A theatre in the United Kingdom is facing intense criticism after announcing its plans to stage William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” which will be set in 1930s Germany with Romeo as a member of the Hitler Youth and Juliet as a Jewish girl.

Michael Dale, a critic and humorist, who has been covering the New York theatre scene for over two decades, is joining OnStage Blog. His new weekly column, "Michael Dale’s Theatre Crawl: Obsessing over New York’s stages since 1976", will premiere on November 7th"."

“Russian media are reporting that the American theatre in Moscow is suing Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg for $1.5 million. According to Russian media outlet Mash, the Jaws director allegedly stopped supporting the project after the ‘special operation’ began, and the troupe of 50 people lost their contracts and venues.”

“A longtime employee of Oklahoma Children's Theatre was fired Wednesday after being charged with possession of child pornography.”

“Jane Lynch cleared the air as to why she’s leaving the Bradway revival of ‘Funny Girl’ ahead of Lea Michele’s debut as Fanny Brice.”

“A woman and her husband were kicked off a JetBlue flight after hurling numerous homophobic and racial slurs at fellow passengers. The woman was later identified as Broadway dancer and choreographer, Maddie Kelly.”

“In 2016, Bridgette Doucette-Howell was one of 8 finalists for Teacher of the Year in New Hampshire. Now, just six years later Doucette-Howell faces prison over charges of sexually assaulting one of her students.”

“Last week, the Gregory Brothers went viral for their video mocking Donald Trump using music from ‘RENT’. However, it has been discovered that two of their members attend an anti-LGBTQIA+ church. And their explanation raises more questions than it answers.”

“West Side Story actor Ansel Elgort has responded to allegations that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in 2014.”

“While New York performers and crew eagerly await the opportunity to get back to work, at least their theatre spaces will exist when they do. In Albania, that’s not the case because local authorities just demolished one of its most historic.”

The Prom movie’s casting feels like the prom that was planned behind the backs of the original Broadway cast, and they’re not allowed to attend.