504 stories by "Mark Peikert"
Meet the wardrobe wizard at Broadway’s Rock of Ages — “I like to refer to Rock of Ages as the big little show,” says wardrobe supervisor Wendall Goings. As he puts it…
The evolution of Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian — Sometimes a new actor and the right review can help you reimagine a play. They certainly changed how director Robert Falls …
Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy finally returns to Broadway — Terence Rattigan spent a decade as one of the most celebrated playwrights of the 20th century, writing hits like …
Lucy Thurber’s The Hill Town Plays launch an ambitious new partnership in the West Village — Attention playwrights: Don’t adjust your ideas based on what you think theatres…
With Harbor, Chad Beguelin trades Broadway musicals for a play — When Chad Beguelin decided to write a play, he knew he’d be exercising a new muscle. He’s best known for hi…
Inside his work on Nobody Loves You Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stage’s ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles — Tackling multiple roles can be an inv…
Jonathan Tolins makes “Buyer and Cellar” a comedy for Streisand fans AND newbies — Having collected so much stuff in such staggering quantities, Barbra Streisand had a shop…
“City Council Meeting” asks what we want from theatre and from government Boredom may not be a new sensation for theatregoers, but intentional boredom is a rarer bird. That’…
Inside Richard Greenberg’s 10th visit to the same theatre By now, it’s hard to imagine Manhattan Theatre Club without playwright Richard Greenberg. After all, his Tony-nominated …
How history changed the current revival of “The Big Knife” Period plays and their dated references can be daunting not just for audiences, but for the actors. That’s where …
“Detroit 67″ tackles the Motor City’s history Ideas can be hard to come by for writers, but Dominique Morisseau only had to look to her hometown’s history. The legaci…
The New Group’s “Clive” makes music out of trash and doorframes The characters in Clive come and go abruptly, usually driven away by the toxic narcissism of the titular cha…
After 44 years, “The Fig Leaves Are Falling” returns to New York Even when Broadway musicals go unrecorded and unrevived, the original reviews live on. So while it may be almost …
With “Hearts Like Firsts,” Adam Szymkowicz uses his other voice If you’re a playwright, then talking to Adam Szymkowicz is a good sign that you’ve made it. Thanks to …
Why the fashion designer joined The New Group’s “The Good Mother” With her work on Off-Broadway play The Good Mother, famed fashion designed Cynthia Rowley is revisiting a …
How “The Performers” stages a risqué world For better or worse, Broadway currently has a reputation as the home of family-friendly musicals, film adaptations, and prestigious Br…
The Flea uses its acting troupe to support bold work Even if they loved it, most theatre companies couldn’t produce Thomas Bradshaw’s play Job. A darkly comic riff on Biblical hi…
Playwright Pia Wilson pushes the notion of “ethnic stories” — “There has to be an access point in New York for new artists trying to get a start in the city,” s…
The Drama League will open a downtown theater center later this year, designed by FXFowle.
“Chimichangas and Zoloft” brings a fresh story to the Atlantic If you ever feel Off Broadway is stuck in a cultural rut, then you’ll welcome Chimichangas and Zoloft, now at…
Playwright Alena Smith aims for explosive dramatic fireworks in “The Bad Guys,” at Second Stage Theatre Uptown, but succeeds only in achieving a punchy bleariness.
New musical "February House," at the Public Theater, traduces the lives of Carson McCullers, George Davis, and W.H. Auden, among others.
Long on titillation and short on substance, Mike Bartlett’s "Cock" isn't as good as actors Cory Michael Smith and Jason Butler Harner.
Forget who will play Marilyn Monroe – it's Jaime Cepero's Ellis that has us riveted to "Smash."
Astoria Performing Arts Center's revival of "The Secret Garden" is a potent production of a second-tier work, thanks to Tom Wojtunik's inspired staging.
