The Tony-winning musical theater actor and TV star planned to debut a cabaret show in 2019. Illness hit, then the pandemic. But he hasn’t been stopped.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 09:32AMLupita Nyong’o and Juan Castano star in a podcast adaptation that delivers the poetry — in Spanish and English — but not the fire.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PMTwo critics, hungry for live performance, weigh whether they’re ready to take a health risk for “Blindness,” which opens in New York next month.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMDuring the pandemic, writers and actors have taken on an “adrenalizing” challenge: creating video monologues, more than 400 so far, in 24 hours.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMA critic writes a plea to the film and TV stars who got their starts in the theater and can do more to aid its rescue.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:06AMAdaptations of “Happy Days” and “First Love,” works by the master of existential wheel-spinning, show us how to live in place.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMBill Camp stars in JoAnne Akalaitis’s creepy, funny streaming production of this Samuel Beckett short story.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMSamuel L. Jackson, David Alan Grier, Phylicia Rashad and others remember the Negro Ensemble Company founder.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:36PMRecorded on a Houston stage, “The Book of Magdalene” is theatrically intimate, while “Hotel Good Luck” gets caught up in digital trickery.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:33PMThe man was taciturn, but his Theater District restaurants were like Broadway clubhouses. Even the posters of flops were placed with affection.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMTwo short films that find pandemic-sidelined performers grappling with Beckett are a highlight of the annual Exponential Festival.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PMMark O’Rowe’s intricate, beautifully acted play begs for debate. To start: Why don’t its protagonists have full lives of their own?
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:36AMThe excellent program of short audioplays commissioned for “Under the Albert Clock” imagines the world in 2050.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMAs artists saw liberties threatened and inequities exacerbated, the stage became more thrillingly urgent than it had been in decades.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:32PMWith a history of the Thornton Wilder classic coming soon, we talk with performers who found personal inspiration in the play’s beating heart.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMOne of the founders of Mabou Mines, he reveled in being an outsider even when his celebrated “The Gospel at Colonus” reached Broadway.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 08:36PMA big-box store, a hotel for transgender women and a dinner party gone awry are some of the places your ears will take you to.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PMTom DeTrinis’s solo show is full of rage, but in a way that’s bizarrely out of touch with this overwhelmingly disastrous year.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMWith their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups — some notable, some new — stepped into the breach.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMA son in New York and a father in the West Bank prepare a favorite family recipe. Longing and resentment are in the mix, too.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:32AMHow do you like your celebration? Taylor Mac gives it to you dazzling and arch, while “Meet Me in St. Louis” is a nostalgic comfort.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMThe joy of “A Christmas Carol” isn’t merely the story; it’s the ritual of communion and reflection with family and fans. This year that’s not possible.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMCharming performers, elegant design and a smart video capture bring a bittersweet chamber play about the artist and his wife to the screen.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:36PMIt wasn’t the year for celebration. But watching innovation flourish inspired our chief critic, while other writers found the joys of the stage in other media.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe life of Emilia Bassano Lanier is interwoven with Shakespeare’s in a boisterous British comedy.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMConnection or isolation? Intensity or escape? This spate of shows that put the watcher to work are rewarding, but often in contrasting ways.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMSocial distance has left us rusty when it comes to connecting with strangers. The latest piece by 600 Highwaymen aims to help us practice — starting with a call.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMWith a marquee creative team, this romantic musical should have been a sure bet. One great song survived the out-of-town turmoil.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMOur theater experts provide a guide to some of the successful (and failed) cinematic adaptations of plays and musicals — all for your streaming pleasure.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMRobin Frohardt has turned a vacant space in Times Square into a colorful installation that slyly doubles as an eco-warning. Puppets have their moment, too.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMSinclair Lewis’s 1930s novel-turned-stage play about the rise of fascism in America returns as an audio drama from Berkeley Rep.
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