“There’s a new culture in my theatre, one that’s based around a singular principle: The first step in our work isn’t to train up actors who can advocate for themselves. That’s the second step. The first step is to create scenarios where self-advocacy isn’t necessary.”

“‘KPOP’ announced its closing next week after just 44 previews and 17 regular performances. With numbers like these, ‘KPOP’ joins the ranks of Broadway’s biggest bombs. Which is a shame, because it’s a damn good show and deserved better.”

"It was reported yesterday that a former ASL interpreter for Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ is suing the non-profit Theatre Development Fund (TDF) over racial discrimination after he was told it was “no longer appropriate to have white interpreters represent black characters for ASL Broadway shows.”

OnStage Blog’s Founder, Chris Peterson, announced today the creation of a new section of the popular theatre site, “Stage Directions.”

“While there are worse ways to spend 17 minutes and 40 seconds, the best I can say about her five-track exercise in self-pity is that it exists.”

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"."

“A list of references made to everyone’s favorite Halloween cult musical.”

“Katonah Classic Stage is a non-profit, professional theatre company. Their aim is to inspire and engage audiences with a commitment to community and artistic excellence.”

“Why are BIPOC Artists not given the same benefit of the doubt? Seriously you still can't be blind at this point to the double standards that happen far too much in this Industry.”

Yesterday, during a performance of Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’, a performer reprimanded an audience member multiple times over what was thought to be a recording device. It wasn’t. It was a captioning device that allows people with hearing loss to enjoy the show. The incident left the audience member traumatized and has called for a great understanding of accessibility needs in theatres.”

“Thank you for the memories. Thank you for building a connection with my grandmother. Thank you for my childhood, where you had a constant presence.”