All stories by American Theatre Editors on BroadwayStars

Thursday, May 10, 2018

TCG and AT's Next Steps: A Response to the Open Letter by American Theatre Editors

We've heard the field's concerns and are now working to determine the capacities we'd need to expand our coverage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:12PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Brooklyn theatre will present new works from Peter Brook and Calvin Trillin, and a 'Julius Caesar' directed by Shana Cooper.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:28PM[SHARE]

Viola Spolin's House Is for Sale by American Theatre Editors

Are we going to let the place where the mother of improv developed much of her thinking, and wrote her seminal book, be snatched up and possibly torn down?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:19PM[SHARE]

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From the Public Theater's front desk to the backstages of Kansas City, from Cincinnati to Murphy, Texas, here's a diverse group of stage folks who should be on your radar.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:02AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Theatre World Awards Announces 2018 Winners by American Theatre Editors

The 12 recipients include Anthony Boyle, Jamie Brewer, Denise Gough, Noma Dumezweni, and Harry Hadden-Paton.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM[SHARE]

Book-It Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The five-show season's literary adaptations include works by Jane Eyre, Willa Cather, Imbolo Mbue, Gin Hammond, and Tom Hansen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:22PM[SHARE]

'Alternating Currents' Shines a Light on a Complex Queens Neighborhood by American Theatre Editors

Adam Kraar's new play about the electrical workers' community of Electchester examines its mix of idealism, racism, and class conflict.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 7, 2018

4th Wall Theatre Company Hires Tim Richey to Be Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Tim Richey will bring arts and fundraising experience to the organization.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM[SHARE]

33rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Announced by American Theatre Editors

The annual awards recognize both 'Cost of Living' and 'School Girls' in the play category, and 'KPOP' as a musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:29PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 4, 2018

Study Shows Women Still Under-Employed Off-Broadway by American Theatre Editors

The League of Professional Theatre Women report reveals that aside from costuming and stage management, many production jobs are still not close to gender parity.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM[SHARE]

4th Wall Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 4-show season will include plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Kate Hamill, Gina Gionfriddo, and Donald Margulies .

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:39PM[SHARE]

Huey Lewis and Clint Black Musicals Headline Old Globe Season by American Theatre Editors

Also on the slate are the West Coast premiere of 'Tiny Beautiful Things' and world premieres by CJ Lee, Laurel Ollstein, and Ken Ludwig.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:33PM[SHARE]

New York Drama Critics' Circle Announces Best Play 2017-2018 by American Theatre Editors

The Drama Critics' Circle has named 'Mary Jane' by Amy Herzog best play of the 2017-18 season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:12PM[SHARE]

1812 Productions Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The comedy focused theatre will tackle rock 'n' roll and funny ladies in history next season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM[SHARE]

St. Louis: The Jigsaw City by American Theatre Editors

Theatre in Missouri's second largest city has variety and vibrancy, but does it cohere?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 3, 2018

David Henry Hwang: Backward and Forward by American Theatre Editors

This season, America's leading Asian-American playwright revisited his most famous play, 'M. Butterfly,' and wrote a new musical, 'Soft Power.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:52PM[SHARE]

Three on the Aisle: And Then There Were Two by American Theatre Editors

On this podcast, Peter Marks steps out and Lynn Nottage steps in. How is she as a theatre critic? Find out!

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:37PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

May/June 2018 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

From airplane rides to roller coasters, from artificial intelligence to dream dinner parties, check out what's onstage these next two months.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:24PM[SHARE]

Token Theatre Friends: 'Mean Girls,' Puppets, and Lena Hall by American Theatre Editors

This week, it's 'Mean Girls' ($119+) vs. 'Symphonie Fantastique' ($35+). Plus, the Friends chat with Hall in her apartment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PM[SHARE]

Rising Leaders of Colors' Oregon Cohort: Only Connect by American Theatre Editors

A look at six young theatre workers who've spent the last year exploring their work and its meaning.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From a 19th-century play about the African-American experience to Pulitzer winners 'Angels in America' and 'I Am My Own Wife,' May was a memorable month for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:44PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 30, 2018

La MaMa to Receive 2018 Regional Theatre Tony by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Off-Broadway institution will receive $25,000 as part of the prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM[SHARE]

NEA Chair Jane Chu Is Stepping Down by American Theatre Editors

She will leave the agency in June, at the conclusion of her four-year term.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:50PM[SHARE]

Why Phylicia Rashad Will Never Direct Herself by American Theatre Editors

She is directing two productions back to back; here's how she chooses her projects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:39PM[SHARE]

Marin Theatre Company Names Antoinette Nwandu and Audrey Cefaly 2017 Play Prize Winners by American Theatre Editors

Each writer will receive a cash prize and have a play developed at the Bay Area company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:04PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 27, 2018

Playwrights' Center Announces 2018-19 McKnight Residency and Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

The Playwrights' Center will support the development of new works by Idris Goodwin, May Lee-Yang, and Tori Sampson.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PM[SHARE]

Kitchen Theatre Company Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season offers seven productions, including a musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:28PM[SHARE]

Boise Contemporary Theater Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature two new plays in repertory from Idaho native Samuel D. Hunter and a world premiere by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM[SHARE]

Bag&Baggage Productions Announce 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature the first commission for the company's Problem Play Project, an adaptation of 'The WInter's Tale' by Carlos-Zenen Trujillo.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:09PM[SHARE]

Poland Takes a Right Turn, but Theatremakers Aren't Taking It Lying Down by American Theatre Editors

In speaking truth to power, audacious young directors at a Warsaw new-works showcase conjured bracing theatrical power of their own.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PM[SHARE]

New York Stage & Film Announces 2018 Powerhouse Season by American Theatre Editors

New musicals slated for the summer season include one by Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman, and one by Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, and Jessie Nelson.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AM[SHARE]

All that Chat