Monday, November 10, 2014
The beloved theatre troupe returns to New York — For over 40 years, Mummenschanz has arguably been one of the most reliable sources of all-ages theatre in the world. With their unique …
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMThursday, November 6, 2014
Why the reincarnation in Sarah Ruhl’s new play is an absolute fact — Sarah Ruhl’s new play The Oldest Boy may be filled with a sense of cosmic mystery, but there’s on…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:52PMWednesday, November 5, 2014
Inside the Pearl’s revival of Shaw’s classic play — George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara may spin your moral compass until you don’t know where you’re stan…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:00PMWednesday, October 29, 2014
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today we’re featuring Mint Theater Company…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:48AMMonday, October 27, 2014
Costumes impact our understanding of Broadway’s The Real Thing — Cynthia Nixon’s caftan is a fabulous fashion statement, yes, but it’s also an emblem of how costumes …
SOURCE: TDF at 10:30AMFriday, October 24, 2014
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Jason Schlafstein, producing artis…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:20AMFriday, October 17, 2014
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Mark Peikert, executive editor of …
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMMonday, October 13, 2014
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today we’re featuring Dixon Place, whe…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMTuesday, October 7, 2014
Why the reprises in Broadway’s On the Town are so important — During the new Broadway revival of On the Town, pay attention to the songs that come back. There are several of them…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:18AMTuesday, September 30, 2014
Behind the lyrical design of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — There could, of course, be a very literal production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Ti…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMFriday, September 26, 2014
Jonny Orsini’s passionate preparation for his latest role — “I wanted to become a journalist before I became an actor,” says Jonny Orsini. “I think I approach r…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:01AMMonday, September 15, 2014
The Mint revives George Kelly’s sly comedy The Fatal Weakness — The Fatal Weakness sneaks up on you. Superficially, George Kelly’s 1946 play, about a woman discovering her …
SOURCE: TDF at 10:33AMThursday, September 11, 2014
How Joe’s Pub nurtured Bridget Everett’s new show Rock Bottom — There aren’t that many places in New York City where you can see a musical that lets you lick whipped …
SOURCE: TDF at 02:24PMWednesday, September 10, 2014
Mark Linn-Baker on how the classic comedy speaks to the present day — You Can’t Take It With You is a wonderfully slippery play. You think you’ve got it nailed as a loopy c…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:49PMMonday, September 8, 2014
With Bauer, Lauren Gunderson asks if creative impulses ever really die — When you’re writing a play about a real person, where do you start? At the day she’s born? At the …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:08PMTuesday, September 2, 2014
How director Anna D. Shapiro crafts big and small moments in This Is Our Youth — Kenneth Lonergan’s play This Is Our Youth, now on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, begins with shena…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:42PMThursday, August 28, 2014
Robert O’Hara’s new play is wild and serious at the same time — In some ways, Bootycandy is a wild fantasy. Robert O’Hara’s latest play, now at Playwrights Hori…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:30PMTuesday, August 26, 2014
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Allison Taylor, TDF’s very…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:45PMMonday, August 25, 2014
Your Broadway fall preview, with peeks at 14 new shows — It’s felt like autumn in New York for the last month, but now it’s officially fall on Broadway. As of tomorrow, the…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:46PMWednesday, August 20, 2014
Inside the latest bag sale at the TDF Costume Collection — When TDF’s Costume Collection has a bag sale, customers can dress like Broadway stars. Literally. All year round, the C…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:11PMMonday, August 18, 2014
The startling set design of a new Holocaust play — It’s always there, stretched across the stage. For the entire 70 minutes of The Good and the True, a play based on the recollec…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMFriday, August 15, 2014
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today we’re featuring New Jersey Reper…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Greg Reiner, Executive Director …
SOURCE: TDF at 11:07AMMonday, August 4, 2014
James Wirt on the unexpected humor in the play Phoenix — Phoenix doesn’t sound like the funniest play. The show, which is now at Cherry Lane Theatre, opens with a nurse named Sue…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMFriday, August 1, 2014
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today we’re featuring Page 73, which l…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:27AMMonday, July 28, 2014
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Sarah D. Bunting, East Coast Edi…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:35PMFriday, July 25, 2014
Potomac Theatre Project embraces the mania in Howard Barker’s play — When you’re standing next to Hamlet, fondling his mother’s underwear, there’s really no poi…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMMonday, July 21, 2014
Ray Anthony Thomas tackles the gruff poetry of Between Riverside and Crazy — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at performers and how they create their roles There are so …
SOURCE: TDF at 04:17PMWednesday, July 16, 2014
In the coming weeks, TDF Stages will begin hosting the podcast series Masters of the Stage. Created by SDC (the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society), this series features more than th…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMTuesday, July 8, 2014
The woman behind Clown Bar‘s twisted ingenue — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at performers and how they create their roles Considering all the gunfights and sex…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:47AMMonday, July 7, 2014
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Pilobol…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:14AM 
