“It is being reported that a Texas high school has revoked a role in an upcoming production of ‘Oklahoma’ from a trans male student citing a policy that states students can only be cast in roles that were the same gender they were assigned at birth.”

“According to a report in Deadline, a prestigious drama school in the U.K., funded in large part by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is facing allegations of favoritism, bullying, and other misconduct.”

“Multiple alumni and former students of UNCSA School of Design and Production have come forward with new allegations against both current and former faculty and staff members. The allegations include sexual harassment and inappropriate touching.”

“In the end, it was a fabulous trip where I got to experience the best of theatre and film.”

“A group of Ugandan students has written a letter to the creators of the musical, ‘The Book of Mormon’, after researching the show for a class project. The letter details their hurt and confusion over being made punchlines and gross mischaracterizations of Uganda which they found ‘offensive and abusive.’”

“Just Stop Oil protesters have halted a West End performance of Les Miserables after invading the stage. During the song One Day More, where an actor waves the famous red flag, members of the group stormed the stage with banners emblazoned with Just Stop Oil.”

“By now, everyone in the theatre community has certainly heard the reports of the disruption at the Buell Theatre in Denver. Among “other things”, the Congresswoman was vaping, taking photos and video during the performance, singing aloud and bouncing around, and generally causing a distraction. I’m sure all theatre companies have dealt with this kind of patron.”

“Since last year, two schools in Georgia have been waiting to be paid their ticket revenue, raised from their productions. The problem is that the ticket-selling vendor hasn’t paid them yet and there’s no sign of when the schools have been paid.”

“In such situations, theatres might find themselves at the mercy of political decisions that may not necessarily align with their artistic and community-driven goals. This vulnerability compromises the artistic integrity of local theatres.”

“Belle is a fairy-tale character. I firmly believe that it shouldn’t matter what a person looks like to fit a role like Belle as long as they fundamentally fit the director’s vision of who Belle is.”

“A former high school assistant principal, who alleged he was fired over his protests of his school performing The Laramie Project, has had his discrimination lawsuit dismissed against his former school district.”

“A stage manager in North Carolina has been charged, for a second time, for sexually abusing a child from 2009 to 2011. At the time the charges were filed, he was working on a production of ‘Mary Poppins’, a show that includes children in the cast.”