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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Subtext: Mashuq Mushtaq Deen Befriends the Lion and the Rottweiler by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to playwright Mashuq Mushtaq Deen about building a writing career, pushing audiences out of their comfort zone, and finding his place in the theatre.

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Once More Into the Breach for the Guthrie and Shakespeare's Henriad by American Theatre Editors

The flagship theatre memorably mounted Shakespeare's popular history plays in 1990, and now they're back for another repertory rotation.

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Brecht-Weill-Disney Mashup 'Threepenny Mickey' Headed for Broadway by American Theatre Editors

2 works now in the public domain will be joined in a new 'pop opera hybrid' version.

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Friday, March 29, 2024

How Aaron Tveit Made the Cut for 'Sweeney Todd' by American Theatre Editors

A tenor known for romantic leads, the actor-singer tackles the iconic demon barber with only a slight key change and an emphasis on the humanity as much as the horror.

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Breaking the Binary Announces Regional Theatre Partnership Program by American Theatre Editors

The traveling workshop series for local TNB2S+ artists begins with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in May and Steppenwolf Theatre in July.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Critical Steps: Under Covered by American Theatre Editors

Even with arts journalism jobs in decline, emerging theatre critics keep training and finding new outlets for their voices.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Making Space Onstage by American Theatre Editors

Efforts like Fat Theatre Project and Broadway Bods are fighting for more opportunities for performers who identify as fat and to change the way they're seen onstage.

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The Path: How 6 Actors Learned Their Craft by American Theatre Editors

From conservatories to MFAs to youth ensembles, the best training to reflect human behavior onstage can take as many forms as life itself.

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Featured Contributors by American Theatre Editors

Diversifying design training and hiring, and an effort to fund plays about science.

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The Pipeline: All Set to Succeed by American Theatre Editors

The diversification of theatre design starts"but doesn't end"with training.

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Jon Fosse, Luis Alfaro, Caitlin Nasema Cassidy Deliver World Theatre Day Messages by American Theatre Editors

This year's statements emphasize peace, truth, and resourcefulness.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

J.T. Rogers: Looking Outward by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'Oslo' and the new 'Corruption' likes to wrestle in public with the things that trouble him and our politics.

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Latinx Playwrights Circle, Lorraine Hansberry Award, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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From Chicago, Contraction and Expansion by American Theatre Editors

This month, theatres are still making tough programming choices as they look hopefully toward growing into the future, plus thoughts from Willow James and Tiffany Keane Schaefer.

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$10 Million Gift at 59E59 Means Rent-Free Runs for Producing Companies by American Theatre Editors

Resident companies at the NYC venue will now pay no rent when they stage work there.

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Passing the Torch (Without Getting Burned) by American Theatre Editors

In our Winter issue, we look at training that doesn't simply instruct young artists in the ways of the world but aims to empower them to change it.

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Jason Kralicek Returns as Unicorn Theatre Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

The company's current director of finance will go back to the job he occupied from 2008 to 2018.

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Vanessa Severo, Joanie Schultz, and Theatre That Sticks With You by American Theatre Editors

From an instant connection at a workshop to world premiere productions, the creative duo's working relationship has continued to blossom over the years.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Theatrical Mustang: Rodney Lizcano, Shakespeare Aficionado by American Theatre Editors

Woodzick talks to the Denver theatremaker about original-practices Shakespeare, centering queer folks in 'The Laramie Project,' and using the classics to prevent violence.

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Shaina Taub: Making Feminism Sing in 'Suffs' by American Theatre Editors

Her musical about the suffragists behind the 19th Amendment comes to Broadway with a few amendments of its own (and with Hillary Clinton as a producer).

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Imagination Stage Names Joanne Seelig Lamparter Chief Artistic Programming Officer by American Theatre Editors

Seelig Lamparter will take over from retiring founding artistic director Janet Stanford.

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Into the 'Babble Lab' With Autumn Ness by American Theatre Editors

A new Dada-influenced work from this longtime Children's Theatre Company member explores the intersection of sound and language.

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The Unpredictable Experiment: 25 Years of Sloan Science Plays by American Theatre Editors

From 'Proof' to 'Behind the Sheet,' the Sloan Foundation has supported hundreds of plays about science and scientists. What can we learn from this still growing body of work?

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Sara Bruner Named Next Producing Artistic Director of Idaho Shakespeare Festival by American Theatre Editors

Bruner will take over at Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in 2026.

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Life Imitates Art in Hampshire High's Contested Staging of 'The Prom' by American Theatre Editors

First it was cancelled, then it wasn't, then the students couldn't talk about it. Now that the show actually went on, it's worth asking: Were this school district's precautions about safety …

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TCG's 2024 Gala: Telling 'Our Stories' of Lives in the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

This year's event recognized several vital industry changemakers and raised approximately $200,000 in support of TCG's mission to lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Signature Theatre Artistic Director Paige Evans to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

A new-play leader who succeeded founder James Houghton and weathered the pandemic lockdown, she leaves the helm after 8 years.

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SDC Davidson Award, Waterwell New Works Lab, Artios Awards, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Know a Theatre: Indy Convergence by American Theatre Editors

Known for their artist's residency, this company offers community-focused work, including performances on the White River in Indianapolis.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Ava Pickett Wins 2024 Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

Pickett earned the prestigious prize for her Tudor-era play '1536,' while Justice Hehir received a special commendation for for her pandemic-era play, 'The Dowagers.'

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off