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Christopher Peterson 2/21/26 Christopher Peterson 2/21/26 Donor Backlash and Board Tension Put Michigan Theatre at a Crossroads

What is happening at the Michigan Theatre is no longer just a leadership transition story. It is a trust story. And if you have spent any time in community or nonprofit theatre, you know exactly how fast that can spiral.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/20/26 Christopher Peterson 2/20/26 Is “Cine-Theater” a Trend or a Theatre Fad?

We all loved calling Dorian Gray a breakthrough. Now Dracula is forcing the harder question. Is “cine-theater” a lasting theatrical language or a trend that only works when everything clicks?

Read More Community Theatre OnStage Blog Staff 2/19/26 Community Theatre OnStage Blog Staff 2/19/26 When Theatre Becomes Just a Job, It Dies

Theatre is not a clock-in, clock-out job, and the spaces that try to treat artists like obedient employees are actively damaging the work.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/16/26 Christopher Peterson 2/16/26 Walking Out of a Broadway Show is Fine. Posting About it Mid-Show is Tacky

If you want to walk out of a Broadway show, that’s your call. But announcing it on social media mid-intermission like it’s breaking news? Tacky.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/15/26 Christopher Peterson 2/15/26 The Cynthia Erivo “Dracula” Teleprompter Talk is Bigger Than it Needs to Be

West End audiences have raised concerns about a visible teleprompter during Cynthia Erivo’s one-person Dracula, but the bigger picture is less dramatic: this looks more like a fixable staging issue than a performer controversy.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/12/26 Christopher Peterson 2/12/26 The NFL’s Smartest Halftime Move is BTS and It’s Not Even Close

K-pop isn’t a niche trend, it’s a global force. If the NFL is serious about culture, reach, and relevance, BTS should be next for halftime.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/11/26 Christopher Peterson 2/11/26 Theatre Reinstates Director as Questions Arise Over Response to Predatory Behavior Complaints

A KS theatre has reinstated its former artistic leader just weeks after his resignation. Critics point to a now-deleted statement acknowledging that an actor was given a “second chance” after predatory-behavior concerns had been raised.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/9/26 Christopher Peterson 2/9/26 From “Hamilton” to Halftime: The Same Cultural Panic, Different Stage

This isn’t about “taste.” It’s about who people are comfortable seeing on the biggest stage in America, and who they still think should ask permission first.

Read More Community Theatre OnStage Blog Staff 2/5/26 Community Theatre OnStage Blog Staff 2/5/26 Community Theatre is Not Just a Stepping Stone

“Community theatre wasn’t my stepping stone; it was my lifeline.”

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/4/26 Christopher Peterson 2/4/26 What We Lose When Community Theatres Compete with Each Other

Stop treating the theatre across town like the enemy. The audience isn’t a finite pie, actors aren’t property, and your real competition is Netflix. A rising tide lifts all ships.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/3/26 Christopher Peterson 2/3/26 Questions Rise as Epstein Files Reference Julie Taymor, “The Lion King”, and NYC Theatre Leaders

A new batch of publicly released Jeffrey Epstein records includes references to New York theatre figures, including director Julie Taymor. While the mentions do not allege criminal wrongdoing, they raise questions about proximity, access, and what that suggests about vetting and accountability in NYC theatre.

Read More Christopher Peterson 2/2/26 Christopher Peterson 2/2/26 The 10 Reasons I Believe Trump is Closing the Kennedy Center for Two Years

A two-year “renovation” starting July 4, 2026? Totally normal. Nothing to see here. Anyway: 10 wildly out-there theories about why Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center and the one real reason he doesn’t want to say out loud.

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