Thursday, December 9, 2021
Clocking the missed opportunities, missteps, and outright transphobic tropes in 3 currently running musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PMNew memoirs of 2 artists associated with London's Royal Court Theatre portray divergent quests to make work for themselves and for others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AMTuesday, December 7, 2021
The songwriter talks about adapting his beloved Muppet musical for the stage, about never growing up, and about the things you can learn from an audience.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PMFrom Stephen Sondheim preparing for 'West Side Story' to the legacy of Margo Jones, from one of theatre's worst fires to P.T. Barnum's American Museum.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:26PMThe Cygnet Theatre commission awards the playwright $10,000 and an unrestricted time limit to create a new play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AMFor the critics' final episode, they consider the life and legacy of Sondheim and reflect on how theatre has grown and changed in the 4 years they've been podcasting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:37AMThe playwright reflects on her oft-produced take on the Greek myth about loss, and suggests both practical and philosophical approaches for future interpreters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:12AMClassic Stage Company's new production shows how Sondheim and Weidman's triggering musical can play in an age of mass shootings and the Capitol insurrection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:05AMMonday, December 6, 2021
The festival also introduced the new GROW Light designation to shine a light on additional artists and projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PMThe two playwrights will receive support in the writing of new plays and the facilitating of relationships in the industry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AMThe awards, to be presented in January, celebrate the work of 8 individual educators and 2 institutions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:59AMFriday, December 3, 2021
The new artistic director of Mosaic Theater Company emphasizes creative collaboration and community development in his vision for the future.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMFollowing 15 years with the company, Santora will step down in June 2022.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:50AMRader will receive $3,000 and her play 'The Helpers' will have a staged reading with Theater J.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AMColón will receive $5,000 and additional support to develop a new work and hire a dramaturg.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AMThursday, December 2, 2021
Inaugural grants will go to Carla Ching, Josh Wilder, and Carolyn Ratteray.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:47AMWareham departs the company after 11 years at the helm.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:44AMWednesday, December 1, 2021
For theatre helmers Bartlett Sher and Mary Zimmerman, who both have shows in the new Met season, the music is the leader they follow.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PMA look at the fiscal state of the field from fall 2019 to fall 2020 shows a drop in ticket income and a spike in governmental support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMThe new year-long effort aims to support artistic development at and among Baltimore Center Stage, Woolly Mammoth, Long Wharf, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:41PMThe city's theatres are stumbling back to their feet, with mixed results and a seemingly cavalier attitude toward COVID.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AMHe was like a father to many of us, so it shouldn't be surprising that he did what a good father does: He kept showing up, and showing his love.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AMWilliams will succeed Mark Bernstein, who is retiring from the institution after over 34 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:22AMHolmes will oversee the academics and operations of PPA's eight degree programs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AMTuesday, November 30, 2021
His path-breaking musicals have handily outlasted their detractors, in part because they remain so singularly alive.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43PMTuesday, November 23, 2021
This month Brian talks to the author of 'Doubt' and 'Moonstruck' about the struggles of his early years and the hard-won wisdom of his later ones.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:50AMMonday, November 22, 2021
The stars of 'Dana H' and 'Is This a Room' talk about their approach to 2 very different but similarly challenging real-life characters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PMA new study from SMU DataArts found the metrics of success for smaller, community-oriented theatres to be both similar and different from their larger peers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AMHow 2 arts organizations of color, Apollo Theater and Cultural Odyssey, have persevered despite funding disparities and other challenges.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AMTCG’s THRIVE! regranting program, led by the needs and concerns of BIPOC artists and leaders, aims to rewrite the theatre funding process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:06AMJenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton's immersive new staging returns the fanciful show to its original conception.
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