Thursday, February 2, 2023
A forgotten chapter of mid-20th-century theatre history is about to be restored, as 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' is restaged in Seattle and Brooklyn.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:12AMLorraine Hansberry's long-awaited sophomore effort was greeted coolly, even confusedly, in 1964, but ambivalence---about art, activism, and their fraught intersection---has always been in th…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AMFor her first stage role in a while, the 'Mrs. Maisel' actor is ready to embrace the role of another imperfect but lovable woman performer in a rocky marriage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AMWednesday, February 1, 2023
Known for his absurdist one-act plays,' Somerfeld was also an accomplished copywriter and screenwriter.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:06PMThe rally launched fundraising efforts for the Equitable Payroll Fund.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PMThe grants have awarded funds to eight new musical theatre projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PMOver the past year, no fewer than 10 shows on both sides of the Atlantic have addressed the historical rise of Nazism and/or the troubling resurfacing of antisemitism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PMTuesday, January 31, 2023
After a year-long search process, Fadul joins Gillis, who has been serving as interim artistic director since William Carden stepped down last year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PMBill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of 'King Lear,' confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PM9 theatre artists have been awarded fellowships.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:36PMHoward has previously choreographed work at the Goodman.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:15AMMonday, January 30, 2023
Alapai will take part in a year-long leadership residency program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:33PMThe former Playwrights' Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:15PMInheriting the Ridiculous Theatrical Company from his lover, Charles Ludlam, Quinton carved his own beloved niche in the theatre pantheon.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:11PMThe longtime artistic director and new-play champion had a gentle, calming presence, but he never shied away from tough conversations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PMA new book documents Oskar Eustis's regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:14AMThe theatre is one place where the disparate, diverse Asian American experience has found common expression, as a new entry in Routledge's Milestones series shows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:12AMJohn Lahr's new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:10AMA new guide to musicals about American history, and a new biography of the crucial figure Oscar Hammerstein II, make new cases for taking the form seriously.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:08AMA look back at SoHo in the 1970s, where theatrical experimentation by Meredith Monk, Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, the Performance Group, and Mabou Mines defined an era.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:06AMFor all its faults, the form (and its fans) can't help but stand up and sing for the underdog, for the awakened conscience, for moments of joyful liberation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:02AMIn this excerpt from a new book by the founder of Movement Theatre International, the author reflects on the a crucial 1988 gathering in Philadelphia.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, January 27, 2023
The award is the oldest from the Harvard theatrical group.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PMThe Baltimore theatre recently postponed a planned production.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AMThursday, January 26, 2023
Signature Theatre in Virginia will present the award in April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:44PMThis month Woodzick talks to Denver-based director and playwright Mykai Eastman about EDI work, directorial philosophy, and audience engagement.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:50PMBrewer is currently a producer at the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:45AMNew trustees include Jennifer Bielstein, Qween Jean, and Clint Ramos.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMWednesday, January 25, 2023
The San Francisco and Oakland locations will both close March 18.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:36PMThis month Brian talks to playwright and screenwriter Eric Reyes Loo about his educational and familial journeys, and the elusive definition of success.
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