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Meet The Love Show, which fuses multiple performance genres including cabaret, burlesque, circus, and various dance forms into unique theatrical experiences.
How working with a group of all-male dancers impacted a female choreographer---"As a queer feminist I thought, why would I want to work with all men?" admits choreographer Vanessa Anspaugh w…
Why director Rachel O'Riordan took a physical approach to Iphigenia in Splott---At times, the solo show genre can feel old hat. Yet every now and then, a director comes along with a knack fo…
To clap, or not to clap -- for me there's no question---I have some hard and fast rules when I go to the theatre: no talking, no texting, no picture taking, no charging my phone onstage. I t…
A new play ponders what we owe our families---When Gina Gionfriddo begins a new play, she doesn't set out with a singular message she wants to tell; her approach is more intuitive. "When I s…
Inside the magical set design of The Whirligig---The script calls for an actor to climb a tree and join another character on a large branch as they peer into a friend's bedroom. They remain …
Meet Sanguine Theatre Company, where audiences get a direct say in which adventurous play will be produced next.
This video was directed by Mark Blankenship and shot and edited by Nicholas G…
A Queens theatre company puts Raisin in the spotlight---Welcome to Borough Play, our look at theatre in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyondOver the past 13 years, Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreakin…
A critic recalls the summer season that sparked his love for the stage---I love repertory theatre. I fantasize about a schedule that switches up a handful of diverse plays -- say Tennessee W…
The magician-artist arrives at the Atlantic Theater---The next big thing in New York magic is already a British institution. Across the pond, Derren Brown's TV specials and series have drawn…
The Sol Project returns with a new production---A traumatized doctor named Moisés sits in a washtub filled with pineapples that he repeatedly crushes open and bites into. A badly woun…
The Hottentot Venus was real, but at the same time, she wasn't. That was the persona created for Sarah (Saartjie) Baartman, a black South African woman who was displayed in British freak sho…
Though I initially pictured him in the spotlight, I'm glad he found his calling backstage---In high school I played an Angel in Anything Goes. I vividly recall wearing my mother's retro, for…
TDF hosted a day-long conversation about the future of access---Note: This article describes a recent symposium that TDF hosted on accessibility in the theatre. If you'd like to read a thoro…
How one social justice theatre company uses real-life stories to inspire its art---Last summer, Houses on the Moon, a socially focused, community-committed theatre company, began developing …
A seasoned writer works with an emerging company---You might assume that as they try to stand out in New York City, scrappy theatre companies will look for young and hungry writers to help t…
Axis Company rejuvenates a classic play---You've probably seen pictures of a slum. But what would it feel like to live in one? Director Randy Sharp raises this question in her revival of S…
You see more of it than you think---A friend recently posted on social media that rather than finish the paper she'd been preparing for an academic conference, she would perform an interpret…
Robin Masella moves from Cats to the Chocolate Factory---
Even in a stressful audition room, Robin Masella exudes a rare blend of passion and restraint. Her dynamic movement crackles, each f…
Beth Leavel connects to Bandstand---On Broadway, Beth Leavel has become a master of musical styles. She's sailed through everything from Golden Age crooning to power-pop belting, so it's har…
Taking Titicut Follies to the stage---As collaborations go, this one is quite unexpected. The venerable and prolific documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman is joining forces with – w…
In this Broadway revival, laughter leads to serious ideas ---Six Degrees of Separation delivers a complex kind of fun. On its surface, John Guare's 1990 play is all clever jokes and fast-mov…
It's not just her talent that earns this theatre fan's adoration---Welcome to Fanmail, our tributes to theatre artists we admireEven as someone who sees a lot of shows, it's rare that I get …
A new Broadway play prods our biases---Even if you've never seen A Doll's House, you might be interested in a sequel. Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's 1879 masterpiece ends with Nora Helm…
Inside this Broadway's musical's projection design---Near the end of the first act of the Broadway musicalAnastasia, three characters, filled with hope and excitement, take a train out of R…
