A new show stages the film's chaotic history --- Did you know that little people were used during the final scene of Casablanca? Or that fog had to be brought in to make that scene's iconic …
Culture and religion clash in a new play---Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages' ongoing series on actors and how they create their rolesIt's tempting to conflate tolerance with liberal…
Inside the score for this fevered take on history---By its very nature, klezmer music pulses with life, but for Aaron Halva, it has a haunted quality as well. "To me it really feels like whe…
How an improv class improved my existence ---Improv changed my life. Strong words, to be sure, but I'm serious here. I can think of few landmark events as profoundly impactful for me as…
Inside Amelie's Whimsical Set and Costumes ---Even if you moved to the Left Bank, you'd never see the Paris that's onstage in Amélie, and that's entirely the point. Based on the Oscar…
The Tony nominee returns to Broadway in War Paint---Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages' ongoing series on actors and how they create their rolesHow does the old saying go? "Behind eve…
The design of Pearl Theatre's Vanity Fair---Yes, of course, the Pearl Theatre Company's production of Vanity Fair is set in a series of high-society homes and schools in the early 19th-centu…
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get enthusiastic about thingsToday, translator and dramaturg Maria Inês Marques geeks out with fellow Yalie dramaturg, Nahuel Telleria…
Meet Jessica Lang Dance, where beauty and specificity beckon anyone who watches.
Sarah Ruhl's new play chews through polite behavior---Even before the bird shows up, there are animals all over How to Transcend a Happy Marriage. In fact, the moment we enter the Mitzi E. N…
A theatre lover's tribute to the songwriting team of Ahrens and Flaherty---March 23, 2017. That date had been imprinted on my brain for nearly a year: the first preview of Anastasia on Broad…
Henny Russell's life informs the politics Oslo---Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages' ongoing series on actors and how they create their rolesThe first play veteran character actress H…
A new play lives in the modern gay moment---10 years ago, Christopher Sears's character in Gently Down the Stream might've seemed impossibly fictional. An openly gay, tattoo-covered performa…
The authentic farce of The Play That Goes Wrong---According to Mark Bell, farce is a high theatrical art. And he should know: As the director of The Play That Goes Wrong– a raucous new…
Seeing characters knitting helps me celebrate my hobby---Hello, my name is Suzy Evans, and I am a knitter.I used to think there should be some sort of greeting from a support group when I di…
A new show remembers the fire at the UpStairs Lounge---Stepping across the threshold of the Lynn Redgrave Theater, audience members attending The View UpStairs find themselves in an immersiv…
The Broadway revival's set changes everything---The way the design team of Miss Saigon sees it, they will only have done their jobs correctly if the audience doesn't notice their work at all…
A new play upends a classic work of art --- Entering the set of Betty Shamieh's play The Strangest is like being transported to another place and time. The play, which is now at Fourth Stre…
Ibsen's political classic could've been written last week---We all know how easy it is to ignore an inconvenient truth. Think of the politicians who deny climate change, a phenomenon almost…
Meet TACT (The Actors Company Theatre), where a longtime company of artists encourages each other to take risks (when they're not cracking jokes). This film features company members James Mu…
Get to know Theatreworks USA, which presents professional musicals for audiences of all ages. This video features the actors Rachel Dratch, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Andrea Burns; the director …
Meet Red Bull Theater, where classic plays get a lusty new energy. This video features the actors Michael Urie, Stephen Spinella, Jay O. Sanders, Jennifer Ikeda, Matthew Rauch, Helen Cespede…
When Joel Paley and Marvin Laird, creators of RUTHLESS! The Musical, cast the show's original Off-Broadway production in 1992, they were keenly aware of a make-or-break factor. As Paley says…