Bad audience behavior is easy to blame on phones, fandom, or people forgetting their manners. But the problem goes deeper than that.

Beaches should have worked on Broadway. But nostalgia and brand recognition aren’t enough when the creative work does not deliver.

There is something genuinely beautiful happening in theatre right now: senior performers are taking on shows we usually associate with teenagers and young people, and the results are far more than a novelty.

An Arizona theatre director has explained how AI was used in the production’s accompaniment. The clarification matters, but it also makes the larger issue harder to ignore.

A “statement” from the fan who snuck backstage at Beaches and entered Jessica Vosk’s dressing room last week.

The Michigan Theatre lawsuit has been settled, but let’s be clear: this did not happen because leadership suddenly found transparency. It happened because members, donors, and community supporters pushed back.

A world premiere musical at an Arizona community theatre reportedly uses AI-generated accompaniment, raising a larger question: what does “original” mean when AI is helping create the work?

There are regional theatres are genuinely struggling right now, but here’s the thing: If you want people to fight for your theatre when things get hard, they need to know what they’re fighting for long before the fundraising email hits their inbox.

The Jeff Awards announced they are pausing Non-Equity awards consideration following weeks of backlash. I’m glad they’re hitting pause. I also don’t believe for one second this happened in a vacuum.

Community theatre is expensive. I get that. But charging actors $100 or more just to be in a show feels like something worth questioning.

A fire at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre has closed The Book of Mormon until at least May 17. Thankfully, staff were safely evacuated, but if early reports are accurate, the Broadway community should be asking larger questions about electrical safety, inspections, and how we protect the people working inside these theatres.

The 2026 Tony nominations gave us plenty to celebrate, plenty to question, and at least one comeback that should make Broadway deeply uncomfortable.