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Phylicia Rashad recently said, "It is working with good directors that makes a good actor." However, these collaborations aren't always a match made in heaven.
Actress Essie Davis says the most daunting tasks in playing Dotty in "Jumpers" are the singing and the nudity. There is no shortage of emotional challenges either.
Actors share their thoughts about performing while bereaved.
Glenn Close has navigated her career in stage, film, and television, by following her instincts when it comes to strong writing.
Ok, so even terrific off-B'way shows like "Bug" cost enough to bleach your wallet. Our Theatregeek suggests a few better ways to spend your time this week.
A criticism often leveled against a work of dramatic fiction is that it's not "truthful." Rarely, if ever, does one hear the reverse: that it was far too truthful.
"It seems to me," Manu Narayan says, "that in an 1,800-seat theatre, if 1,799 theatregoers are clearly having a terrific time, it's the critic's job to mention that fact."
NYPD Blue's Bill Brochtrup is spending his hiatus working long hours for little money and no perks--and loving every minute of it
With June being Gay Pride Month in New York City, there is clearly much for gays and lesbians, in the theatre and otherwise, to be proud of.
The art of spin operates full steam in "Broadway's Economic Contribution to New York City," the biannual study of the Main Stem's impact on the New York City economy, which was released earl…
The artist formerly known as Debbie is currently starring opposite Christopher Sieber, Sharon Lawrence, Judith Light, and Richard Kline in Stephen Sondheim's musical Company.
As Mac Wellman noted in the Village Voice a few days back, New Yorkers are lucky to have a variety of fearless theatrical "scenes" from which to choose.
There is a growing recognition of the problem of hearing loss in performers due to long-term exposure to high-volume music, and specialists are cropping up to address it.
South African playwright Athol Fugard believes in the power of words and theatre.
Acting coach Scott Kaiser has devised a process to demystify the Bard that feels a lot like Stanislavsky.
Playwrights groups stimulate, encourage, streamline, and professionalize the playwriting process.
Actors seek representation from agents in terms of their talent, experience, and marketability. Agents look for talent to enhance the prestige and financial livelihood of the agency.
One playwright's experience with obtaining -- and keeping -- the rights to another artist's work was reasonably smooth sailing. Other writers are not as fortunate.
Whether South Asian theatre artists are truly joyous about "Bombay Dreams" or just reluctant to voice criticism is arguable.
Now in "Assassins," Neil Patrick Harris hopes audiences leave the theatre with a more complex perspective. "It makes Americans comfortable to call an assassin a lunatic."
Promoting Your Career on Video, CD, and the Internet
Donna Lynne Champlin -- In Praise of Electronic Self-Promotion
