Community theatre survives because people show up. But when the same people hold power for too long, stewardship can start looking a lot like ownership.

The Kennedy Center is not a vanity plaque, a political souvenir, or another surface waiting for someone’s name. It is a national performing arts institution. And this ruling is a needed reminder of that.

Parody musicals get dismissed a lot. You’ve probably seen the takes. But when these shows work, they really work. Maybe instead of shaming audiences for enjoying them, we should pay attention to what they’re telling us.

“When theatres collect tips after a show, that appreciation should include everyone who made the production happen. “Cast and crew” should mean cast and crew.”

Chess may have proved an uncomfortable Broadway truth: some shows do not just benefit from star casting. They depend on it. And if the entire commercial pitch begins to wobble the moment that star leaves, maybe the problem is bigger than any one performer.

Does Broadway may have a laughing problem? Before we blame audiences for laughing at the “wrong” moments, maybe directors need to ask a harder question Did we teach them to laugh there?

Bad audience behavior is easy to blame on phones, fandom, or people forgetting their manners. But the problem goes deeper than that.

Beaches should have worked on Broadway. But nostalgia and brand recognition aren’t enough when the creative work does not deliver.

There is something genuinely beautiful happening in theatre right now: senior performers are taking on shows we usually associate with teenagers and young people, and the results are far more than a novelty.

An Arizona theatre director has explained how AI was used in the production’s accompaniment. The clarification matters, but it also makes the larger issue harder to ignore.

A “statement” from the fan who snuck backstage at Beaches and entered Jessica Vosk’s dressing room last week.

The Michigan Theatre lawsuit has been settled, but let’s be clear: this did not happen because leadership suddenly found transparency. It happened because members, donors, and community supporters pushed back.