2,405 stories by "Barry Gordin"
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 3 in the series)
May 24, 2020: This series aims to offer a new column every four or five days, describing shows that opened in New York on a particular cale…
By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 2 in the series) May 19, 2020: During the 1930s, six Broadway shows opened on May 19, the years being 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939. These were, in order, …
By: David Sheward
May 16, 2020: "We're heads now. We talk in windows," cries one of two nameless characters in Bill Irwin's touching, ten-minute play In-Zoom, presented by the Old Globe…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
May 14, 2020: It's hard to believe that, for the moment, almost all theatre in the world has come to a screeching halt. Some of us whose lives are inextricably entw…
Pipeline, Lincoln Center's acclaimed 2017 production, will be steamed free on BroadwayHD from May 15-22.
May 13, 2020: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, is bri…
Special honors recipients for the 70th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, commemorating the 2019-20 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season, were announced today.
May 11, 2020: The Outer Cri…
Remembering Those Lost to Corona COVID-19 with Tributes and The Rise Up NY! Fundraiser.
By: Ellis Nassour
May 8, 2020: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and direct from Broadway and 98th St…
David Alan Grier Dishes on His Drama Desk Nod for A Soldier's Play
By: Iris Wiener
May 7, 2020: David Alan Grier prides himself on variety; he has left no genre or medium untouched, …
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Launches Emergency Grants for Pandemic Relief with $1 Million Gift from Gilead Sciences Donate at broadwaycares.org/relief2020 Your Donation…
35TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
May 4, 2020: The 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were presented in 19 categories, and tw…
By: David Sheward
May 1, 2020: With Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional stages closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, theater artists have adapted to the new normal rather than waiting…
By: Ellis Nassour
April 30, 2020: You're isolating, often getting stir crazy, and stepping outside for some sun, when available, isn't enough. There is programming and things to enjoy, …
By: David Sheward
April 29, 2020: Theater and the performing arts continue despite the coronavirus pandemic. Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday was commemorated with Take Me to the World…
A VIRTUAL CONCERT CELEBRATING SONDHEIM'S 90TH BIRTHDAY.
April 27, 2020: Video highlights from last night's all-star special virtual concert celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th B…
'Every Act of Life' co-cinematographer Michael Lee Stever unveils Q&A.Â
April 26, 2020: Filmmaker Michael Lee Stever (Broadway: The Golden Age, Resurrecting Carrie, Abducted in Pl…
An interview of Terrence McNally by Casey Childs will be featured on the Jamie deRoy & friends television show.
April 23, 2020: The Jamie deRoy & friends television show will feat…
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 5 By Samuel L. Leiter April 24, 2020: This is Part 5, the last installment of my long-lost interview with the British stage, film…
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 4
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 22, 2020: This is Part 4 (of five) of my long-lost interview with the British stage, film, a…
Soft Power scores 11 nominations, including Best Musical, for the 2020 Drama Desk Awards, to be streamed live on May 31.
April 21, 2020: Nominations for the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards …
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 3
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 20, 2020: This continues my interview with the British stage, film, and TV star, Simon Call…
Actor Nick Cordero, Due to Complications from COVID 19, Has Leg Amputated
By: Ellis Nassour
Monday, April 20: The wife of Tony Award and two-time Drama Desk nominee Nick Cordero, Ama…
By: David Sheward
April 19, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and its effect on the theater world will be felt for months and possibly years. Though parts of the country have…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 18, 2020: This continues my interview with the British stage, film, and TV star, Simon Callow, also renowned as a writer and director. It was conducted in his…
By: David Sheward
April 18, 2020: Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced stages in New York City and around the world to close until further notice and much of the world remains in l…
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN
By: Samuel L. LeiterIntroduction
April 16, 2020: In the early 1990s, I was surprised to receive a query from the increasingly …
