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O’Hara discusses encouraging complicity between the audience and the production. The post Interview: Robert O’Hara on the Provocations and Manipulations of ‘Shit. Meet. Fan.’ appeare…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:53PMHwang discusses his expectations for the autobiographical play now that it’s on Broadway. The post Interview: David Henry Hwang on ‘Yellow Face,’ Its Ongoing Relevance, and More appear…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 08:57AMThe play examines the provenance of a photo album from Auschwitz. The post Interview: Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich on the Evolution of <em>Here There Are Blueberries</em> a…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:18PMMac discusses experience of starring in Sarah Ruhl’s show and the projects waiting in the wings. The post Interview: Taylor Mac on Time-Travelling and Gender-Switching in <em>Orlando…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:23PMShaw discusses the creation of The Shark Is Broken, his memories of the Jaws set, and more. The post Interview: Ian Shaw on <em>The Shark Is Broken</em>, His Father, and Memories…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 11:56AMNair discusses the importance of bringing her most popular movie to the stage and more. The post Interview: Mira Nair on the <em>Monsoon Wedding</em> Musical and Capturing the Sp…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:11PMSher discusses how Camelot speaks to our current turbulent era of national politics. The post Interview: Bartlett Sher on Making <em>Camelot</em> Sing Again and Being King Arthur…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 02:28PMThe new play 'Elyria' is an immigrant story and a family affair --- As a veteran writing teacher and the cofounder of the new play incubator Rising Circle Theater Collective, Deepa Purohit h…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMHare discusses his particular take on Robert Moses and the kind of theater he favors. The post Interview: David Hare on <em>Straight Line Crazy</em> and the Irresistible New York…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 10:50AMThe impact of featuring an all-Asian cast in Edward Albee's classic play --- "It's exciting to play a character who is so smart and so articulate," says Mia Katigbak about portraying matriar…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMActor Arty Froushan and director Patrick Marber on the personal nature of Leopoldstadt A hand-drawn family tree is a potent recurring image in Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's elegiac new play t…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMPaula Vogel discusses why she thinks her play has remained sadly pertinent over the past two and a half decades. The post Interview: Paula Vogel on Revisiting Her Pulitzer-Winning <em>…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:12PMThe Suits star talks about baring it all on stage, emotionally and otherwise, in Take Me Out --- Patrick J. Adams has wanted to perform on Broadway since he was 15 years old. A quarter centu…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMBrandon J. Dirden on starring in Dominique Morisseau's potent drama In Manhattan Theatre Club's powerful new production of Dominque Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, Brandon J. Dirden plays Reggie,…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMThe indomitable cabaret duo discuss their upcoming show Kiki & Herb SLEIGH at BAM. The post Interview: Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman on Resurrecting Kiki and Herb appeared first o…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 04:52PMThe Public Theater’s associate artistic director discusses the genesis of his ebullient production of Shakespeare’s play. The post Joy in the Park: A Conversation with Director Saheem Al…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 11:16AMBusch discusses his latest comic tearjerker, an homage to a rather unknown spate of movies from the early 1930s. The post Confessions of a Drag Legend: Charles Busch on <em>The Confess…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 03:10PMThe actress discusses her connection to New York, working with director Daniel Sullivan, and more. The post Interview: Kate Burton on <em>Coriolanus</em> in Central Park and Her …
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 11:09AMThe dramatist and his husband, producer Tom Kirdahy, discuss what makes Frankie and Johnny so enduring. The post Interview: Terrence McNally on the Timeless <em>Frankie and Johnny in t…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 09:45AMWith Glenda Jackson, Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow, and Annette Bening among the names adorning marquees, the lights of Broadway will certainly be shining bright this spring. The…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:14AM“I’m not done with playing Howard Beale,” says Emmy and Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston. He is speaking about why he is coming to Broadway with the National Theatre production of Netw…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:40AMFake news! Alternate facts! You can’t avoid thinking about today’s buzzwords when you see The Lifespan of a Fact. In the new play, previewing from September 20 at Studio 54, Daniel Radcl…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 06:02AMSummer is not over yet, but the new Broadway season is already in full swing. In the first half of the season, two female playwrights are represented with new plays, three productions are he…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:24AMEven before the lights go down, you are drawn into the vibrant world of Once on This Island. The immersive experience begins the moment you step inside the Circle in the Square Theatre on Br…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:43AMIt’s clear that at 70, the trail-blazing author of the seminal work Gender Outlaw is still a formidable force to be reckoned with. The post Interview: Kate Bornstein on Their Broadway Debu…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 01:28PMWe spoke to the Belgian-born titan of the theater about the experience of bringing new life to Visconti’s provocative The Damned. The post Interview: Ivo van Hove on Adapting Visconti’s …
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 04:20PMTwist discuss his work, new and old, and the direction he’s going in as we approaches 50. The post Revisiting the Past: An Interview with Master Puppeteer Basil Twist appeared first on Sla…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 12:12PMThe Band’s Visit has all the makings of a Broadway hit. Having twice broken all-time box-office records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, it is also widely considered a major contender for t…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:25AMIf there’s a constant in Jordan Harrison’s body of work, it’s his ability to surprise. The post Interview: Playwright Jordan Harrison on <em>The Amateurs</em> and <em>…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:08PMShaw and Weaver discuss the production and why it remains so important for them to keep the spirit of the Split Britches alive. The post Interview: Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver on <em>Un…
SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 05:00PMYou don’t need magical powers to predict that a snow queen and a wizard with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead will likely dominate the second half of the Broadway season. But there …
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