330 stories by "Douglas McLennan"
"I can understand the impulse " they'll be among the top three moneymakers, and that always looks good " but a rule of thumb in this business is, don't alienate Tony voters," a veteran press…
“My own fear about drama getting smaller in regular public schools like Lakeshore is that it limits the ability of kids to stumble upon it " and that affects not just future theatre pr…
“Why is one considered a beacon of acting talent for playing a disabled character convincingly? Why is it a common expectation that these actors will transform into characters whose ex…
“When people were invited onstage at a recent performance of "Penn & Teller on Broadway," many women looked as if they had stepped out of a jazzercise class, while men ambled arou…
"The subsidised sector is without doubt the research and development arm of the commercial sector, where new productions, new work and new talent are developed. Ultimately, cuts of this magn…
“Many of this country's finest directors (like Antoni Cimolino and Albert Schultz) learned their craft as young actors in Phillips' finest days. Hundreds of performers credit him as a …
“It's been a strapping summer for three of the four new shows of the 2015-2016 Broadway season, according to data released on Monday by the Broadway League, a trade group for theater o…
"Whether or not this boom is directly due to the rise of jukebox musicals is uncertain. What is certain, though, is the relative security of jukebox musicals in the industry."
As Broadway faces off against pocket-size sound-and-light shows, performers and some patrons say a hyper-connected culture are shredding the immersive experience of live theatre.
The most progressive theatres are not for children. They are for people. The most anti-oppressive theatre methodologies (benefitting children, youth, AND adults), will, quite simply, conside…
The premise for Brian Feldman's show, "Dishwasher," is this: He will come to a person's house, wash all of the dirty dishes, perform a monologue of the audience's choosing and then conclude …
The Turner Prize-winning artist hacked the wall of a theater where his play has opened to largely negative reviews. Douglas Gordon directs Charlotte Rampling in “Neck of the Woods,R…
“The tribunal centred on whether the actors could be classed as “workers” under law – and therefore entitled to the minimum wage. But the judge decided they should be…
You can't have the RSC and the National receiving millions of pounds of money without a lower price, in my feeling. A lower price should be part of it." Adding that tickets for the two subsi…
In its response to Mark Rylance’s comments, the National said it was “committed to sharing our work with as many people as possible. We agree with Mark that affordable ticket pri…
“The size of the venue may be a part of the problem in how we perceive the success or struggles of the On the Town revivals, but it cannot be the only reason why revivals of this music…
“Does writing regularly about theatre make you a stronger playwright? I feel I've benefited from soaking up others' work for years; I'm in a constant state of inspiration. (Sometimes I…
“Top price seats for The Book of Mormon have reached a record-high of £202.25. This is an increase of a third on last year’s most expensive seat in the survey, which came in a…
“Industry Minister James Moore said Tuesday the application to acquire the famed circus troupe was deemed an overall economic benefit for Canada. The buyers have committed to maintain …
“Instead of censoring or sanitizing content that "might offend," theatres should look at such works as opportunities to engage their audiences in critical public discourse about import…
“Reading these reviews just after following reports from the Americans in the Arts and Theatre Communications Group conferences, which demonstrated a genuine desire on the part of arts…
The company, Frontier Theatre, has been founded by James Roose-Evans, who set up the acclaimed Hampstead Theatre in 1959. "There is a huge bank of actors in their 60s, 70s and into their 80s…
"I want to find new ways to break down the walls of the theater and have conversations with audiences, to engage in conversations about change in Chicago."
“What happens when you remove the typical social contract of the theatre seat? We invited the audience to walk in our oppressive world and they wanted to change it. The audience’…
“Bitter Lemons founder Colin Mitchell says he's responding to the dwindling number of reviews by professional critics amid upheaval in the media industry. Many traditional outlets have…
