Tony winner Diane Paulus directs the activist's memoir-based solo show---As the artistic director of Cambridge's American Repertory Theatre, Diane Paulus is known for guiding large-scale mus…
A guide to 16 upcoming productions (and one that recently opened) The Broadway season is about to kick into high gear with 16 new productions opening between now and the end of April. The in…
Jeff Hiller gripes about a gay wedding in Bright Colors And Bold Patterns---Jeff Hiller's name may not be familiar, but if you watch TV or see a lot of Off-Broadway theatre, he's probably ma…
Evan Yionoulis talks about directing Adrienne Kennedy's new play---Inside the program for He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box at Theatre for a New Audience is a poetic thank-you from the play…
Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally explores the bigwigs of the Ballets Russes---Over a six-decade career as one of America's most prominent playwrights, Terrence McNally has been consi…
Playwright Greg Pierce explores the plight of a dying factory city in Cardinal---Greg Pierce may be best known as Tony-winning Cabaret composer John Kander's new collaborator since lyricist …
The Civilians' latest play looks at the end of life---Although the inevitability of death is something we all have in common, few of us enjoy contemplating it. But Steve Cosson, the artistic…
Balls uses a legendary game to examine gender inequality---It's fitting that a coed creative team decided to theatricalize the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between 29-year-old wom…
Earlier this month we welcomed A Bronx Tale stars Richard H. Blake and Adam Kaplan for a live, 20-minute chat on the TDF Facebook page. They answered fans' questions and goofed on each other…
Lumberyard's fest features three artists long absent from NYC stages---When the leaders of Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts were planning their multidisciplinary Winter Festival at Ne…
Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu makes her Off-Broadway debut at Atlantic Theater Company---Ngozi Anyanwu was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and had what she describes as a typical American childhood …
Obie winner Roslyn Ruff resurrects Malcolm X's wife---Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages' ongoing series on actors and how they create their rolesRoslyn Ruff is so regal and commandin…
Despite much political uncertainty, a Cuban dance company returns to NYC---Malpaso Dance Company does not waste time. Based in Havana, this adventurous contemporary troupe has evolved at lig…
Dael Orlandersmith's new solo show offers a multiperspective response to Ferguson---Michael Brown. Ferguson, Missouri. Hands up, don't shoot! Black Lives Matter. Regardless of your political…
Playwright Milo Cramer examines the conflict between privilege and progressive politics---Welcome to Borough Play, our look at theatre in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyondIn a spooky little gentr…
NYC youths share their lives in the latest edition of Undesirable Elements---Would you have the courage to get up and talk about your life in front of an audience of strangers? No character …
Meet The Fire This Time Festival, which showcases early-career playwrights of African and African-American descent. Part participants include Katori Hall (the Broadway MLK bio play The Mount…
How director Daniel Sullivan is helping the actor honor his father---Tony-winning director Daniel Sullivan is known for helming complex, multicharacter plays on Broadway, from sumptuous peri…
Roxy + Company's new fest showcases multidisciplinary collaborations---Growing up in Los Angeles, Roxanne Gordon never considered a career as a dance-maker. Yet she was always fascinated by …
Welcome to Meet the Member, where TDF members share theatrical stories.Today's member: Arthur Goldstein, a New York City public school teacher who brings students to shows via the TDF Introd…
Catch cutting-edge performances at these five annual fests---If it weren't for the weather, you'd think it was summer due to all the performance festivals taking place this month. Adventurou…
How composers of color are pushing the genre in new directions---I moved to New York City in 2011 to be a theatre journalist, and in addition to becoming a bona fide Broadway baby, I also pl…
Join Richard H. Blake and Adam Kaplan in a live online chat---For our second Facebook Live artist chat, we're getting the behind-the-scenes scoop on the hit Broadway musical A Bronx Tale fro…
Why this theatre lover enjoys seeing shows in languages he doesn't know---When I tell people that one of the best productions I've ever experienced was a five-hour adaption of Shakespeare's …
A theatre lover shares her favorite post-show interactions with stars---This past summer, there was much ado surrounding stage dooring after Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner Ben Platt and rock s…