May 21, 2021: What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week
Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week . . .
1 – Diana on Broadway moves up its opening night by one month
Originally announced to return on December 1, 2021, Diana will now be returning to Broadway on November 2, 2021, one month prior to the show’s Netflix premiere.
Read more: BroadwayNews.com
2 – New Bill Seeks to Shake Up Broadway Ticketing Business
March Hershberg from Forbes writes about the new bill that has been introduced in the NY Senate that could kill “variable pricing” on Broadway. Read for more, but I wonder what they’ll have to say about airlines or hotels as well. Think it’ll pass?
Read more: Forbes.com
3 – The Golden Ratio
Stephen Langston shares his theory about “the golden ratio”, a Greek formula that could be responsible for hit musicals such as Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Phantom, Cats, and more.
Read more: Phys.org
4 – Dear Evan Hansen Movie Trailer has been released!
The Dear Evan Hansen movie, starring Ben Platt who won a Tony for this role on Broadway, will premiere on September 24th, 2021. Head to the link below to watch the trailer.
Read more: Playbill.com
5 – The Drama Book Shop to reopen on June 10, 2021
The Drama Book Shop is reopening this summer thanks to Broadway’s Lin Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Jeffery Seller, and James L. Nederlander, the NYC theatre institution will be back up and running soon enough.
Read more: Playbill.com
Fun on a Friday:
Something tells us that you need this video on this Friday. It’s cats watching CATS!
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