Sunday, August 9, 2020

The Wisdom of Theater Elders in COVID Time by Carey Perloff

These artists remind us of how multivalent the theater is, how many solutions there are to the crises of funding, isolation, censorship and personal voice. The post The Wisdom of Theater Eld…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:48PM
Sunday, June 21, 2020

‘Don’t Make Me Come Down There’ — and Other COVID Comedy by Elizabeth Burke

On this episode of the Burke's Law podcast, we enjoy those that Trump once called "My generals" giving him a slap-down -- right in his tiny privates. The post ‘Don’t Make Me Come Down Th…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:25PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Artists First? Charting a Future for the American Theater by Carey Perloff

By the time our theaters reopen, which artists will be left standing? Let us revisit the ancient notion of the acting company. The post Artists First? Charting a Future for the American Thea…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:14PM
Monday, May 25, 2020

Post-COVID Performing Arts: Like a Trip to the Car Wash by Alan Harrison

Restorationists expect a familiar process will always work: they’re about the car wash. Opportunists look to innovate: they're about getting the car clean. The post Post-COVID Performing A…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:50PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

An Important Memo From Arts Administrator Linda Richman by Alan Harrison

To my nonprofit arts fraynd and geshvister: email me, we'll tawk. Don't be a zhhlub and go schnorring for shekels. Don't ask -- yet. The post An Important Memo From Arts Administrator Linda …

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 04:24PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Barra Grant: ‘Miss America’s Ugly Daughter’ No More by Leonard Jacobs

It's one thing to grow up, and grow insecure, as the child of a celebrity. It's another thing to transcend it all with forgiveness. The post Barra Grant: ‘Miss America’s Ugly Daughter�…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:14PM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

The Confession of Howard McGillin by Leonard Jacobs

It's not just actor-playwright Charles Busch offering a revelatory exercise in camp along Off-Broadway right now. Watch his co-star. The post The Confession of Howard McGillin appeared first…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:51PM
Monday, February 10, 2020

Immersive Theater Brings Legendary Nellie Bly Back to Life by Leonard Jacobs

Remembering a period of history that was downright cruel, especially in regard to women's health -- and the woman who exposed it all. The post Immersive Theater Brings Legendary Nellie Bly B…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:50PM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

If Stalin Had a Least-Favorite Musical, Would This Be It? by Leonard Jacobs

"The Glorious Death of Comrade What's-His-Name" is based on a 1928 play, "The Suicide," by Nikolai Erdman, who was later exiled to Siberia. The post If Stalin Had a Least-Favorite Musical, W…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 05:51PM
Sunday, December 29, 2019

Marlon Brando: Hollywood’s Complex, Conflicted Cassandra by Mark Dundas Wood

All else aside, writes William J. Mann, the actor was "a voice in the wilderness warning about the celebrity culture he spied coming down the tracks." The post Marlon Brando: Hollywood’s C…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:47PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Hey, Arts Programmers: Um, There’s an Election… by Alan Harrison

Have you heard about the election? I mean, it's all over the news. And are you factoring the election into your programming? The post Hey, Arts Programmers: Um, There’s an Election… appe…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:00AM
Monday, December 9, 2019

In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way by David Finkle

This is two-act, two-hour-and-40-minute political issue to which attention must be paid. The post In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way appeared first on Clyde Fitch …

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:26PM

In ‘Greater Clements,’ a Playwright Mines Lesser Days by David Finkle

Judith Ivey appears at the center of a few, very individual stories of certain troubled Americans -- and a much, much larger American tragedy. The post In ‘Greater Clements,’ a Playwrigh…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:00AM
Thursday, December 5, 2019

‘Jitney,’ in LA, Sings August Wilson’s Song of the Forgotten Man by Adam Epstein

Only 34 at the time that he wrote his first play, Jitney, August Wilson may or may not have known just how the emotion-driven syncopation of his language — haunting and lyrical, yet searin…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:00AM
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow Inks ‘Dumpty’ by Mark Dundas Wood

One day, reaching for this book will be a good way to revisit the escapades of the Trump presidency -- and to be glad that they're over. The post Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow I…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:30PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

‘Malaise’ of President Carter Finds ‘Confidence (and The Speech)’ by David Finkle

