Saturday, November 21, 2020
Neil LaBute’s surprisingly faithful adaptation of Chekhov’s 1899 play nevertheless feels forged in the present day – even in this very moment: The proceedings remind me of a Thanksgivi…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:04PMFriday, November 20, 2020
“Existentialism; that word puts us to sleep,” master clown Bill Irwin was saying on my computer screen, “even though true questions of existence…keep us awake at night.” The word �…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:17PMThere are many terrific-sounding shows opening this weekend, listed in my day-by-day monthly calendar but the seven plays below are treats for serious theater lovers — which is not to sa…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:11PMThursday, November 19, 2020
Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA have resolved their differences over streaming theater during the pandemic, a conflict that arose when theater buildings are shut down, and theater…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:23PMBelow are half a dozen shows launching on Netflix (and one on HBO) in the weeks before the end of 2020 that theater lovers are likely to love — and not just “The Prom” and “Ma Rainey…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:33PMWednesday, November 18, 2020
In the nine-minute video below, Billy Porter imagines how he would adapt and direct the 1997 Broadway musical “The Life,” which told the story of Black sex workers in Times Square in the…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:55PMTuesday, November 17, 2020
William Berloni sat in front of a mural of some of the dogs he’s turned into stars — from Annie, Legally Blonde, Oliver – and explained his method to the members of the American Theatr…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:54PMMonday, November 16, 2020
When theater returns, said Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson, there will be a party, there will be a collective exhale. “Out of all this madness, and out of all this pain, will grow some op…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:07PMThe Broadway League will today be sending out to its producers and theater owners news of a contact tracing system that it hopes will be put in place to make theatergoers feel safe when Broa…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:54PM“Until The Flood” is the third play I’ve seen inspired by the killing by police officer Darren Wilson of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014, each of them…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30AMSunday, November 15, 2020
“Out of all this madness, and out of all this pain, will grow some opportunity for new voices, new creators.” So says Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions and cu…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:06AMSaturday, November 14, 2020
Oskar Eustis, artistic director of The Public Theater since 2005, spoke about the ways theater (and the Public itself) has been shaken up during this time of crisis, in a conversation with …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:39AMFriday, November 13, 2020
Watch Bedlam’s The Machine Stops below for a limited time. Directed and adapted by David Keohane from a story by E.M. Forster, it stars Zuzanna Szadkowski, Awesta Zarif, and Miguel Long. …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:03PMThe Theatre on Film and Tape Archive – TOFT to those in the know — has turned 50. The archive, launched in November 1970 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:48AMThursday, November 12, 2020
The most timely play you can watch right now is the replay of “Conscience,” the story of how Margaret Chase Smith became the lone Republican to speak out against Senator Joseph McCarthy.…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:40AMWednesday, November 11, 2020
Watch “Long” below through November 14, written by Charlie Oh, directed by Dustin Wills, starring Daniel Liu, Christian DeMarais, Tara Summers, Raymond Lee. Stage Directions – Alexande…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:04PMTuesday, November 10, 2020
Armie Hammer turns his fingers into an imaginary gun, puts it in his mouth, and pulls the trigger (his thumb.) He is portraying US Army Sergeant Joe Garnier, who is on leave with his wife a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:46PMMonday, November 9, 2020
What will the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr as President of the United States do for the theater, and the other arts? “The future of who we are lies in the arts,” Biden told Lin-Manuel …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:05AMSunday, November 8, 2020
What is the soul of America? It’s a question that engaged the composer George Gershwin nearly a century before it became a part of the 2020 American election, as we learn in this fascinati…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:29PMSaturday, November 7, 2020
“It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again.To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our e…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:18PM“And when our very democracy was on the ballot in this election, with the very soul of America at stake, and the world watching, you ushered in a new day for America.” “…while I may …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:41PM“Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been elected president of the United States, defeating President Trump by promising to restore civility and stability to American politics and vowing more aggressi…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:36AMFriday, November 6, 2020
Aunt Dan is hardly the typical Trump supporter. The character portrayed by Kristen Johnston in the New Group’s online reunion reading of Wallace Shawn’s play was the youngest American …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:53PMThursday, November 5, 2020
Looking for a way to stop obsessing over the 2020 electoral count, I landed on watching this 1925 play about a fictional election. I previously had resisted this Mint Theater recording bec…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:46PMWednesday, November 4, 2020
As Election Day ended without an official declared winner for President, or word of which party will control the Senate, Broadway Tweeters urged patience and calm. “It’s gonna take awhil…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:33AMTuesday, November 3, 2020
Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale sing a song of their own composition “The Vote Song,” Leslie Odom Jr. raps “Wait for It” – wait for the results, which will not be available on Ele…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:22AMMonday, November 2, 2020
The nine days of early voting ended Sunday, with more than 1.1 million New Yorkers casting ballots. That is 41 percent of New York City’s total voter turnout in the 2016 Presidential elect…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:35AMSunday, November 1, 2020
Below is the day-by-day calendar of “theater openings”* in November 2020. Despite the return of some familiar plays with the original casts, there is little that’s comforting about …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:20PMSaturday, October 31, 2020
Wallace Shawn wouldn’t get into the elevator with me a while back. The elevator was large and empty (except for me) — the one at Lincoln Center Theater that brings theatergoers up to the…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:15PMHow well were you following theater news and reviews in the month of October? Answer these ten questions to find out. Loading…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:12PMFriday, October 30, 2020
Con Melody is a drunk saddled with a run-down tavern outside Boston, who fancies himself a European war hero born in an Irish castle. He’s a vain, moody character living an illusion in “…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:09PM 
