Review: The Visit, a Parable of Fascism Then and Now
Jonas Schwartz| Jefferson Mays stars in a new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 play at Pasadena Playhouse. ||Pasadena|Christian Barillas,Darko Tresnjak,Friedrich Dürrenmatt,Jeff…
Jonas Schwartz| Jefferson Mays stars in a new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 play at Pasadena Playhouse. ||Pasadena|Christian Barillas,Darko Tresnjak,Friedrich Dürrenmatt,Jeff…
Once more, the somber anniversary, this time a quarter of a century on. We begin by reconnecting you with the updated finding aid for all of the September 11 pieces I have posted here up til…
Gil Brentley shows you his secret ladder (steps) backstage #maybehappyending #broadway #musicaltheatre #maybehappyending
Students at the Youth Performing Arts School in Kentucky went viral last week.
The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) perform a mashup of Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals, from Adventures in Babysitting) and Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger, from Risky Business)…
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Brendan McCall reflects on "And Then the Rodeo Burned Down" by Xhloe and Natasha, directed by Tom Costello, at Ars Nova | May 19 - July 10, 2026
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Xhloe & Natasha made me fall in love with live theater all over again at #EdFringe. They’ve been Fringe faves for years & the New York-based duo are in the spotlight now @ArsNova with thei…
The 84-year-old actor has spent decades bringing Samuel Beckett’s plays to life. Does his recent diagnosis give him new insights into playing ‘sad clown’ Krapp in a drama about age and…
BEAUTIFUL This, to me unexpectedly, was the most beautiful single hour in a theatre yet. Visually, musically, and in its majesty and depth of speech impossible to fault, it’s …
When she’s up for a TV role, Lesley Manville doesn’t care which platform the show in question is going out on. “My job is just to go there and deliver a character,” she says, “so w…
Scrappy and inventive this story of a disillusioned rodeo clown has unexpected twists. Nicole Serratore reviews. The post Review: And Then The Rodeo Burned Down at Ars Nova appeared first o…
Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Tom Costello, who along with Xhole and Natasha, directed “And Then The Rodeo Burned Down” at Ars Nova. Tom Costello (photo by Aaron R. Foster) P…
Throughout, Rice and Roland demonstrate extraordinary command of tone. They move effortlessly from slapstick to philosophical inquiry, from broad clowning to moments of startling vulnerabili…
We’re actually never gonna let this go #maybehappyending #broadway #musicaltheatre #maybehappyending
Kenji Fujishima| Xhloe and Natasha bring their mix of clown show, Western lampoon, and metatheatrical allegory to Ars Nova. ||Off-Broadway|And Then The Rodeo Burned Down,Ars Nova,Carsen Joen…
Ars Nova's And Then The Rodeo Burned Down has officially opened Off-Broadway. The show marks the first Off-Broadway production of playwriting and performing duo Xhloe and Natasha. Directed w…
In their Off Broadway debut at Ars Nova, Xhloe and Natasha play two rodeo clowns, until the lights go out and the show takes a turn.
The distinctive theatrical duo who call themselves Xhloe and Natasha are bringing the rodeo to Hell’s Kitchen, in full clown makeup and as full-on Theater of the Absurd. “And Then The…
By David Walters You’ll fall in love. You’ll fall in love with performers Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland (if you haven’t already from their previous shows), and become a life-long fan. …
The documentary had its official premiere on May 8 at the Angelika Film Center in New York City on Broadway. To mark the occasion, the theater ...
Seth Rogen told Brut at the Cannes Film Festival that if you use AI to write your stories or scripts, then you “shouldn’t be a writer.” “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to …
The film’s portrait of the work lives of a young journalist and a top editor holds lessons for us. It’s just that the lessons have changed with time.
A Broadway stage, in front of a live audience, after a curtain call. The woman understood the assignment completely. What makes this whole moment ...