Profile for AC126748

Artistic directorships in general should turn over more frequently than they currently do. This is a problem especially in regional theatre but also in the NYC nonprofit world. We should be moving away from these quarter-century-plus tenures and from creating an environment where the individual essentially becomes the institution.

Corey Mach was very good on the tour. It's great that he'll get the chance to play Shakespeare on Broadway.And Ben Jackson Walker seems to be the show's ultimate utility player. After he left the Broadway production, he jumped into the UK tour after the original Romeo took ill and withdrew. No he's going back into Broadway. A good gig for him.

Meg posted on Instagram that she plans to be back in the show tonight. I think it’s worth remembering that Maya got sick and missed a few shows during the second week of her run — then came back recovered and had perfect attendance otherwise.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "AC126748 said: "I really can't imagine some of the performances from the Steppenwolf/Playwrights cast being bettered -- especially Freeman, Guinan, Hopper, and Murphy. I could picture a commercial production wanting to bring in some bigger names, but I hope there's a balance with actors who have history with the piece."Ok but hear me out... Tom Hanks or John C. Reilly or John Goodman in the Francis Guinan role, and Colman Domingo in the K. Todd Freeman role. May...

I really can't imagine some of the performances from the Steppenwolf/Playwrights cast being bettered -- especially Freeman, Guinan, Hopper, and Murphy. I could picture a commercial production wanting to bring in some bigger names, but I hope there's a balance with actors who have history with the piece.If this is the case, that DOWNSTATE is the play here, I'm sure we can expect some controversy given the subject matter and how it's presented.

Mixed review from Elisabeth Vincentelli in the Times.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/theater/giulia-poison-queen-of-palermo-review-nettles.htmlAs an aside, it's so odd to me that Helen Shaw hardly ever reviews musicals.

Ensemble1698878795 said: "SeanD2 said: "Kad said: ""White acknowledged that he saw people leave meetings with Sharif in tears, but does not think it was right to blame her. “It’s not about her behavior; it’s about their ability to receive,” he told DCTA."This is a wild statement. White does a remarkably terrible job of defending Sharif throughout this."Based on all of White’s comments in this defending Sharif’s behavior I’m terrified for the future of Wooly Mammoth!"Of course you’re concerned...

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News from the West End production:Catherine Tate has departed the show immediately, two weeks before the end of her scheduled run, due to "personal reasons." Mason Alexander Park has returned to the production until Cole begins their run on July 20.

The Goodman will also have a production of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN running at the same time.

Reggie White comparing Sharif and Garrett to Vice President Harris is somewhere beyond delusions of grandeur. His defenses of Sharif only make her look even more short-sighted, mercurial, and toxic.Rebecca Ritzel is a respected and deeply credible journalist who's been writing about the DC-area cultural scene for many years. Her piece for NOTUS is certainly the most complete and accurate reporting to date.

teenytinyfish said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "https://www.tiktok.com/@thatssokeshaun/video/7657202174186884365"video's gone. what did it say?"The video was made by a former Arena staffer. He said that while Sharif was unqualified and fostered a toxic work environment, the prime reason she was fired was because she was losing the institution money.The board definitely deserves some culpability in hiring Sharif in the first place, and if they were deceived during the hiring process, that refl...

Ensemble1698878795 said: "AC126748 said: "Nataki Garrett bungled her tenure at OSF so badly that she basically made herself unemployable and had to rebrand herself as an executive coach. (Sharif is one of her clients, prominently featured on her website — natch.) She did experience genuine racism during her time in Ashland, but that doesn’t obscure the fact she was woefully unqualified for her position and likely would have been relieved of her duties had she tried to stay. She really is the ...

Nataki Garrett bungled her tenure at OSF so badly that she basically made herself unemployable and had to rebrand herself as an executive coach. (Sharif is one of her clients, prominently featured on her website — natch.) She did experience genuine racism during her time in Ashland, but that doesn’t obscure the fact she was woefully unqualified for her position and likely would have been relieved of her duties had she tried to stay. She really is the last person who should be weighing in on t...

When the full story comes out, the people who knee-jerk rushed to defend her based on optics are going to look really stupid.

uncageg said: "This may have been answered in another thread but what is happening with this Jack O'Brian tour of "The Sound of Music"?We are getting it in late July."The touring production has dates scheduled through June 2027 at the moment, so theoretically it will still be on the road when the LCT production opens.

It's important to remember sometimes that this board is very Broadway centric. Lear has been a fixture in the downtown/Off-Broadway scene since the early 2000s; I remember first encountering her work in 2006 or 2007. She's not new at all unless Broadway or Encores are your only metric.

Obviously we don't have a right to Ms. Burke's personal information, but it's extremely odd the production never publicly acknowledged that she left the show, for all intents and purposes. Did Sophie Hayden end up giving as many or more performances?

This past season: Samuel and LaTanya Jackson, Edie Falco, and Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes at the final Saturday matinee of Oedipus. Tony Kushner and Mark Harris sitting directly in front of John Kander and his husband at Marjorie Prime. Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams at Little Bear Ridge Road. Lynn Ahrens and Jules Fisher at Art.

Did Michaela Jae perform yesterday? If the 21st was always her scheduled departure date, it's very odd that it wasn't announced in advance and there doesn't seem to be a replacement lined up. It's particularly strange when you consider her primary understudy is also covering the Magenta track until Sherie starts later this week. I know MJ missed