Welcome to a 2019 fantasy history play about a 1979 White House experience that might have been. The post ‘Malaise’ of President Carter Finds ‘Confidence (and The Speech)’ appeared f…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:57PM
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Measurable Impact: The Real Bottom Line for Nonprofit Arts? by Alan Harrison

The problem with Seattle's Intiman Theatre following (not for the first time) the hysterical-panic fundraising playbook first pioneered by Oral Roberts. The post Measurable Impact: The Real …

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 02:03PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

‘Fires in the Mirror’ Remains Theatrically Incendiary by David Finkle

An exhilarating example of the public service that theater is forever capable of providing. The post ‘Fires in the Mirror’ Remains Theatrically Incendiary appeared first on Clyde Fitch R…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:00AM
Sunday, November 3, 2019

In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable by Shawn Lent

If colonization is what got us to this place, maybe "re-indigenization" -- in dance -- is our way forward. The post In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable appeared firs…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 06:25PM

Robert O’Hara: Finding the Beauty in the Horror by Anthony Meyers

My old friend -- director of Broadway's hit "Slave Play" -- tells me why theater is the space for the complicated and the uncomfortable. The post Robert O’Hara: Finding the Beauty in the H…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 04:05PM
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Abzug, Abzug — There She Goes Again! by David Finkle

My, my -- how can I resist Harvey Fierstein in his new play, "Bella Bella"? The post Abzug, Abzug — There She Goes Again! appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 02:57PM
Monday, October 14, 2019

Dear Will Arbery: About ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ by Leonard Jacobs

The hold of conservative Christianity on the American body politic is a symptom of the crisis. The post Dear Will Arbery: About ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ appeared first on Clyde Fit…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 11:51PM
Monday, October 7, 2019

How Two Mfoniso Udofia Plays Became One Night of Theater by Leonard Jacobs

"Our idea has been to let the plays shine, to let the playwright shine, and to support each other." The post How Two Mfoniso Udofia Plays Became One Night of Theater appeared first on Clyde …

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:50PM
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Broadway’s ‘Slave Play’: A Free (But Costly) Racial Satire by David Finkle

Harris' play is so scattershot that his many points, and the fireworks that generate, remain unhappily in chains. The post Broadway’s ‘Slave Play’: A Free (But Costly) Racial Satire ap…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:01PM
Saturday, October 5, 2019

Transforming the Dance Experience Through Film, VR Tech by Stacie Williams

Some say dance and film -- and especially technology -- make for strange bedfellows. Not so. The post Transforming the Dance Experience Through Film, VR Tech appeared first on Clyde Fitch Re…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:15PM
Thursday, September 26, 2019

How Soundpainting Came to ‘PoP Up’ in Fort Greene, Brooklyn by Leese Walker

"If we can inspire a sense of connection, wonder and whimsy in a fractured world, then I think we have done our job." The post How Soundpainting Came to ‘PoP Up’ in Fort Greene, Brooklyn…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:52PM
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Land Acknowledgment! (…and Building on Best Practices) by Shawn Lent

When it comes to acknowledging Native land before a performance, artists and administrators sure have room for thought and growth. The post Land Acknowledgment! (…and Building on Best Prac…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:09PM

John Lennon as Only His Half-Sister, Julia Baird, Knew Him by Lynne Taylor-Corbett

As Tolstoy said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The Lennon-Bairds were no exception. The post John Lennon as Only His Half-Sister, Julia B…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:50PM
Monday, September 23, 2019

Antarctica: The Final Frontier for Artists and Writers? by CFR Staff

An Oct. 3 live Skype from Antarctica at a Connecticut museum highlights science "on the ice" -- and art. The post Antarctica: The Final Frontier for Artists and Writers? appeared first on Cl…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 04:19PM
Saturday, September 21, 2019

How ‘Average’ Howard Barnes Became an Above-Average Musical by Leonard Jacobs

Composer Michael Kooman and book writer/lyricist Christopher Dimond celebrate their "average" world-premiere CD. The post How ‘Average’ Howard Barnes Became an Above-Average Musical appe…

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:25PM
Friday, September 20, 2019

Time for Arts Nonprofits to Prove They Inspire Change by Alan Harrison

If there's no positive impact you can measure, why hang your hat on the idea? The post Time for Arts Nonprofits to Prove They Inspire Change appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 02:41PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards