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With the announced closing of Broadway’s longest running show, questions have risen about tourism (the numbers in New York actually look much stronger than a hot take on Phantom might suggest), about the resiliency of brands (also highlighted by what the future might hold for Second City), and what gets audiences excited to come out to the theater.
Ford arrives at the League from her most recent post as associate managing director of the Goodman Theatre.
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Marissa Lynne Ford takes over for Deb Clapp, who left her position at the end of last month.
Theater, art and music are flourishing, and on the culinary scene, a 13-course Filipino tasting menu and a sleek Black-owned winery in Bronzeville are just a few of the city’s new offerings.
A pioneer of the post-World War II regional theater movement, Mary W. John started the theater that would grow into the Milwaukee Rep.