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Friday, May 31, 2019

Atlantic Season to Include Sarah Silverman Musical and New Guirgis Play by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre will present a new musical based on Silverman's memoir, along with world premieres from Stephen Adly Guirgis and Jack Thorne.

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Rooms Where It Happens: St. Louis's Rising Leaders of Color by American Theatre Editors

Five colleagues I got to know over the past year through TCG's professional development program, which adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

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New at The New Yorker: Theatre Critics Vinson Cunningham & Alexandra Schwartz by American Theatre Editors

As they take over the regular beat from Hilton Als, the two talk about where they come from and what they're looking forward to.

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Token Theatre Friends: Rethinking American History with Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard by American Theatre Editors

The Friends talk to the creators of 'Underground Railroad Game,' which is back in NYC; plus reviews of an all-female 'Mac Beth,' 'BLKS,' and 'Continuity.'

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East West Players Season to Feature Asian American Women by American Theatre Editors

The Los Angeles company will present works by Jiehae Park, Lauren Yee, Sandra Tsing Loh, and May Lee-Yang.

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TCG Names New Participants of Rising Leaders of Color Program by American Theatre Editors

10 early-career artists from Miami and New York City will be given networking and professional development opportunities.

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Chicago's Neo-Futurists Name Jorge Silva Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

The writer, performer, and producer will step into the role in June.

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Donna Walker-Kuhne Receives Inaugural Rachel Crothers Leadership Award by American Theatre Editors

The League of Professional Theatre Women recognizes Walker-Kuhne's service to the theatre field.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Jackie Sibblies Drury: Thinking and Feeling by American Theatre Editors

Her Pulitzer-winning play 'Fairview' is about why white people should make space for people of color; she's amused that it's controversial.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Taylor Mac, Leigh Silverman, and More to Read Entire Mueller Report Live in LIC by American Theatre Editors

100 other theatre artists will come together this weekend for a 24-hour live reading of the special counsel's report.

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Backstage at 'The Ferryman' by American Theatre Editors

Between the push-ups, mud dances, cooing babies, jars of goose fat, and actual geese, what's not onstage at the Jacobs can be as fascinating as what's onstage.

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Friday, May 24, 2019

Dr. Shakespeare, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Play On by American Theatre Editors

An ambitious effort to hire contemporary playwrights to translate the Bard into modern English is about to deliver the goods.

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Lilly Awards Honor Jayne Houdyshell and Glenda Jackson by American Theatre Editors

The actors were among those honored at the annual awards for women in theatre.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Three on the Aisle: David Yazbek Loves 'Shaft' by American Theatre Editors

This week the critics talk with the Tony-winning composer about his newest project: the gender-bending 'Tootsie.'

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The National and Duncan Sheik Musicals Bookend New Group's 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

A musical 'Cyrano' starring Peter Dinklage joins premieres by Donja R. Love and Thomas Bradshaw and a musical based on 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.'

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Honing Your Acting Instrument, and Maybe an Actual Instrument Too by American Theatre Editors

Ohio University is creating more flexibility for its musical theatre BFA students to pursue other subjects, including formal musical training.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

The 2019 Obie Awards: Thanks, Mom and Dad by American Theatre Editors

In a big night for New York Theatre Workshop, 'What the Constitution Means to Me' and 'Hurricane Diane' were among top winners.

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Chita Rivera Awards Honor NY Dancers and Choreographers by American Theatre Editors

Winners include talent from 'Alice by Heart,' 'The Beast in the Jungle,' 'Hadestown,' 'Oklahoma!,' and 'Ain't Too Proud.'

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Aria Winning: What Audiences Want From Opera by American Theatre Editors

How Opera Theatre of St. Louis used a Wallace Foundation Grant to test audience-building strategies.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Pasadena Playhouse Announces Four Shows of 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

New revivals of 'Little Shop' and 'Annie Get Your Gun' bookend a slate that includes BD Wong directing Lauren Yee's 'The Great Leap' and Alfred Molina in Florian Zeller's 'The Father.'

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Friday, May 17, 2019

NEA Awards Nearly $3 Million to U.S. Theatre Projects by American Theatre Editors

Meanwhile, the House subcommittee has recommended a substantial increase in NEA funding.

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Drama League Gives Awards to 'Ferryman,' 'Hadestown' by American Theatre Editors

The honors recognize artistic achievement on and Off-Broadway.

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Big Ups for Jordan Downs: Cornerstone Memorializes a Watts Housing Project by American Theatre Editors

In 'A Jordan Downs Illumination,' the company returns to South L.A. to find a community changed and still changing.

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Playwrights Realm to Make Rehearsals More Parent/Child-Friendly by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre has launched its Radical Parent-Inclusion Project, which will include free childcare for its artists and shorter work days for parents.

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InterAct Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup features a range of contemporary works, including a Thomas Gibbons world premiere.

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TCG and TRG Arts Launch the Single Ticket Theatre Collective by American Theatre Editors

10 mid-sized theatres across the country will try out single-ticket plans and learn from each other's data.

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'King Lear' Minus the Monarch, Plus Mom by American Theatre Editors

Samantha Shay's stripped-down, fem-focused take on the tragedy inspires low-tech awe"and starts a raucous argument.

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Token Theatre Friends: Alice Ripley Sings 'Jolene' To Us (Seriously) by American Theatre Editors

The Friends talk to the star of the original 'Next to Normal' about her newest one-woman show. Plus, reviews of 'Caroline, or Change,' 'Paul Swan is Dead and Gone,' and 'Tootsie.'

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Vineyard Theatre Announces Bookend Shows of 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The plays are Tina Satter's 'Is This a Room' and Antoinette Nwandu's 'Tuvalu or, The Saddest Song.'

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South Coast Rep Announces 13-Play Season for 2019-20 by American Theatre Editors

Plays by Adam Bock, Julia Cho, Donja R. Love, and John Patrick Shanley, as well Kate Hamill's 'The Scarlet Letter' and some new TYA works, highlight an eclectic slate.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

FreeFall Theatre Company Announces Season of Ghosts by American Theatre Editors

The 2019-20 lineup, called Ghost Light, will feature haunting adaptations and stories of ghouls.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM[SHARE]

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