The Burlesque musical UK tour is supposed to open in days, but reports of unpaid freelancers, an unfinished set, and an urgent union warning are raising serious questions.

For years, Theatre Nerds was everywhere, building a massive Facebook audience and following in the theatre world. Then it stopped publishing, leaving behind a meteoric rise, quiet collapse and strange digital afterlife.

Cats: The Jellicle Ball’s closing raises a bigger question about Broadway’s financial model, including whether theatre rent has become too heavy a burden for even successful shows.

Theatre people can become very good at appearing fine, even when they are struggling beneath the surface. Theatre communities need to continue creating spaces for honesty, vulnerability and support.

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.