Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Theatre Facts 2020 Report Shows COVID’s Initial Impact
AMERICAN THEATRE: Theatre Communications Group (TCG), in partnership with SMU DataArts, has released Theatre Facts 2020. Theatre Facts, which is based on TCG’s fiscal survey and SMU DataArts’ Cultural Data Profile (CDP), is the only in-depth report examining the attendance, performance, and overall fiscal state of the U.S. professional nonprofit theatre field. This year’s survey, which covers the period from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020, shows that even amid a foreshortened season, nonprofit theatres contributed nearly $2.1 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 23 million attendees.'The Nutcracker,' a holiday tradition, goes on amid pandemic protocols
NPR: NPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman about how The Nutcracker ballet is responding to COVID-19 concerns this year.Nothing That’s Not Been Said: On Sondheim
AMERICAN THEATRE: What to say? He was the man with all the words. And here’s the thing: I have already probably written more about Stephen Sondheim—in reviews, features, blog posts, random musings, and an in-depth interview I’m singularly happy with—than any other artist I’ve had the privilege of writing about in my career. As hot and cold as I’ve run on his shows, about some of which my opinions have changed almost yearly, this has clearly been one of his enduring gifts to me and my fellow ink-stained wretches: He has been a worthy subject, even an inexhaustible one. His work has always amply rewarded my attention and rumination, even—perhaps especially—when I have struggled with it.Dominique Morisseau Cancels Los Angeles Production of Paradise Blue Due to Reports of Workplace Abuse
Playbill: Dominique Morisseau has pulled the Los Angeles premiere of her Paradise Blue at Geffen Playhouse, claiming a number of abuses against Black women took place behind the scenes. In a Facebook post, the Tony-nominated playwright said “harm was allowed to fester. Grow. And go unchecked. I caught wind of it, as I was not involved in the process. I then investigated it personally. And ultimately, refused to stand for it.”Bringing diversity to 'A Christmas Carol' is just the beginning
Datebook: It was 2013, and Amber Iman was about to make her Broadway debut in a starring role as music legend Nina Simone when the show’s producers called her in for a meeting. They wanted to know if she would go sing at Black churches in Harlem to promote the show. “I said, ‘I don’t think y’all understand how Black churches work,’ ” the Atlanta native recalled in a phone conversation with The Chronicle from her Nob Hill hotel room.
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