Dear Theater Fans, Michael Paulson has been keeping tabs on Broadway’s labor relations as both Actors’ Equity and Local 802 (the musicians’ union) threatened to strike. Here’s the latest:
The French writer and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s “Lacrima,” which runs tonight through Sunday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, follows the real and imagined garment workers making a fictional royal wedding dress for a British princess. Laura Cappelle talked to Nguyen about why at one point she “fell out of love with theater” and how challenging it has been to ensure diverse voices have a place on French stages. (For further reading, here’s Laura’s excellent critical take on the play, which ran at the Avignon Festival last year.) Here’s a quick look at some of the other notable international productions in town this week:
And out of town, there was a flourish of purple at the State Theater in Minneapolis for the first performance of the new musical “Purple Rain,” a stage adaptation of Prince’s 1984 film. Jeff Ernst talked to fans as they filed into the theater to celebrate one of Minnesota’s beloved sons. In Chicago, Elisabeth Vincentelli fell for all the jump scares while watching the first performance of “Paranormal Activity” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Evan Jenkins’s photos and videos set the mood. Please reach out to me at theaterfeedback@nytimes.com with suggestions for stories or to offer your thoughts about our coverage. And urge your friends to subscribe to this newsletter. Have a wonderful week, Like this email?Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here.
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