Alexis Soloski's 'Here in the Dark' comes at dark time for theater criticism
The novel, about an ambitious mid-30s theater critic, made me reflect on the joy, terror and harsh reality of writing about theater.
Today is Monday, October 26, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Will Swenson Anthony Rapp Thomas Cavanagh Natalie Merchant Patrick Breen Rita Wilson D. W. Moffett Robert Westenberg Rondi Reed Holly Woodlawn Maureen Anderman William Duff T. C. Jones Ivor Francis Natasha Dana Thomas Palmer Mahalia Jackson Lionel Hale Rosamond Pinchot Jack Sharkey Ellis Baker Margaret Wycherly Lewis Casson H. B. Warner Frank McGlynn Charles M. Hallard Edward Harrigan Neil Meron John Arden James E. Myers