Move over SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. There are incalculable ways to harness the power and presence of pure visual art with the arresting and urgent immediacy of performance. Add in a pa…
Less than two years after revelations of abuse led to the closing of Profiles Theater Co. and the creation of the advocacy group Not in Our House, "six Chicago-based actresses report an exte…
Reading the script, the play's original director had to "go lie down at once." The post Now on Broadway: The Funniest Second Act Ever Written appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
"That's comedy!"
As white-bearded, white-gowned 2015 makes his exit this week, here's a look back at the year's best in areas of art, according to publications dedicated to the cause: Biggest Art Discoveries…
Dandelion Theatre's The Make Ready is a safe and productive space for both actors and playwrights.
This "Fiddler" is forever.
Many times we discover our authentic voice or true calling later in life.
Cynthia Erivo is the toast of the town.
David Mamet has something here. But what?
A logic that often crosses into the illogical.
Last Tuesday, November 24, would have been Gavin Cato’s thirty-second birthday. The previous day I taught Anna Deveare Smith‘s one-person play Fires in the Mirror to my two…
Challenges, yes. But success stories, too.
Shakespeare: 3 plays, 1 year. Today: 1 play, 3 years...or more.
New on demand services will improve theater, not replace it.
Who and what are you thankful for in your artistic community?
"Everybody needs theatre." -- Joseph Papp
"Who are you wearing?" Joan and Melissa Rivers turned those four simple words into an entertainment empire and heralded a change in celebrity culture. Revered, feared, career-making and popu…
"Casual" and "aggression" are not compatible states of being.
Pros and Cons.
Surprising for this author, he keeps self-aggrandizement off its pages.
Jason Paul Smith at Three Cat Productions brings audiences a new type of holiday show.
Theater doesn't have to be difficult, it can be simple -- not boring, but simple.
Accolades are in order -- and many questions remain.
I worry about the people who never enter theaters.