586 stories by "Howard Sherman"
While the Tony Awards grab the major headlines, there are a range of other theatrical awards that are given out in the
Yael Farber's Nirbhaya opens at the Culture Project The South Africa-set Mies Julie introduced me to the work of Yael Farber when
Alison Bechdel's graphic novel Fun Home reaches Broadway Widely acclaimed in its premiere last season at the Public Theatre, Lisa Kron and
A theatre scene performed al fresco on a spring Florida evening sounds idyllic. But when Tomas Roldan and Matthew Ferro, juniors at New World School of the Arts High School, took their award…
An American in Paris opens on April 12 The ongoing spate of musicals adapted from movies continues unabated, but when An American
David Bowie, Enda Walsh and Ivo van Hove collaborate on Lazarus A new theatre project from either Ivo Van Hove or Enda
After nearly three years during which playwright David Adjmi was prevented from authorizing any productions of, or the publication of, his play 3C, a dark parody of Three's Company, he…
If you have any interest in the subject of diversity in entertainment, no doubt you're aware of the firestorm kicked off last week by TV editor and co-editor-in-chief of the entertainment we…
Are you still grumbling about "tweet seats"? Oh, that is so 2013. Time to get with the program and start worrying about the newest development in mobile tech, which could have a vastly more …
Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy opening in Skylight London tourists visiting New York could be forgiven if they feel a bit of
In case you haven't heard, Caucasian actors are being victimized by casting practices at the television networks. They, after holding primacy on screen since the earliest days of television,…
If you happen to know of any young people who you're trying to dissuade from careers in the creative arts, you might want to casually leave around two new books for them to find. Scott Timbe…
Laura Linney plays Patricia Highsmith at the Geffen Playhouse Patricia Highsmith stands among the pantheon of great thriller writers, notably for her
Will Ambassador Theatre Group acquire more Broadway theatres? The New York Post reports that the Ambassador Theatre Group is looking to expand
Last night, a painting hanging in the town library in Trumbull, Connecticut was defaced, while in the same building, the library board was holding a meeting about the display of said paintin…
It is the policy of London's Underground, commonly known as "the tube," to not accept advertising which, in the words of it supervisory authority, Transport for London, "may cause widespread…
If, like me, you're connected to members of the Chicago theatre community on social media (I'm NYC based), you've certainly seen an outpouring of reaction to two major reviews of the new Ste…
Larry David debuts on Broadway in Fish in the Dark As you see this, it will have only been hours since the
Remember Trumbull, Connecticut?
That's the town where a new high school principal canceled a production of the student edition of the musical Rent in the fall of 2013. The resultant outcry …
The big news of this week came on Tuesday, when a press conference was held at The Public Theater to announce what
It is not, sad to say, news that controversy has surrounded a production of Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi. It is certainly not surprising to hear that such controversy took place on a un…
Last night, I was extremely flattered and honored to receive the second annual Dramatists Legal Defense Fund's "Defender" Award, for my work on behalf of artists' rights and against censorsh…
Perhaps you're unaware of it, but there's an arts education film up for an Oscar this year. And no, I'm not referring to something in the documentary short subject category, but rather a Bes…
I'm mentioning the world premiere of KJ Sanchez and Jenny Mercein's X’s and O's (A Football Love Story) rather late in its
No, I'm sorry, it's not a blog post; it's a press release. But if you'll read on, I hope you'll understand why I've placed it here, and indulge me this once. " Howard
NEW YORK (February 1…
