Thursday, June 7, 2012
“The Bad Guys” finds dark humor in manliness —- The Bad Guys might seem like a realistic play, telling the story of good old friends at a backyard barbecue. But underneath …
SOURCE: TDF at 11:11AMTuesday, June 5, 2012
This Saturday, the American Theatre Wing will recognize Theatre Development Fund’s groundbreaking Open Doors program with a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. (Tony Honors are g…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:55AMMonday, June 4, 2012
The director of “Murder in the First” finds the human story in awful crimes Even when he’s not in a scene, he’s on stage for most of the play. Curled on his prison ma…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:37PMFriday, June 1, 2012
The Brick’s new festival asks provocative political questions The Brick Theater’s summer festival may be exposing the limits of America’s voting system, but that’s al…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:01AMTuesday, May 29, 2012
Hello TDF Stages readers, Ken Ludwig is one of the masters of modern stage comedy, boasting hits like Lend Me a Tenor and Leading Ladies. And now he’s writing a regular column for [Bre…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:22AMWednesday, May 23, 2012
How “I Am a Tree” has startled Dulcy Rogers You can’t expect to know everything about a play, even if you’re the writer and star. Just ask Dulcy Rogers, whose solo sh…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:56AMFriday, May 18, 2012
A revival tackles the challenge of Shaw’s “Man and Superman” They sit there, tall and stark white, pointing us to the soul of the play. They’re columns on the set of …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:29PMWednesday, May 16, 2012
How the play finds power in suggestion There are so many things missing: Props, costumes, lighting, sets. Even the seating banks are just unfinished plywood with a few cushions strewn around…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:58AMTuesday, May 15, 2012
How does the theatre look when TDF presents an autism-friendly performance of a Broadway show? What’s added to the lobby? What’s different on stage? To find out, watch this behin…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:05AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
Designer Natasha Katz explains her work for “Once” and “Follies” Natasha Katz tells stories with light. When she makes a shadow strike an actor’s face, or when …
SOURCE: TDF at 01:04PMFriday, May 4, 2012
Ben Daniels rides the rhythm of “Don’t Dress for Dinner” When you’re watching a farce, you don’t have to pretend the show is real. There’s enormous pleasu…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:28AMThursday, May 3, 2012
I’m delighted to announce a new collaboration with Samuel French, Inc., one of the world’s leading play publishers. From time to time, TDF Stages will exchange articles with Samu…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:04AMWednesday, April 25, 2012
Bryce Pinkham and Da’Vine Joy Randolph shape Broadway roles “I get scared every night. Every single night.” So says Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who’s playing psychic …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:58PMMonday, April 23, 2012
The Tony winner fights death in “The Lyons” Sometimes, an actor has to play a character more than once before he’s happy with his performance. Just ask Dick Latessa (pictur…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:36PMThursday, April 19, 2012
How the actress became an action heroine for “Peter and the Starcatcher” There are eleven men in the cast and only one woman, but still, Peter and the Starcatcher is a boon for f…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:51PMWednesday, April 11, 2012
Why less is more in Dan LeFranc’s hit play —- The less authentic it looks, the more authentic it feels. That’s not a Zen riddle: It’s what Dan LeFranc learned about h…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:40AMMonday, April 9, 2012
With Stephen Schwartz's Godspell and Wicked now running side by side on Broadway, the composer discusses his role in the rehearsal process of the two revivals. READ MORE
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SOURCE: TDF at 01:02PMThursday, April 5, 2012
A Q&A with the superstar composer on Godspell, Wicked, and more — Stephen Schwartz is one of the most influential forces in contemporary musical theatre. As a composer and lyricist…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:01PMTuesday, April 3, 2012
Complex emotion in a Neil Simon revival — When you hear the name “Neil Simon,” you might think of knee-slappers like The Odd Couple, but recently, several directors have be…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:32PMFriday, March 30, 2012
We ask the director of “Rated P For Parenthood” What does it take to direct a revue? A typical show follows one group of characters through a single story, but a revue, with its …
SOURCE: TDF at 11:16AMThursday, March 29, 2012
We were captivated by this story in LA STAGE Times about Robert Patrick, the playwright and off-Off Broadway pioneer. His frank stories about the off-Off scene—and what happened to him…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:58AMWednesday, March 28, 2012
A new play takes its time at MTC How long does it take to build a fire? Make a can of soup? Repair a table that an angry drunk smashed to pieces? To find out, you can time the scenes in Regr…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:20AMMonday, March 26, 2012
Hey everyone! Perhaps you noticed that I stopped updating The Critical Condition last month. I am delighted to say that my long pause is being followed by a great opportunity. As of today, I…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:47PMFriday, March 23, 2012
Red Bull Theater evokes the play’s dark, funny spirit No matter where you sit for Red Bull Theater’s revival of The Maids, now at Theatre at St. Clement’s, you might be sta…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:47AMWednesday, March 21, 2012
How do you turn Biblical text into stage imagery? Des McAnuff explains it all for you, as the former La Jolla Playhouse artistic director brings his Stratford Shakespeare Festival revival of…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:01PMMonday, March 19, 2012
A concert at Joe’s Pub transitions into drama Somewhere between its first workshop and its current production at Joe’s Pub, Ethan Lipton’s No Place to Go transformed from a…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:46PMFriday, March 16, 2012
Des McAnuff’s tackles the Broadway revival Any director who revives Jesus Christ Superstar, the Passion-flavored rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, has to contend with t…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:31AMWednesday, March 14, 2012
Jeff Bowen’s overnight edits for “Now. Here. This.” During dress rehearsals and preview performances, a new musical constantly adds, deletes, and changes songs. This can be…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:42PMTuesday, March 13, 2012
Theatre Development Fund’s offices were buzzing with gratitude yesterday as the Tony Award’s Administration Committee announced that TDF’s Open Doors program will be among …
SOURCE: TDF at 10:07AMMonday, March 12, 2012
The BFG collective brings a bold experiment to Queens There’s a bold theatre experiment happening in Queens, and the Martians are just the beginning. From now through July 1, three cel…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:14PM 
