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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Gender Bending Power: Bring Down the House by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Erin Murray. Erin Murray discusses the echo of history in upstart crow collective’s Bring Down the House .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:13PM

Imagining Theatre as a Town Hall Meeting by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Alex Hare. Director Alex Hare discusses using a town hall format for Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves , a song cycle performance about incarceration and how it affects individuals and the…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Friday, April 28, 2017

Toward a Model of Inclusive Practice: An Intern’s Perspective on the Guthrie Theater by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Matthew Hernandez. Matthew Hernandez shares his experience interning at the Guthrie Theater last summer as part of a pilot program for students of color at University of Texas at Austin.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:50AM
Thursday, April 27, 2017

The Artist as a Cultural Manager by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Corina Bucea. Corina Bucea writes about the role of cultural manager in the contemporary arts scene in Romania.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:31PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The “Us” of Town Hall by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Katie Pearl, Caridad Svich. Katie Pearl talks with Caridad Svich, a maker of work for live audiences, about the breath of theatre, the us in the room, and her new script Town Hall .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:01AM
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

“Too Big and Not Big Enough”: Body Representation On Stage by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jonna Capone. Jonna Capone discusses her experience as a plus-size actress and the body positive movement, advocating for better representation of body sizes on stage.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Requiem for a River: Operatic Reflections on the Euphrates by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Miranda Lakerveld. In this second installment, opera director Miranda Lakerveld discusses opera Requiem for a River, which is about the Euphrates River and fuses sacred texts and traditio…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:43AM
Sunday, April 16, 2017

We Are the Climate by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Katie Pearl. In this first installment, Playwright Katie Pearl explores the implications of climate change, storytelling, and intersectionality in the theatre community in relation to Don…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:58PM
Thursday, April 13, 2017

“Put On Your Good Bra!”: An Interview with Dr. Omi Osun Joni Jones on Theatrical Jazz by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Dominique C. Hill, Omi Osun Joni L. Jones. In this installment, scholar-artist Dominique C. Hill interviews Omi Osun Joni L. Jones about the Theatrical Jazz aesthetic, and how it intersec…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:20PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Black Women Have Theorized Everything by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Sola Bamishigbin, Tia-Simone Gardner. Sola Bamishigbin and Tia-Simone Gardner look at plays by Lorraine Hansberry and Lynn Nottage with intersecting themes, written at different times in …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:49PM

Igniting a Transgender Revolution in Chicago by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Delia Kropp. Artist Delia Kropp discusses the state of transgender theatre in Chicago, Illinois and shares current initiatives to produce work by and for trans and gender-variant artists.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Afro Blue, un homenaje: A Room of My Own by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jadele McPherson. In this third installment, Jadele McPherson discusses how artists (both past and present) influence each other across the African diaspora, and advocates for more contem…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:26PM

Reviving Zoot Suit in the Time of Trump by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Carlos Morton. Carlos Morton discusses the latest revival of Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit, examining its production history and corresponding socio-political events.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:14AM
Monday, April 10, 2017

dat Black Mermaid Man Lady/Oracle Reading by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Sharon Bridgfoth. In this second installment, Playwright Sharon Bridgforth gives a reading based on her performance novel dat Black Mermaid Man Lady .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:04AM
Saturday, April 8, 2017

Change Shouldn’t Be Wishful Thinking / A változás nem lehet csak hiú ábránd by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Edit Győrik, Vince Zrinyi Gál. Finally, we would like to present the sole representatives of community theatre in Hungary: Koma Base, who took up a very important role in the life of a …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Friday, April 7, 2017

The Need for Cultivating Theatre Critics of Color by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Tanuja Jagernauth, Regina Victor. Tanuja Jagernauth and Regina Victor discuss the lack of theatre critics of color, and issues surrounding agency and consent for theatre artists of color.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:57AM
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

From Emerging Actor to Independent Artist / Pályakezdő színészből független alkotóvá válni by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Tamás Ördög, Emőke Kiss-Végh. The founders of dollardaddy's both come from the University of Kaposvár, a theatre school that is in a small city in the south of Hungary. In their art…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:59AM
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Actor Training at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest / Színészképzés a budapesti Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetemen by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Kristóf Kelemen. Last year, Kristóf Kelemen and his creative team (Angéla Eke, Alexandra Horváth, Márk Horváth, Tamás Rétfalvi, Judit Tarr) opened a performance at Trafó House of…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:15AM
Friday, March 31, 2017

The I Told You Show: Anthony Atamanuik’s Take on Trump, The Election, and Where It All Went Wrong by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Allison Raynor, Anthony Atamanuik. Allison Raynor interviews Anthony Atamanuik, a Donald Trump impersonator who critiques both the president and audiences in his latest solo piece.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:37AM
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

La Esquinita: Jesse Portillo by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jesse Portillo, Regina García, Courtney Flores. In this installment, Lighting Designer Jesse Portillo discusses his background, design process, and work with a couple Utah theatre compan…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Friday, March 24, 2017

Finding a Rock and Gaining an Audience by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Madeline Sayet. Madeline Sayet reflects on her ancestor Sachem Mahomet Weyonomon, and advocates supporting Native stories and theatremakers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

What Theatre Artists and Administrators Should Know About Sexual Harassment by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Cheryl Davis. Cheryl Davis defines sexual harassment and hostile working environments, offering tips to both artists and administrators.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Livestreaming Facing Exclusion: Pioneering Activists Harry H. Dow and Tien Fu Wu—Saturday, March 18 by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By HowlRound TV. ArtsEmerson in Boston and Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) present Facing Exclusion: Pioneering Activists Harry H. Dow and Tien Fu Wu, a theatrical presenta…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:57PM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Beauty Queen of Leenane: Grey Gardens Revisited by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Daniel Coelho. Daniel Coelho discusses Druid Theatre Company’s revival of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, making parallels to the women of Grey Gardens and Tennessee Williams’ character …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:11AM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 25: Exploring Modern Chinese Theatre with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu about modern and contemporary Chinese theatre and performance.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:52PM

Six Months In: Lessons from Carlos Murillo’s residency at Adventure Stage by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Carlos Murillo, Tom Arvetis. Adventure Stage Artistic Director Tom Arvetis and Playwright in Residency Carlos Murillo discuss how Carlos’ perspective has affected the company’s goals …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:08AM
Saturday, March 11, 2017

The Business of War Dancing: Exit12 Dance Company’s Aggressed and This is War by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Roman Baca. Artistic Director Roman Baca discusses Aggressed and This is War, two dance theatre pieces by Exit12 Dance Company inspired by indigenous war dances.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Beyond the Argument: Art as Antidote by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Jonathan Wei. Executive Director Jonathan Wei meditates on war and the military, advocating art as an investigative tool for understanding and transformation.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:04PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

to go again: A Dance Theatre Story of Veteran Resilience by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Judith Smith. Director Judith Smith discusses her company’s collaboration with Choreographer Joe Goode for to go again, a dance theatre piece that explores the lives of veterans with di…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:44AM

Impressions on the Neo-Futurists’ Take on The Great American Drama by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Cherry Lou Sy. Cherry Lou Sy shares her experience seeing the Neo-Futurists’ The Great American Drama , which examines perceptions of the American dream and success in theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:58AM
Sunday, March 5, 2017

Crossing Over: Arts, Military, and Passing to the Other Side by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By Liz Lerman. Renowned choreographer and creator of the Critical Response Method, Liz Lerman, addresses the experience of war in her life and work.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:39PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic