Whitney White’s Booked and Busy Year: Directing Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years and Premiering Liberation by Beth Stevens

“Moving too fast,” Jamie sings in The Last Five Years—and it’s not a bad way to describe Whitney White’s current pace. A rising force in American theater, White is a director, writ…

Adam Driver, Kara Young, Alaska Thunderf*ck and More Receive Lucille Lortel Award Nominations by Hayley Levitt

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced today by Francis Jue, star of Broadway’s Yellow Face, and Krysta Rodriguez, currently appearing in Smash on Broadway. T…

The Rebellious Power of “Liberation” at Roundabout Theatre Company by Morgan Skolnik

Much like the women it centers on, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation is rebellious and not just because it features nudity! Mainly I was struck by its violation of writing’s most c…

Liberation and A Streetcar Named Desire | THEATER: All the Moving Parts by CUNY TV

With women’s liberation at a crossroads and masculinity under scrutiny, "Theater: All the Moving Parts" explores two plays that challenge the dynamics of power, gender, and identity. Hos…

My Variety Review: "Buena Vista Social Club" by Frank Rizzo

Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for loca…

“Night Driver”: Hong Kong Princess Navigates S.F. Queer Scene—at The Marsh by Zack Rogow

Pearl Ong Speeds to Lesbian Liberation as All-Night Cabby by Zack Rogow Pearl Ong has certainly lived a larger-than-life story. She went from Hong Kong princess to joining the lesbian libera…

Photos: See Gloria Steinem Visit Liberation Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed by Whitney White, the Roundabout Theatre Company production features Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood, Kayla Davion, and more.

'This Show Feels Like My Activism': The Cast of Liberation on Feminism and Community by Diep Tran, Heather Gershonowitz

Go backstage with the cast of Bess Wohl's hit Off-Broadway play, where the conversations have been tough, but the impact profound.

Off-Broadway Review: “Liberation” Misses the Mark at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (Through Sunday, by David Roberts

There is nothing about liberation, nor is there anything liberating in Bess Wohl’s “Liberation” currently running at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center fo…

Consciousness Raising With The New Play ‘Liberation’ by Jeryl Brunner

Bess Wohl’s play about 1970’s feminist activism spotlights the struggles of what it takes to come into your own and claim your light. The Roundabout Theatre Company production is now pla…

Stagecraft: Bess Wohl on Liberation by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. L to R: Adina Verson,…

Love and Liberation: A Groundbreaking Musical Exploration of Sight and Sound

Review: Liberation at the Laura Pels Theatre by Loren Noveck

An intricately layered memory play that's more complicated than it seems. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Liberation at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

LIBERATION is a New York Times Critic's Pick by Roundabout Theatre Company

1970, Ohio. Lizzie gathers a small group of women to talk. But talking quickly becomes a necessary and bracingly funny attempt to change their own lives and the world. Fifty years later, her…

Bess Wohl and Whitney White Go Back In Time to Cook Up a LIBERATION Cheese Ball by BroadwayWorld

Backstage Bite is back! Join BroadwayWorld's Katie Lynch in the kitchen as she hosts some of Broadway's brightest to eat, drink and merrily mix it up. See your favorite stars out of their el…

BackstageBiteSocialCaption by BroadwayWorld

We teamed up with the creatives behind Roundabout’s Liberation, Bess Wohl and Whitney White to make a 1970s-inspired cheese ball for the latest installation of Backstage Bite! Head to the …

Avram Fefer's Juba Lee Ensemble by Lincoln Center

Multi-instrumentalist and jazz composer Avram Fefer and his amazing cast of musicians combine their talents for an exciting evening of groove-based modern jazz. With influences from Africa a…

Backstage Bite: Bess Wohl and Whitney White Go Back In Time to Cook Up a LIBERATION Cheese Ball

Backstage Bite is back! In this episode, Katie is joined in the kitchen by the creators of Roundabout's hit play, Liberation- playwright Bess Wohl and director Whitney White. Watch in this …

Liberation by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Bess Wohl’s latest play is the ambitious and engrossing "Liberation," her attempt to investigate the roots of the Women’s Liberation Movement back in the 1970s from a decidedly contempor…

Liberation by Elyse Trevers

It’s hard to imagine our mothers’ lives when they were young women. What were their plans, goals, dreams? Do they have regrets? This is the premise of Bess Wohl’s new play, Liberation,…

Liberation **** The Antiquities **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward January 21, 2025. The trouble with most “issue” plays is the characters seem more like animated talking points, rather than complex, flesh-and-blood human beings. Fort…

Photos: Inside Opening Night of Bess Wohl's LIBERATION

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated opening night of the world-premiere of Liberation by Bess Wohl, directed by Whitney White. Check out photos from opening night here.

Review Roundup: LIBERATION Opens at Laura Pels Theatre

From Tony Award nominees Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons) and Whitney White (Jaja's African Hair Braiding) comes Liberation, a provocative and revealing new work about what really goes on when wom…

Review: In ‘Liberation,’ the Feminist Revolution Will Be Dramatized by Jesse Green

Bess Wohl’s moving new play, about a group of women in 1970s Ohio, explores the power of sisterhood and the limits of motherhood.

Liberation by Tulis McCall

by Tulis McCall There are any number of reasons why you should get yourself over to “Liberation” by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White at Roundabout Theatre Company.  First of all,…

A Liberating “Liberation”  by Ron Fassler

Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . In the 1970s, it was extremely difficult for a woman in America to experience any sense of empowerment without first getting some sort of economic or soci…

History on Display in THE ANTIQUITIES & LIBERATION — Review

Theatrely's Off Broadway reviews of The Antiquities at Playwrights Horizons and Liberation at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City.

‘Liberation’ sets the memory play free with life-affirming power (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

Bess Wohl takes a big-hearted approach to her subject matter, and to her characters, in this powerful and life-affirming drama

Liberation: We’ve Come So Far…Or Have We? by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Whitney White directs a sensational group of women in Bess Wohl’s time-traveling memory play The post Liberation: We’ve Come So Far…Or Have We? appeared first on New Yo…

Liberation: A Beautifully Evocative Look at The Cause, Circa 1970 by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Bess Wohl raises our consciousness with her engrossing play about the Liberation movement and the women who started it. The post Liberation: A Beautifully Evocative Look at …

Drama League to Honor Lea Salonga, Whitney White, Neil Meron and More with Special Recognition Awards by Darryn King

The Drama League has announced the 2025 Special Recognition Honorees of the 91st Annual Drama League Awards. The honorees will be celebrated for their outstanding lifetime contributions to t…