Although the 2018-2019 Broadway season officially began when The Boys in the Band opened back in June, it kicks into high gear this fall with 15 new productions bowing on the boards. (We've …
How director Simon Reade translated Michael Morpurgo's novel Private Peaceful to the stage---You know from the outset that the titular character of Private Peaceful dies at the end. But disc…
Jazz at Lincoln Center kicks off autumn with the return of a powerhouse collaboration---Dance and jazz have an illustrious intertwined history. But Spaces -- a full-evening collaboration bet…
How the late Hermione Gingold inspired this new take on Shaw's antiwar comedy---The spirit of Hermione Gingold permeates the new mounting of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House at Off-Bro…
Theater Mitu's new show explores war and death from many angles---How do you create a multimedia meditation on war, death and loss by artistic consensus? That's what Brooklyn-based company T…
Two of the actresses in Collective Rage discuss their roles---When's the last time you saw five diverse women headlining a major play? I mean a group of actresses truly heterogeneous in term…
Last month, we kicked off our autism-friendly performances for the 2018-2019 season with SpongeBob SquarePants. We were thrilled to get a chance to share this exuberant musical with families…
Geraldine Inoa explores the traumatic aftermath of a police killing in Scraps---Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement came to prominence after a white police officer fatally shot Michae…
WalkUpArts presents a radically intimate solo show in an unlikely venue---Philip Santos Schaffer pulls back the curtain and introduces himself as "your server and savior" to me and the only …
The theatre is not your shower or a karaoke bar---Has this ever happened to you at a Broadway musical? House lights dim, stage lights go up, actors begin singing the opening number… a…
Why NAATCO is mounting Shakespeare's rarely done epic---Mia Katigbak has wanted to stage Shakespeare's three-part history saga Henry VI ever since she saw a production at the Public Theater …
In defense of musical theatre lyrics with imperfect rhymesI'm a hard-core musical theatre nerd and I don't understand why so many people gripe about lyrics featuring imperfect rhymes. They d…
Andy Sandberg opens Neurosis and R.R.R.E.D. Off-Broadway---Working on two shows simultaneously has driven Andy Sandberg to drink -- large quantities of Pepsi Max. "The actors frequently teas…
How the Public Theater's Public Works initiative is creating new artists and new audiences---Usually a theatre producer's primary worry is how to get butts in the seats. But when the Public …
One theatre lover reflects on the impact other audience members have on his experiences---Usually, I wait to criticize a show until after I've left the theatre. But I once loathed a producti…
Tony nominee Orfeh returns to Broadway as another sexy sidekick---When director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell needed to cast the brassy, belting bestie in Broadway's Pretty Woman: The Musical…
A black theatre fan argues that certain white roles shouldn't be played by actors of color---I've loved musical theatre as long as I can remember. When I was young, I would listen to my orig…
Between acting, directing, writing and teaching, Tony nominee Austin Pendleton is always busy -- and that's how he likes it---While most of his industry peers take a break during the dog day…
Gianmarco Soresi analyzes his love life and his art in Less Than 50%---When it comes to romance, playwright and stand-up Gianmarco Soresi admits he's a bit cynical, like many of his fellow m…
In honor of the musical's 15th anniversary, a fan looks back at how the musical continues to impact her life---I was already in my mid-thirties when Avenue Q debuted Off-Broadway in 2003 at …
Mark Allen makes his Broadway debut with Gettin' the Band Back Together---Nashville-born Mark Allen published his first song when he was just ten years old and spent his early years collabor…
We want to hear your theatre education stories in honor of TDF's 50th anniversary---My husband and I grew up within a few miles of each other in New York City, but our experiences were world…
Amina Henry uses her true-crime obsession to make a bold statement in Hunter John and Jane ---Amina Henry is really into true-crime shows. She loves the way they suck her in and unsettl…
Two Yale School of Drama students deconstruct their love for The Real Housewives---Andy Cohen, the executive producer of The Real Housewives, recently told Seth Meyers that the Bravo franchi…
Catch an eclectic selection of companies at three alfresco festivals this August---Free outdoor theatre is considered a rite of summer in New York City. But there are also plenty of no-cost …