BroadwayWorld

March 14, 2022

 

The announcement of the Tony Awards and the return of the BC/EFA Red Bucket campaign brought a huge sense of normalcy back to the theatre industry last week - unfortunately this week, we were also reminded how far the industry has to go in establishing the new normal with the release of Actors Equity Association’s latest Diversity and Inclusion report.


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The Social Report

 

Funny Girl climbs to the top of the leaderboard after releasing an inside look at rehearsals. Paradise Square also saw a significant bump as their cast celebrated moving into the theatre. A Strange Loop joins the top ranking shows following announcing their full Broadway cast.
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Industry Trends

 
 

Broadway/New York

 
 
 

Regional

 

  • Ethan Heard and Anika Chapin Join Signature Theatre’s Artistic Team - Heard will serve as the Associate Artistic Director and Chapin as the Director of Artistic Development. These two additions round out the hiring of the new artistic team under Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner, appointed to the position in July. Read more…

  • Baltimore Center Stage Announces Commissions - Continuing their long-standing tradition of supporting artists across all theatrical disciplines, Baltimore Center Stage announced their most recent slate of commissions - including work from a director, a dramaturg, musicians, and playwrights. Read more…

  • The Getty Sues Over Endowment Mismanagement - The lawsuit against Allianz Global Investors alleges that the fund took unnecessary risks resulting in the loss of nearly $71 million from the museum complex's endowment. This is part of a group of lawsuits that also involves New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other large investment groups. Allianz is expected to settle the claims with a criminal probe ongoing. Read more…

  • The Humana Festival, as Previously Produced, is No More - Actors Theatre of Louisville Executive Artistic Director Robert Barry Fleming announced the change, describing the changing realities of the play development process as a primary reason for discontinuing the festival. Read more…
 

International

 
 
 

Miss our last few newsletters?

 

  • March 7 - Kelvin Dinkins, Jr New Executive Director at ART, Barbara Gaines to Retire from CST - With many of the pandemic restrictions being lifted in New York City this week, that the Broadway COVID safety team will celebrate their 2,000th performance on Broadway Tuesday night highlights the new phase of normalcy that the industry has entered. While much of the wider culture reduces restrictions in an effort to attract more tourists and audiences back into the seats, that leaves theatres and cultural institutions faced with the difficult task of balancing audience needs and desires, while keeping potential risk as low as possible to prevent having to shut down operations for any amount of time moving forward. Read more…

  • February 28 - NLRB examines the Independent Contractor Question - The geopolitical landscape shifted in a major way over the weekend, with Russia invading Ukraine in an unprovoked attack on their sovereignty. The resulting conflict has caused many arts organizations, including New York's Metropolitan Opera, to cut ties with artists and organizations that are connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin, while also expressing unwavering support for the people of Ukraine. Moments like these not only put the work we are doing in the Cultural Industry in perspective, but shine a light on how important it is to speak truth to power in our art, as well as to bring beauty into a world that far too often has a lot of ugliness in it. Beyond the conflict in Eastern Europe, in the last few days, a lot of municipalities have announced major changes to their COVID policies, and we are also covering how the arts organizations in those areas are, or aren't, adjusting their own policies. Read more…

     

  • February 21 - Associates Get a Union, Gulfshore Playhouse Joins LORT - Congratulations to Gulfshore Playhouse on becoming the 77th member of the League of Resident Theatre's - a story we have under the regional section of this week's newsletter. We also have the story of Hollywood retaining their return to work protocols to keep their sets as safe as possible, even as several states and municipalities roll back their own mandates. And, with the SDC being recognized as the Union representing Associate Directors and Choreographers on Broadway, this all adds up to having been a great week for workers across the theatre industry. While we start to see operations returning to a broader sense of "normal" it is good to see that some of the work that was spoken about during the pandemic is coming true as that normalcy returns. Read more…
 

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