Thursday, February 2, 2023
For her first stage role in a while, the 'Mrs. Maisel' actor is ready to embrace the role of another imperfect but lovable woman performer in a rocky marriage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Known for his absurdist one-act plays,' Somerfeld was also an accomplished copywriter and screenwriter.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:06PM[SHARE]Over the past year, no fewer than 10 shows on both sides of the Atlantic have addressed the historical rise of Nazism and/or the troubling resurfacing of antisemitism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 31, 2023
After a year-long search process, Fadul joins Gillis, who has been serving as interim artistic director since William Carden stepped down last year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM[SHARE]Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of 'King Lear,' confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PM[SHARE]Monday, January 30, 2023
The former Playwrights' Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:15PM[SHARE]Inheriting the Ridiculous Theatrical Company from his lover, Charles Ludlam, Quinton carved his own beloved niche in the theatre pantheon.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:11PM[SHARE]The longtime artistic director and new-play champion had a gentle, calming presence, but he never shied away from tough conversations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PM[SHARE]A new book documents Oskar Eustis's regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:14AM[SHARE]The theatre is one place where the disparate, diverse Asian American experience has found common expression, as a new entry in Routledge's Milestones series shows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:12AM[SHARE]John Lahr's new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:10AM[SHARE]A new guide to musicals about American history, and a new biography of the crucial figure Oscar Hammerstein II, make new cases for taking the form seriously.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:08AM[SHARE]A look back at SoHo in the 1970s, where theatrical experimentation by Meredith Monk, Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, the Performance Group, and Mabou Mines defined an era.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:06AM[SHARE]For all its faults, the form (and its fans) can't help but stand up and sing for the underdog, for the awakened conscience, for moments of joyful liberation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:02AM[SHARE]In this excerpt from a new book by the founder of Movement Theatre International, the author reflects on the a crucial 1988 gathering in Philadelphia.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 27, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023
This month Woodzick talks to Denver-based director and playwright Mykai Eastman about EDI work, directorial philosophy, and audience engagement.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 25, 2023
This month Brian talks to playwright and screenwriter Eric Reyes Loo about his educational and familial journeys, and the elusive definition of success.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:20PM[SHARE]The fellowship comes with an unrestricted $50,000 cash award, accompanied by a year of financial planning and additional artist services.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32AM[SHARE]After 25 years in Minneapolis at a theatre he co-founded, Rothstein will succeed longtime artistic director Michael Donald Edwards at Asolo.
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