“Colleges have largely retained a virtual option for most auditioning high school seniors, increasing access for folks who don’t have the means or time to travel. But there are still some schools that demand only in-person auditions. On campus. I’m sorry, but who the hell do you think you are?”

The December 27th performance of Broadway’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ was interrupted by a woman seated in the orchestra section of the theatre.

“A former CT community theater director accused in civil lawsuits of sexually assaulting teenage girls who were in his productions, recently was allowed to help with the lighting for a local high school show. The move sparked outrage among the community and his victims.”

“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.”