“Recordings will continue to attract audiences during the pandemic and beyond, just as they did before, but live theatre isn’t going anywhere. When it returns, we will be ready to take our seats and watch the lights go down.”

“Actor and lyric translator Luis E. Mora releases original translation of Dear Evan Hansen’s “For Forever,” originally performed by Ben Platt and written by Pasek & Paul, as a way to create Spanish language content for non-English speaking Broadway audiences.”

“There has been a trend lately to tell incoming college theatre students that they must be well-rounded with both their academics and talent. While there are times where this is helpful, I would like to dispel the myth that they are in any way equal. When you apply to schools for theatre - the academics are negotiable, talent is not.”

“The institution of Theatre will most likely survive the era of the Coronavirus, as it has with so many other crises before, and here's why.”

“Current students and alumni from Ithaca College's nationally ranked theatre program released a letter on Friday, July 31, that unveiled racist and discriminatory experiences during their time at Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts. The letter includes a series of time-sensitive demands and signatures from BIPOC students over the years.”

“With theatres set to reopen in the next year, they should definitely look at this list for some fantastic works to consider.”

“While its producer announced yesterday that it would be closing for good, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has moved to crush reports that The Phantom of the Opera has closed permanently and has insisted the “brilliant original” will be returning to the West End.”

“As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused numerous problems for many people and industries. But these challenges have bred creativity and introduced us to Zoom Theatre. This has allowed many theatres to continue to produce original ideas, albeit in a different way. One such theatre is The Headgate theatre in Colchester, England. This volunteer-lead community theatre decided to run a ‘Sofa 2 Stage’ competition for playwrights to create their own 10-minute monologues or plays.”

“Current and former BIPOC staff members at The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York(A.R.T./NY) are demanding the immediate ousting of its executive director, Virginia “Ginny” Louloudes, over multiple incidents of “subversive and toxic behavior” directed towards them over the years. In response, the board of directors has placed Ms. Louloudes on administrative leave while they investigate the accusations.”

“While many professional theatres across the country are waiting out COVID 19 before they reopen, some aren’t being so patient. Over the past month, five theatres had dropped their Actor’s Equity Association(AEA) status in order to not abide by the union’s safety protocols to reopen. But according to one of those theatres, the decision came as a result of the union not being helpful in helping them to reopen and that they weren’t interested in helping their members.”

“In case you ever wanted to hear Hamilton in Japanese, an NYC actor has proven that it can be done.”

“On June 12 of this year, a letter was sent to the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. In direct response to a Black Lives Matter statement made by the organizations in question on social media, a group of Conservatory students confronted the administration with stories and statistical examples of institutional racism. It’s been over a month since the letter was published and now the question remains: What happens next? This past week, I had the opportunity to join Naire Poole and Bonita Jackson Turner, two of the five students who co-authored the letter, on Zoom to hear more about their experience.”