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Making Scottish Ballet’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ Legible to Americans by Eric Grode

Scottish Ballet realized it needed to make its nation’s history a bit more explicit to take its “Mary, Queen of Scots” on the road. It comes to Lincoln Center this week.

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As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite by Eric Grode

The playwright won an Academy Award for "Shakespeare in Love." But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.

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Theater Company's Lost French New Wave Film Gets Its New York Premiere by Eric Grode

Future members of Mabou Mines produced the footage over 50 years ago. Now it's a film with new dialogue spoken by children of the original cast.

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Shaw Festival Presents 'The Orphan of Chao' and 'Snow in Midsummer' by Eric Grode

By presenting "The Orphan of Chao" and "Snow in Midsummer," the Shaw Festival is helping "the past to smash its way into the modern world."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48pm on September 12, 2024☆⚑

In 'Dark Noon,' Hollywood Westerns Get a South African Reboot by Eric Grode

At St. Ann's Warehouse, a collaboration between a Danish director and a South African troupe that questions the tropes of Western films.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:32pm on June 9, 2024☆⚑

Video Games Are a Playwright's Muse, Not Her Hobby by Eric Grode

In Bekah Brunstetter's new play "The Game," women withhold sex from their partners who are obsessed with a Fortnite-like game. Her previous work includes "The Oregon Trail."

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Revisits His 'Illusion of Suffering' on Broadway by Eric Grode

The "Appropriate" playwright has teamed up with the actors Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll and the director Lila Neugebauer for the play's Broadway debut. "Everybody onstage is a political sta…

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Rochester Fringe Festival Returns With a Program of Free Spectacles by Eric Grode

With its commitment to presenting free spectacles, the event has become one of the country's more prominent multidisciplinary events.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:43pm on September 13, 2023☆⚑

After 122 Years, a Lost Edith Wharton Play Gets Its Debut by Eric Grode

The Shaw Festival in Canada is staging the novelist's 1901 script, discovered only a few years ago. But how to get its mix of satire and melodrama just right?

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Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence by Eric Grode

Memoirs by his collaborators are among the works available now, and several others are on the horizon.

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In a New Take on 'Gaslight,' a Heroine Finds Her Own Way by Eric Grode

At this year's Shaw Festival in Ontario, a favorite melodrama is reimagined, and other plays grapple with femininity and gender fluidity.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:48am on July 20, 2022☆⚑

The Smart Set Sneered, but the Play Won the Day by Eric Grode

One hundred years ago this month, the interfaith marriage comedy "Abie's Irish Rose" kicked off a five-year Broadway run " critics be damned.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54am on May 11, 2022☆⚑

Listen to Stephen Sondheim's 20 Essential Songs by Eric Grode

The lyricist and composer, who died on Friday, wrote dozens of piercing tunes for Broadway. Here is a selection of them, as lean as a Sondheim couplet.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:54pm on November 28, 2021☆⚑

'Thoughts of a Colored Man,' From University to Broadway by Eric Grode

The playwright Keenan Scott II, the director Steve H. Broadnax III and others discuss how "a timeless piece" for Black actors has evolved over 15 years.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:24pm on October 21, 2021☆⚑

Micki Grant: 'I Wanted to Open Eyes' by Eric Grode

The composer and lyricist, who died at 92, was a trailblazer in virtually every field she touched.

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Head of New York Theater Workshop to Depart in 2022 by Eric Grode

James C. Nicola, who balanced provocative programming with shows aimed at Broadway, will have served 34 years as artistic director.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:03pm on April 16, 2021☆⚑

The Birth of 'Rent,' Its Creator's Death and the 25 Years Since by Eric Grode

With a virtual performance marking the Broadway musical's anniversary, original cast and creative team members talk about losing Jonathan Larson and carrying on his legacy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:24pm on February 25, 2021☆⚑

The Tour Is Off, but That Won't Keep 'Romantics' Apart by Eric Grode

The musical comedy will be livestreamed from England, with a quarantined cast and tickets aiding more than 30 global venues.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:32am on August 19, 2020☆⚑

'Not Just for Gays': The Year the Tonys Dared to Go There by Eric Grode

How Adam Schlesinger and his writing partner created what may be the most outrageous opening number the broadcast has ever seen.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:42pm on June 4, 2020☆⚑

No Tony Awards Show? Make Your Own With These Great Moments. by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-hughes, Scott Heller and Eric Grode

Miranda's rap. Rylance's poems. Jackman's pelvis. And a brassy reunion for Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury. Now set your clock for "Turkey Lurkey Time."

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From 'Sex' to 'Superstar,' 10 Plays That Caused a Stir by Eric Grode

It often seems like safety first on Broadway, but the commercial stage has historically been home to shows that push buttons " and ring alarms.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:54am on September 11, 2019☆⚑

George Bernard Shaw's 6-Hour 'Beast'? She's All In by Eric Grode

Kimberley Rampersad will present "Man and Superman" at the Shaw Festival.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:18am on August 19, 2019☆⚑

The 1969 Tonys Was a Night to Remember. Just Ask James Earl Jones. by Eric Grode

It was the season of "Hair" vs. "1776" and the arrival of a young actor named Al Pacino.

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Behind the Play: a Tragedy, a Gift, a Wish to Forgive by Eric Grode

Underwriting the heart-rending "Everything Is Wonderful" has prompted a Baltimore couple to learn more about the car crash that killed their son.

