How playwright-director Robert O'Hara's new show sticks it to the patriarchy---"I love fables and I love allegories because you never know where they're going to lead you," says Robert O'Har…
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get enthusiastic about things---This week, TDF Stages Editor Raven Snook geeks out (via Facebook Messenger) with Christina Trivigno, TDF's A…
Why the monster dances in Ensemble for the Romantic Century's interpretation of the tale---From Mel Brooks's campy musical comedy to a notorious closed-on-opening-night Broadway flop to…
A theatre lover reminisces about his best -- and worst -- seats---Forget New York City real estate. The theatre is where it's all about location, location, location. While there's no questio…
One theatre lover binges on a sprinkling of alcohol-infused productions---Why would liquor lovers limit themselves to a glass of wine at intermission when there are shows that integrate…
The lauded tapper revises Myelination for darker times---Science might seem like unusual fodder for a dance-maker, but while reading Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code Michelle Dorrance sta…
How the cult film Cruel Intentions became a jukebox musical---When the live onstage band at (le) Poisson Rouge starts playing the opening strains of "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve, all …
How Farinelli and the King shines a very old-fashioned light on Broadway---Three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance may be center stage in Farinelli and the King, but lighting designer Paul Russe…
Why Jersey Boys may work even better Off-Broadway---An 11-year run on Broadway is a rare accomplishment, yet when Jersey Boys closed in January after more than 4,500 performances, it felt pr…
Playwright Lucy Kirkwood makes her Broadway debut with The Children---Lucy Kirkwood is about half the age of the three retired nuclear scientists who populate her Broadway drama The Children…
How a new musical is helping to correct a whitewashed history---The phrase "crossing the river" has a special meaning for African Americans. Variations on this saying appear in many Negro sp…
The long way to Off-Broadway for Who's Holiday!---Playwright Matthew Lombardo was relaxing on a Fort Lauderdale beach with his longtime friend, director Rob Ruggiero, when the idea for Who's…
Why a rocker was inspired to pen a bio-show about the polarizing urban planner---If Peter Galperin hadn't moved to New York, he would have never written Bulldozer: The Ballad of Robert Moses…
Jeanne Sakata's bio play about the late Japanese-American activist is more relevant than ever---The first time Joel de la Fuente played real-life civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi in …
When New Yiddish Rep artistic director David Mandelbaum decided to produce Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT and Eugène Ionesco's RHINOCEROS, he had to commission special Yiddish versions.…
Two longtime dancers discuss the company's evolving repertoireAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater just kicked off its annual holiday run at City Center, a five-week gift to modern dance lover…
The Bengsons share their musical memoir at New York Theatre Workshop---Marriage can be difficult, and spouses who want to parse the ups and downs of their romance sound destined for a therap…
Why New Yiddish Rep is mounting Clifford Odets' Depression-set drama---When New Yiddish Rep artistic director David Mandelbaum decided to produce Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Eug&e…
Veteran choreographer Camille A. Brown comes to Broadway with Once on This Island---Working on the first Broadway revival of a beloved musical can be a challenge -- especially for choreograp…
Playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld revisits the NYC of his youth with Downtown Race Riot---Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's vividly remembers the 1976 rampage in Washington Square Park that inspired his new …
How David Zinn designed the costumes for SpongeBob SquarePants---When Ethan Slater bounds onstage for the opening number of the new musical SpongeBob SquarePants at Broadway's Palace Theatre…
Danny Burstein portrays doomed Soviet author Isaac Babel in Describe the Night---Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages' ongoing series on actors and how they create their rolesThe openin…
Two costars of The Wolves talk about the play's life-changing impact---When Sarah Mezzanotte and Tedra Millan met performing in The Wolves at Vassar's Powerhouse Theater in summer 2016, they…
The holiday season has officially arrived and seeing shows with your loved ones is a great way to celebrate. We've rounded up 10 festive productions for different types of audiences, so whet…
Why David Cale was happy to let someone else star in his new solo show Harry Clarke---Veteran playwright and performer David Cale is known for his genre-defying solo shows, notably The Redth…