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Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93 by Will Dudding

With "Luv" on Broadway and "Tootsie" on the screen, he wrote with knowing, slightly askew humor about subjects like sex, family and failure.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:03pm on October 2, 2020☆⚑

Meet Theater's Most Famous Superfan: Hillary Clinton by Michael Paulson

She's been to 39 shows since the 2016 election, and believes Broadway will return. But she doesn't have the "gumption" to see herself depicted just yet.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:48pm on October 2, 2020☆⚑

Six Months in the Life of a Locked-Down Theater by Alex Marshall

Britain's National Theater hopes to reopen in October after being closed for more than 200 days. But even with the shutters down, it's been an eventful and emotional time for its staff.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:48am on October 2, 2020☆⚑

Unemployed Stage Actors to Face New Health Insurance Hurdle by Michael Paulson

The fund that covers thousands of performers will require that they work more weeks per year to qualify.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:06pm on October 1, 2020☆⚑

White Actors and Directors Still Dominate Broadway Stages, Report Finds by Sarah Bahr

And just 20 percent of shows on New York stages were written by people of color in the 2017-18 season, a report says.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:03pm on October 1, 2020☆⚑

Mellon Foundation to Provide $5 Million to Aid Black Theaters by Sarah Bahr

The Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn will spearhead The Black Seed, a strategic plan that will offer grants to up to 50 theaters across the country.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36am on October 1, 2020☆⚑

In Germany, New Plays Consider Autonomy in the Age of Corona by A. J. Goldmann

In a country in which cultural life is returning to an enviable version of normal, the fall theater season opens with reflections on the meaning and limits of freedom.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:32am on October 1, 2020☆⚑

'The Boys in the Band' Review: How Far Have We Come, Really? by Glenn Kenny

This provocative work is again revived, now for Netflix with an all-star cast including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer and Andrew Rannells.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:18am on September 30, 2020☆⚑

'I Even Missed the Smell': What It's Like to Be Back at the Theater by Sarah Bahr

Ten voices from around the world reflect on performing in " and ushering and seeing " some of the first live shows since March.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:18pm on September 29, 2020☆⚑

Review: 'Miranda' Poses a Musical Mystery in Virtual Reality by Maya Phillips

Airships float by, avatars sing and the audience is the jury in this visually enticing but overstuffed steampunk experiment.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:18pm on September 29, 2020☆⚑

Two of-the-Moment Monologues and a Multitude of Karens by Jesse Green

One-woman plays by Tracy Thorne and Eliza Bent explore the problems of white power and privilege " and how people who say the right things aren't helping.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:03pm on September 27, 2020☆⚑

Tony Tanner, Who Brought 'Joseph' to Broadway, Dies at 88 by Neil Genzlinger

A versatile writer and actor as well as a director, he was also Littlechap in a film version of "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:12pm on September 27, 2020☆⚑

Panic! at the Disco's Flourishes Weren't Just Dramatic. They Were Theater. by Maya Phillips

A look back at the band's 15-year-old debut, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," a commercial success that simultaneously satirized and celebrated staged spectacles.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06am on September 27, 2020☆⚑

Things to Do This Week by Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

This week, meet the singer Tashera Robertson, hit a photo show and try your hand at making snow fluff.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12pm on September 26, 2020☆⚑

This Basketball-Loving Poet Resists Categorization by Elizabeth A. Harris

Fresh off the success of his play "Barber Shop Chronicles," Inua Ellams has a new book out, "The Half God of Rainfall," about a son of Zeus who dominates on the courts.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:48am on September 26, 2020☆⚑

New Initiative Will Grant $156 Million to Arts Groups Run by People of Color by Colin Moynihan

The Ford Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others are aiding national and regional groups at risk of shuttering because of the pandemic.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32pm on September 25, 2020☆⚑

Glenn Close to Headline Starry 'Angels in America' Benefit by Sarah Bahr

Laura Linney, Patti LuPone and Jeremy O. Harris will also feature in the digital performance of scenes from Tony Kushner's two-part epic on Oct. 8.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06am on September 25, 2020☆⚑

Review: This 'Elephant Room' Sequel Is a Goofball Epic by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The interstellar adventure deftly mixes the lo-fi aesthetics of budget science fiction with dopey humor and experimental theater's sensibility.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:54pm on September 24, 2020☆⚑

Review: 'Romantics Anonymous,' a Challenge to Your Sweet Tooth by Jesse Green

A musical about two French chocolatiers may satisfy the hunger for live song and dance, but keep the insulin handy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:03pm on September 24, 2020☆⚑

7 Things to Do This Weekend

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:03pm on September 24, 2020☆⚑

Coronavirus Relief Fund Raises Nearly $20 Million for Artists by Sarah Bahr

Creative professionals can receive $5,000 grants through the end of the year, thanks to additional funding by the Mellon Foundation and others.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12am on September 24, 2020☆⚑

Solo Plays for Anxious Times by Matt Wolf

The Bridge theater in London has resumed performances after the coronavirus shutdown with a series of monologues by David Hare and Alan Bennett.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:18am on September 24, 2020☆⚑

Theater to Stream: Catty Birthdays and 'Lessons in Survival' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

In a fall season without many live shows, everything is up for grabs. That includes the canon of classics " and where Bill Irwin might be performing.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18am on September 23, 2020☆⚑

'He Never Quit': Nick Cordero's Widow on Grief, God and Perseverance by Michael Paulson

Amanda Kloots kept the world informed while her husband, a Broadway actor, lost a battle with Covid. After many grueling months, she's trying to look ahead.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:18pm on September 22, 2020☆⚑

Bryan Fonseca, Independent Voice in Indianapolis Theater, Dies at 65 by Sarah Bahr

He directed unconventional works and championed diversity, both in the material he staged and in the actors performing it. He died of the coronavirus.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:24pm on September 22, 2020☆⚑
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