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'The Cool Guy': Pop and Theater Stars Celebrate the Composer of 'Hair' by Eric Grode

Galt MacDermot helped welcome rock musicians to Broadway. Then hip-hop artists like Run-DMC welcomed him.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:04pm on December 21, 2018☆⚑

Theater's Latest Prompt: Don't Act Your Age! by Eric Grode

In "Usual Girls," "Dance Nation" and other plays, actors are playing characters that are sometimes decades younger than they are. Here's how it works.

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Pull Up a Seat. Two Plays, Dinner and Western History Are Served. by Eric Grode

A downtown theater has cleared the house to make room for Samuel D. Hunter's pairing "Lewiston/Clarkston."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:48am on October 18, 2018☆⚑

'She Should Be Revered, and She Is Not' by Eric Grode

With two more high-profile plays opening in New York this season " and a huge movie deal in the works " Theresa Rebeck's time may have come.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:48am on September 10, 2018☆⚑

Brushing Up Your Shakespeare, By the Book or Not by Eric Grode

Shakespeare finds his way into many a musical, from faithful adaptations to breakthrough works like "Hair."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 4:18am on July 27, 2018☆⚑

A Buoyant '70s Musical About Black Lives Lands in 2018 by Eric Grode

The creators of "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" took their bighearted revue all the way to Broadway. A concert production will show how it plays today.

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'Hair' 50 Years Later: Readers Tell Us When They Let the Sunshine In by Eric Grode

The rock musical moved to Broadway in April 1968, and it quickly became an inescapable part of American culture. Readers share what the show means to them.

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Stodgy No More? The Shaw Festival is Full of Surprises by Eric Grode

Under a new artistic director, one of the biggest stage festivals in North America is experimenting with pop-up shows and audience interaction. Of course, "Saint Joan" is on the bill, too.

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So Many Shows, So Many Hits: For 'Prince of Broadway,' the Challenge Is What to Leave Out by Eric Grode

Hal Prince, who helped bring "Cabaret," "Evita" and "Sweeney Todd" to Broadway, talks with Jason Robert Brown about the musical revue "Prince of Broadway."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:06pm on August 2, 2017☆⚑

Whiteboard? Check. Lab Rats? They're the Actors. by Eric Grode

How a theater troupe called Improbable dramatizes psychological experiments described in a controversial 2004 book.

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Well, Hello, Dollys! by Eric Grode

Carol Channing originated the musical role of Dolly Levi and was considered irreplaceable. Now Bette Midler steps into a long line of her successors.

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In Ken Ludwig's 'Murder on the Orient Express,' a Dead Man and a Writer on the Rails by Eric Grode

Mr. Ludwig is bringing a famous Agatha Christie mystery to the stage at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J.

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From Nosebleed Seats to the Stage, Actors Discuss August Wilson by Eric Grode

As "Jitney" prepares to open on Broadway, stars like Phylicia Rashad and Laurence Fishburne talk about the playwright.

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In 'Golem,' the Troupe 1927 Shares a Stage With a Claymation Co-Star by Eric Grode

A fanciful adaptation of this ancient Jewish legend fits well with this company's dependence on useful, risky technology.

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Meryl Streep, Diane Lane and Others on the Legacy of Elizabeth Swados by Eric Grode

Actors, directors and theater-world figures look back on the life and work of Ms. Swados, who died in January.

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Broadway Shows Get the Point! Again! by Eric Grode

"On Your Feet!," "Disaster!" and "Something Rotten!" are among the shows that don't have much in common onstage but share some notable punctuation.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:21pm on April 28, 2016☆⚑

A Half-Century of 'Fiddler on the Roof' Memories by Eric Grode

Harvey Fierstein, Bette Midler, Adrienne Barbeau and Josh Groban share their memories of performing in the Broadway and many, many non-Broadway versions of "Fiddler."

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James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Lay Their Cards on the Table by Eric Grode

Cast members in past and present productions of D.ÂL. Coburn's "The Gin Game" recall the challenges of the play.

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Snapshot: In 'Steve: A Docu-Musical,' Colin Summers Unveils a Mysterious Collaborator by Eric Grode

The musical, which opens in the East Village, is the result of eight years of writing songs with someone Mr. Summers has never met.

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Kushner's 'The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide' Finds a Niche at the Shaw Festival by Eric Grode

The play points up the parallels between two dramatists who buck the status quo.

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Theater Review | 'Cactus Flower': Honey, I’m Married, and Here’s My Wife by Eric Grode

A witless revival of the 1965 sex farce “Cactus Flower” opened at the Westside Theater Upstairs.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Enjoying the “Vieux Carre” by Eric Grode

With the Wooster Group’s latest production, Scott Shepherd extends his downtown legacyUpon his first exposure to Gatz, Elevator Repair Service's six-hour, word-for-word staging of F. S…

SOURCE: TDF at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Battle-Honed Commander Unleashes Pirates by Eric Grode

B. H. Barry, a master of stage fighting, is directing a sword-studded version of “Treasure Island,” aimed at younger audiences.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Theater Review | 'A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians': In Poland, at Mercy of Weirdos by Eric Grode

In the Polish novelist Dorota Maslowska’s play “A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians” at Abrons Arts Center, the seemingly nihilistic title couple are not without…

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Brian Cox’s “Championship Season” by Eric Grode

The vaunted actor discusses the dark side of his latest Broadway roleBrian Cox hates sports.“I'm completely antithetical to them,” says the burly Scottish actor, who has assemble…

SOURCE: TDF at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Theater Review | 'Flipzoids': In Their Minds, an Ocean Keeps Them Apart by Eric Grode

Ching Valdes-Aran reprises her role as an elderly immigrant missing the old country in the Ma-Yi Theater production of “Flipzoids.”

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