If a theatre cannot find, invite, support, or cast a Black woman as Deloris Van Cartier, maybe the answer is not to cast around the problem. Maybe the answer is to pick another show.

The Springfield Muni is facing backlash over its handling of sexual harassment allegations involving an actor. Now the theatre has to prove its policies protect people, not just the institution.

The Tonys are almost here, so naturally I have opinions. Here are 10 wins I’d love to see this year.

Rosamund Pike handled a texting audience member with grace. We would have handled it with… slightly less grace.

Community theatre survives because people show up. But when the same people hold power for too long, stewardship can start looking a lot like ownership.

The Kennedy Center is not a vanity plaque, a political souvenir, or another surface waiting for someone’s name. It is a national performing arts institution. And this ruling is a needed reminder of that.

Parody musicals get dismissed a lot. You’ve probably seen the takes. But when these shows work, they really work. Maybe instead of shaming audiences for enjoying them, we should pay attention to what they’re telling us.

“When theatres collect tips after a show, that appreciation should include everyone who made the production happen. “Cast and crew” should mean cast and crew.”

Chess may have proved an uncomfortable Broadway truth: some shows do not just benefit from star casting. They depend on it. And if the entire commercial pitch begins to wobble the moment that star leaves, maybe the problem is bigger than any one performer.

Does Broadway may have a laughing problem? Before we blame audiences for laughing at the “wrong” moments, maybe directors need to ask a harder question Did we teach them to laugh there?

Bad audience behavior is easy to blame on phones, fandom, or people forgetting their manners. But the problem goes deeper than that.

Beaches should have worked on Broadway. But nostalgia and brand recognition aren’t enough when the creative work does not deliver.