By Bennett Liebman
Musical ‘A Strange Loop’ leads the 2022 Tony nominations, with 11 nods, https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/05/09/tony-award-nominations-2022/
Sarah Jessica Parker, Daniel Craig Snubbed in Tony Awards Nominations, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/sarah-jessica-parker-daniel-craig-tonys-snubs-nominations-1235143127/
Tony Nomination Snubs and Surprises, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/theater/tony-nominations-snubs-surprises.html
Tony nominators give Garth Drabinsky’s return to Broadway a new narrative, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-tony-nominators-give-garth-drabinskys-return-to-broadway-a-new/
Commentary: What the 2022 Tony nominations say about the state of Broadway, https://www.mdjonline.com/tribune/lifestyles/commentary-what-the-2022-tony-nominations-say-about-the-state-of-broadway/article_82c1bcbb-962a-58a4-9e70-149804c2581f.html
The 2022 Tony nominations mark a historic shift on Broadway, https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/10/the-2022-tony-nominations-mark-a-historic-shift-on-broadway/
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/8/22, https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Grosses-Week-Ending-5822-20220510
Disparity grows at Broadway box office, https://broadwaynews.com/2022/05/11/disparity-grows-at-broadway-box-office/
After Nude Jesse Williams Video, Theater Takes Additional Security Measures, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/theater/jesse-williams-leaked-nude-video.html
Patti LuPone slams Broadway theatergoer for not wearing mask, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/05/11/patti-lupone-broadway-theatre-mask-policy/9741130002/
5 times Broadway diva Patti LuPone went off on fools who dared cross her, https://www.queerty.com/5-times-broadway-diva-patti-lupone-went-off-fools-dared-cross-20220512
for colored girls: the 40-year-old masterwork that’s still captivating audiences, https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/11/for-colored-girls-ntozoke-shange-broadway-revival-camille-browno
2022 New York Drama Critics Awards, https://newyorktheater.me/2022/05/12/2022-new-york-drama-critics-awards-a-case-for-the-existence-of-god-kimberly-akimbo/
Broadway: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ To Close, https://deadline.com/2022/05/broadway-mrs-doubtfire-closing-how-i-learned-to-drive-extends-run-1235023078/
Theater is back, but its recovery is proving to be perilous, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-11/theater-is-back-attendance-is-down-costs-soaring-covid-19-pandemic
ART’s ‘1776’ aims to give history a shake, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/12/arts/arts-1776-aims-give-history-shake/
James Ijames Wins 2022 Drama Pulitzer for ‘Fat Ham’, https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/05/09/james-ijames-wins-2022-pulitzer-for-fat-ham/
La Jolla Playhouse’s cast for Lempicka, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/story/2022-05-10/theater-notebook-la-jolla-playhouse-announces-cast-creative-team-for-upcoming-musical-lempicka
Carolee Carmello Comes Home, https://saratogaliving.com/carolee-carmello-opera-saratoga/
‘That community defined me’: Tony-winning producer from Chicago suburbs, https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220512/that-community-defined-me-tony-winning-producer-reflects-on-teenage-years-in-deerfield
Joe Morton: Into the Storm of ‘Lear’, https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/05/11/joe-morton-into-the-storm-of-lear/
Susan Nussbaum, 1953-2022, https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/susan-nussbaum-1953-2022/
Legally Blonde star Courtney Bowman, ‘Blonde isn’t just a hair colour – it’s a feeling’, https://news.yahoo.com/legally-blonde-star-courtney-bowman-053000990.html
Hayley Mills Follows In Judi Dench’s Footsteps To Check Into Stage Version Of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, https://news.yahoo.com/hayley-mills-follows-judi-dench-194302799.html
People in performing arts twice as likely to have depression, https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/12/performing-arts-depression-equity-covid-job-insecurity
Understudies are the key to change in the theatre industry – let’s make it happen, https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/understudies-change-in-theatre-industry-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-b999081.html
David Eldridge: My play Middle is about the blue collar classes, https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/david-eldridge-play-middle-national-theatre-surburban-blue-collar-classes-aspiration-b999423.html