2018 Tony Nominations: ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘SpongeBob’ Lead the Way by MICHAEL PAULSON

A pair of two-part productions, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and the revival of “Angels in America,” were also showered with affection.. via NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2HJ9pXu

Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats. by SOPAN DEB

After Ithaca High School canceled its production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” because of students’ pushback, an online mob targeted the town.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2FVSY8X

Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle by TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER

Mr. Buffett, who has a new Broadway show, “Escape to Margaritaville,” built a half-billion-dollar empire on his laid-back beach brand. But he’s all business now.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2BNoHLk

Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct by JESSICA BENNETT

He was a charismatic father figure who nurtured young writers. But in incidents from the 1980s through 2016, the women describe a pattern of abuse and betrayal.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2AvSLKk

Kevin Spacey Apologizes After Allegation of Decades-Old Sexual Advance on a Minor by MICHAEL PAULSON

The actor Anthony Rapp said he was 14 when Mr. Spacey laid down on top of him. Mr. Spacey said he had no recollection and then disclosed that he is gay.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2gN7W6C

Donald Trump and Michael Moore Quarrel Over Broadway Show by MICHAEL PAULSON

Mr. Trump said “The Terms of My Surrender,” a solo show that critiqued the president, was “a total bomb.” In response, Mr. Moore called it “a smash hit.”. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2ydT4sU

‘Brilliant,’ 41 and Lost to AIDS: The Theater World Asks Why by MICHAEL PAULSON

The death of Michael Friedman, a much-admired composer and lyricist, has left friends and fellow artists asking if they could have done more to help him amid signs of trouble.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2yilpgm

$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree by SOPHIE HAIGNEY

Students and alumni are frustrated by the turmoil in Harvard’s graduate theater program and have trained their ire on its leader, the director Diane Paulus.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2vIk4yz

$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree by SOPHIE HAIGNEY

Students and alumni are frustrated by the turmoil in Harvard’s graduate theater program and have trained their ire on its leader, the director Diane Paulus.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2vIk4yz

Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright and Actor, Is Dead at 73 by SOPAN DEB

Mr. Shepard, one of the most important and influential early writers in the Off Broadway movement, specialized in capturing the darker sides of American family life.. via NYT Theater http://nyti.ms/2tWOiy4