers — in New York, Washington and Toronto — aim to offer the show, “Blindness,” for socially distanced, masked audience members.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:03AMAt issue: Who should represent performers and stage managers when theater is recorded and streamed, one of the few viable options during the pandemic.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 07:24PMShe’s been to 39 shows since the 2016 election, and believes Broadway will return. But she doesn’t have the “gumption” to see herself depicted just yet.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMThe fund that covers thousands of performers will require that they work more weeks per year to qualify.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 07:06PMAmanda Kloots kept the world informed while her husband, a Broadway actor, lost a battle with Covid. After many grueling months, she’s trying to look ahead.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PMNicholas Edwards starred in the closely watched “Godspell” production. “Usually the stage is a safe place,” he said, “but it became a place where I was anxious all the time.”
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMThe coronavirus pandemic has prevented most in-person theater this year, so the prize board is changing the eligibility rules for its annual drama honor.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:54PMThrilled for the role, needing a paycheck and confident that the theater was safe, Jessika D. Williams left the actors’ union to take the part.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:42PMThe venues, all small nonprofits in New England, will be permitted by Actors’ Equity to put on work with union actors.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:06PMSeveral hundred workers are receiving $1,000 relief payments from the Public Theater.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 08:18AMDecision comes after months of uncertainty following a Broadway shutdown that kept many shows from opening.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:54AM“It takes a lot of work and humility, and it requires that white people step aside,” says one of several artistic leaders who have done just that.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMOnly 50 audience members apiece will be allowed to attend tent performances of “Godspell” and “Harry Clarke" in the Berkshires.
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