Theater
The Arts Are in Crisis. Here’s How Biden Can Help.
American arts institutions ought not to give up their independence for crumbs. For now, especially as the pandemic subsides, the...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Unveils Pop-Up Arts Revival; Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Jackman On Tap
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday unveiled an extensive program of pop-up performances across the state starting next month with...
My Ears Have Been Opened by the Audio Play Explosion
Until a few weeks ago, I never listened to podcasts. I haven’t listened to the radio since my preteen Radio...
Actors’ Equity Pauses Safety Plans For Reopening Live Theater In California Amid Covid-19 Surge
Actors’ Equity has temporarily paused its consideration of safety plans for live theater productions in California as the state battles...
Cuomo Outlines Plans to ‘Bring Arts and Culture Back to Life’
Declaring that New York urgently needs to revive its arts and entertainment industry if it is to recover from the...
Songs of Separation, and Lessons in Persian Cooking
It’s funny to think about what we used to take for granted: that actors could see each other; that if...
Dr. Anthony Fauci Remains Optimistic For Fall Theater And Music Venue Reopenings
Nationwide Covid surges and a disappointingly slow vaccine rollout notwithstanding, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci reiterated over the weekend his belief...
Martin Markinson Dies: ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ Producer, Broadway Theater Rescuer Was 89
Martin Markinson, a producer and theater owner who took Torch Song Trilogy to Broadway and returned the venue now known...
Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ Headed To Broadway With Ruben Santiago-Hudson Directing
The Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud) and directed by Tony...
Conspicuous Consumption, Getting More Conspicuous Onstage
Instagram was not yet five years old in April 2015 when two Iranians barely out of their teens died in...
Casting Society’s Artios Awards Sets TV And Theater Nominations; Netflix, HBO Top List
The Casting Society of America on Friday unveiled nominations for its 36th annual Artios Awards in the categories of television,...
‘Mean Girls’ Won’t Return to Broadway
The coronavirus pandemic has felled another Broadway show: “Mean Girls.”The musical’s producers, led by Lorne Michaels of “Saturday Night Live,”...
‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Musical Announces Permanent Closure Due To Covid Shutdown
The Mean Girls musical won’t be back when Broadway reopens, producers announced today. The musical, based on Tina Fey’s 2004...
Shakespeare, Swing and Louis Armstrong. So What Went Wrong?
“It’s almost like a kind of murder mystery,” Kwame Kwei-Armah said with obvious relish. “The play was butchered by the...
Exhuming a Monster of a Flop
Dissecting the failure of “Frankenstein,” which closed on Broadway on opening night 40 years ago, came with its own set...
Paramount Acquires Monty Python Musical ‘Spamalot’; Casey Nicholaw Directing Eric Idle Script
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has acquired Spamalot, and the studio will be the one to mount a movie production based on...
Theater to Stream: Festivals, Festivals, Festivals
Set dates for previews, openings and closings. Fall and spring seasons. Heck: turning up somewhere on time!Until the pandemic occurred...
More Than the Girl Next Door: 8 Actors on Emily in ‘Our Town’
Life is a quiet affair in Grover’s Corners, N.H. Its citizens don’t do drama or fuss. But Thornton Wilder’s “Our...
From the Music Hall to Ballet Royalty: A British Tale
“It is absolute nonsense to say that the English temperament is not suited for dancing,” Edouard Espinosa, a London dance...
Lee Breuer, Adventurous Theater Director, Dies at 83
Esser Leopold Breuer was born on Feb. 6, 1937, in Philadelphia, the only child of Joseph Breuer, an architect, and...
