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Howard Sherman
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Arts admin & advocate. US theatre columnist, The Stage. Author, "Another Day’s Begun.” Enthusiast, not critic. Anti-censorship. Ayckbourniac. Lifelong theatre kid.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 15h
Tonight's show: a night at the opera!
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Last night, over five dozen theatres and schools nationally presented "Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence." But in Baton Rouge, despite a fully rehearsed production, the stage was empty. My report.
When 'Enough' Is Too Much: Silencing Plays to End Gun Violence in Baton Rouge
On Monday evening October 6, more than five dozen theatres, professional and academic, around the US performed Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence, a half-dozen short plays selected from a semi-annual n...
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 3d
Today's matinee, at Irish Rep
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Tonight's show
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 6d
Sobering headline.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 6d
Just your average NYC commute.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 6d
My latest for Broadway World, with some thoughts from Actors Equity and the American Federation of Musicians.
Broadway Doomsaying Lands Just Before Labor Negotiations Heat Up
The lede says “struggling.” The headline says “in trouble.” So when the New York Times uses those descriptors about musicals, theatre people sit up and take notice. Read Howard Sherman's latest Broadw...
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 7d
The labor situation on Broadway is apparently heating up...
Broadway actors preparing to strike over union negotiations
Healthcare is a central issue in the ongoing negotiations between the Actors’ Equity union and the Broadway League
www.theguardian.com
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 8d
Theatre news from up North at @stratfest.bsky.social
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 10d
Subway dog, 1 train, 8:55 am
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 10d
Today's movie matinee: projected in honest to goodness VistaVision.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 10d
Decorative gourd season is upon us.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 11d
Tonight's show
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 11d
Today's matinee, at MCC
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 12d
Tonight's show: Whoa!
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 12d
Yes, though I had to look it up.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 12d
New art installation in Madison Square Park
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 14d
Shouldn't that be "frozen"?
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 17d
“Since the coronavirus pandemic, 46 new musicals have opened on Broadway, costing about $800 million to bring to the stage. Only three have become profitable so far. Strong reviews, word of mouth and in some cases Tonys have not been enough.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/t...
The Broadway Musical Is in Trouble
www.nytimes.com
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 20d
A remarkable compendium of actors who have climbed the cliff of Mt. Godot talking about their experience of the play.
Tough to perform. Impossible to understand. Actors love ‘Waiting for Godot.’
As the play returns to Broadway, Keanu Reeves, John Goodman, Wendell Pierce, Nathan Lane and more share the meaning they find in the impenetrable masterpiece.
wapo.st
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 20d
Tonight's show
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 20d
Ayckbourniac alert, from the self-appointed president of the Ayckbourn fan club's US chapter: revival of “Woman in Mind" starring Sheridan Smith to play limited West End engagement starting December 9.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 22d
Relieved to learn that "Giant" with John Lithgow will open on Broadway in the spring. I missed it on my last London trip and have been kicking myself for doing so ever since.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 23d
Rest in peace, Sundance Kid.
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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 23d
Tonight's show
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