Joshua Wright

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Patti LuPone Issues Apology to Kecia Lewis & Audra McDonald

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

On Instagram, Patti LuPone has responded to those criticizing her after a recent interview with the New Yorker. LuPone writes "For as long as I have worked in the theatre, I have spoken my mind and never apologized. That is changing today. I am deeply sorry for the words I used during The New Yorker interview, particularly about Kecia Lewis, which were demeaning and disrespectful.
PBS Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order Cutting Funding

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

PBS and Northern Minnesota Public TV (Lakeland PBS) have filed a lawsuit in federal court in the District of Columbia, seeking an injunction against President Trump’s May 1, 2025, executive order to halt federal funding for public broadcasters, reports Deadline. The lawsuit challenges the executive order’s legality and constitutionality, contending that it undermines public broadcasting’s independence and violates established legal protections.
Mesa Community College Investigating Following Student Reports of Nudity During Theater Exam

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

Mesa Community College is investigating theater program director Mace Archer after multiple students reported incidents of inappropriate conduct, including alleged encouragement of nudity during a midterm exam, reports AZ Central. According to students, Archer also touched some students inappropriately, openly flirted, and created uncomfortable sensuality during performances. Several students documented these incidents in a shared file.
Pro-Trump Kennedy Center Executive Fired Over Past Anti-Gay Remarks

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

Floyd Brown, a conservative political operative and longtime supporter of Donald Trump, said Thursday that he was fired from his role at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after being contacted by CNN about past statements opposing same-sex marriage. In a post on the social media platform X, Brown said he was dismissed on Wednesday by Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell.
Review Roundup: MILLIONS World Premiere Musical at Alliance Theatre

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

MILLIONS, a world premiere musical is now on stage at the Alliance Theatre. MILLIONS is inspired by Frank Cottrell Boyce’s novel and film, and features a book by Bob Martin, original score by Adam Guettel, and direction by Bartlett Sher. The production will run on The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre through June 15, 2025.
Judge Confirms $202K Award Against Joey Parnes Over Broadway’s DANCIN’

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

A federal court has confirmed an arbitration award requiring Broadway producer Joey Parnes, along with his companies Joey Parnes Productions LLC and Broadway Rhythm & Rhyme LLC, to pay $202,682.53 to United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. The decision follows a dispute over unpaid compensation owed to designers who worked on the 2023 Broadway production of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’.
Audra McDonald Doesn't Know What Patti LuPone Rift is About

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

Audra McDonald has addressed recent remarks made by Patti LuPone, who in a widely circulated New Yorker interview called the six-time Tony Award winner “not a friend.” In an interview with CBS Mornings, McDonald responded. “If there's a rift between us, I don't know what it is. That's something that you'd have to ask Patti about. I haven't seen her in about 11 years—just because we've been busy with life and stuff. So I don't know what rift she's talking about.
Guthrie Theater Reports Dramatic Fiscal Turnaround with Reduced Deficit

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

After reporting a $3.8 million shortfall on a $32 million budget in fiscal year 2023, the Guthrie Theater posted a deficit of $85,578 on a $29.6 million budget for the year ending August 31, 2024. The theater had anticipated a $1 million gap but achieved greater savings through programming efficiencies and staff cost reductions. Programming expenses, which account for 79% of annual costs, were cut by $900,000—from $24.3 million to $23.4 million.
Photos: First Look at MILLIONS World Premiere Musical at Alliance Theatre

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

BroadwayWorld has a first look at video of the cast of MILLIONS, a world premiere musical at the Alliance Theatre. MILLIONS is inspired by Frank Cottrell Boyce’s novel and film, and features a book by Bob Martin, original score by Adam Guettel, and direction by Bartlett Sher. The production will run on The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre through June 15, 2025.
BWW Q&A: Daniel Gerroll of DR GLAS at 7 STAGES

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Joshua Wright

Daniel Gerroll has spent the last five years shepherding one of Sweden’s most notorious psychological dramas from page to stage. In 1905, Hjalmar Söderberg’s novella Dr Glas shocked its original readers; now, under Jeffrey Hatcher’s first serious English-language adaptation, Gerroll brings the physician’s fraught moral journey and forbidden obsession to life as a solo performance.