37 stories by "Doug Strassler"
The COIL Festival tells personal stories in new ways — Phrases like “experimental theatre” or “boundary-pushing multimedia presentation” might sound forbidding,…
The Unusual Staging of Mike Bartlett’s “Bull” The title of Bull, Mike Bartlett’s latest play, has a double meaning. On one level, it’s shorthand for “bull…
This little-known Noel Coward play about a group of island residents fails to generate any heat.
Quite a few FringeNYC graduates have gone on to achieve further success, both on the New York stage and around the country.
Such additional programs as FringeCLUB, FringeJR, and FringeHIGH create a greater sense of community at FringeNYC.
Now in its ninth year, the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) continues to expand as it fulfills its mission of incubating fresh musical productions.
Chad Kimball and Guy Burnet Take on Kevin Bacon’s and Christian Slater’s roles in the stage version of “Murder in the First,” which will open June 6 at 59E59 Theate…
Off-Off-Broadway acting school/theater T. Schreiber Studios will mount its first musical production with "Jack's Back!"
“Die” Relies on Fate to Tell a Story — The thrill of live theatre is that anything can happen on a given night, and that concept is pushed to the extreme by Die: Roll to Pr…
The New York Drama Critics’ Circle have announced the winners of the organization’s 77th annual awards on Monday night.
Performers Hugh Jackman and Bernadette Peters and Actors’ Equity Association have been selected to receive special Tony awards.
A magician brings surprising true stories to his act The House of Ghostly Haunts, at Canal Park Playhouse in Tribeca, is a throwback to the traditional spook shows of the mid-twentieth centu…
Producers Steven C. Byrd and Alia M. Jones recruited composer Terence Blanchard to score the show.
With his searing performance in the acclaimed “The Lyons,” it’s fair to say to say that Esper has graduated to playing That Guy.
The musical tale of a schoolgirl with special powers was the toast of the West End as “Matilda the Musical” walked away with seven Olivier Awards.
Long Wharf Theatre is the latest to aim for an architectural overhaul, alongside NYC's Signature and Public theaters.
Theatre Communications Group celebrates the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day with actor John Malkovich.
The Goodspeed Opera house in East Haddam, Connecticut recently opening the "Artists Village," with 17 homes and 65 fully furnished bedrooms.
Bob Ari and Randy Harrison do fine work in John Logan's Tony Award-winning play about the artist Mark Rothko and his young apprentice.
Austin has emerged as more than just a base for music. In fact, it has become a mecca for theatrical and visual arts as well. So what makes the city such a bastion of creative energy?
René Rivera delivers a galvanizing performance in this autobiographical show, written for him by his wife, Stacey Martino.
By Doug Strassler I really didn't think there was any reason to remake the Prime Suspect series, that near-perfect septet of episodes in which Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Helen …
On Wednesday at New World Stages in Manhattan, the New York Musical Theatre Festival offered a special preview of this year's slate of new musicals.
By Doug Strassler This past July, I fully anticipated writing a laundry list of personally beloved " and meritorious " shows and performers that went without Emmy recognition. But when this …
By Doug Strassler What with all the attention to recent earthquakes and hurricanes, I'd forgotten to pay attention to the coming of the fall movie season. Now, all of a sudden, it's upon us,…
