Josh Grisetti was a wonderful performer, a deeply caring educator, and one of the kindest people in the theatre community.

The Spring Awakening open call delivered exactly the kind of social media attention producers were hoping for. Now it needs to deliver actual jobs.

Lin-Manuel Miranda said Andre Agassi deserves a musical based on his memoir, Open. As someone who grew up playing tennis in the ’80s and ’90s, I would invest, buy tickets immediately, and be there opening night.

Young actors in Wales are reportedly leaving rehearsals just to cool down because of unbearable heat inside their theatre. No performer, especially a child, should be expected to prove their commitment by enduring unsafe conditions.

Actors give theatres their phone numbers because they are auditioning, not because they want to be added to a sales list.

When someone says performers “used to do eight shows a week,” the better question is: what were those shows asking of them?

Australia’s recent wave of theatre cancellations should worry anyone who cares about live performance. Government help may be necessary to keep stages open and people working, but that support has to come with real guardrails.

A student production of 1776 in Philadelphia was targeted with racist and bigoted comments over its diverse casting. People can debate casting choices all they want. But attacking teenagers over a school production is indefensible.

Three major musical tours in Australia have closed early or canceled in recent months. So what’s going on? Is this just a bad stretch, or is the financial model for touring Broadway-style musicals starting to crack?

I’ve had my issues with the Downtown Cabaret Theatre. But I still don’t want to see it close. Bridgeport losing this arts institution would be a real loss, and if people care this much about saving it, someone should be listening.

“Relaxed Performances” make live theatre feel possible for people and families who might otherwise feel like the room was not built with them in mind. And that is worth celebrating.

Not every community theatre needs to chase shock value, but more local theatres should feel comfortable making room for stranger titles, darker stories, and shows that ask audiences to take a chance.