Every January, more plays enter the public domain, giving theatres more opportunities to rediscover and reimagine great work without licensing fees.

West End ushers are reporting some truly unbelievable audience behavior, from vomiting over balconies to sexual activity during performances and even people urinating into cups.

After controversial videos resurfaced and cost Geno Segers his role in Hadestown, he posted an apology addressing the backlash. Now, that apology appears to have disappeared from his social media too.

Lewiston Civic Theatre says one anonymous complaint was enough to cancel The Rocky Horror Show. No protests. No demands from city officials. Something about that doesn’t add up.

Artists still want to create. Audiences still want to show up. Maybe nonprofit theater isn’t dying at all. Maybe the old institutional model is.

The Hadestown proshot proved that audiences will show up for filmed theatre. But with a high-quality capture potentially costing millions before distribution and marketing, how many productions can actually afford to follow its lead?

Ariana Grande was right to leave Sunday in the Park With George. But who on her team looked at an arena tour, new music, Wicked: For Good press and nonstop public scrutiny and decided she should add a major Sondheim revival too?

I’m seeing more community theatres use AI for posters, marketing, and even creative work inside productions. I understand the budget pressures, but replacing artists with a cheaper shortcut shouldn’t become normal.

An apology that refuses to name the people harmed or the conduct that caused the harm is not full accountability.

Geno Segers loved telling men to “tighten up.” Then his own videos started disappearing. The hypocrisy speaks for itself.

Geno Segers will no longer join the Broadway cast of Hadestown following backlash over videos in which he mocked transgender people and dismissed concerns about their rights.

Asking audiences what they actually want to see doesn’t mean surrendering artistic control. It means paying attention to the community you depend on.