542 stories by "Mark Blankenship"
The BFG collective brings a bold experiment to Queens There’s a bold theatre experiment happening in Queens, and the Martians are just the beginning. From now through July 1, three cel…
Coincidence shapes a Broadway design — How’s this for a contradiction? On stage, the musical Once, now in previews at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, is remarkably el…
Denis O'Hare (of True Blood fame) is performing a solo version of Homer's Iliad that he co-adapted (with director Lisa Peterson) from Robert Fagles' translation. The New York production is a…
For a television star like Kirsten Vangsness (above left), who’s currently seen on the CBS drama Criminal Minds, the theatre can offer a chance to go wild, to say and do things that ju…
How sets and costumes support the musical’s vision Before it even begins, the musical Carrie emanates dread. The set of MCC’s revival, now at the Lucille Lortel, suggests an empt…
TDF’s Costume Collection just opened in a fantastic new space at the historic Kaufman-Astoria Studios in Queens. Take a look at the new digs, and meet some of the designers whose work …
The actor co-writes and stars in a bold interpretation of Homer — You could argue that any performance is a translation—a transference of words on a page to the living dimensions…
Hello TDF Stages readers! Thank you so much for being part of this magazine. As we plan for the future, we would love to have you feedback on how we’re doing and how we can grow. Pleas…
The Tony Award-winner moves into “Hurt Village” — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles Tonya Pinkins…
No joke: The worldview in Warrior, the fighting movie that scored an Oscar nomination for Nick Nolte, makes me shiver. It’s terrifying. And I just wrote about why at NPR’s Monkey…
You guys, Elizaveta’s music is weird. Her album Beatrix Runs, which was physically released yesterday after arriving in digital form a few weeks ago, fuses opera, chamber pop, and elec…
Robert Hogan returns to Rutherford and Son — In 2001, when he first stepped onstage as John Rutherford, the flint-hearted protagonist of Githa Sowerby’s 1912 drama Rutherford …
You know how sometimes you feel like you’re in an actual, romantic relationship with a TV show? A few days ago, my friend Casey and I G-chatted about that, and we started thinking abou…
How Soho Rep and The Play Company joined forces When they decided to partner on a production of The Ugly One, Soho Rep and The Play Company didn’t realize they were dealing with such a…
“Tokio Confidential’s” unlikely combination of styles You see all kinds of theatre in New York, but you don’t see that much Noh, the classical Japanese form that uses…
Last night, Pee-wee Herman was the guest judge on Top Chef. And I don’t mean that “Paul Reubens, the actor who plays Pee-wee Herman” was a guest judge. No. I mean that Paul…
As I was making my daily internet rounds this morning, I came across an especially delightful essay in the New York Times by Leslie Kaufman. Titled “My Sons, the Sous-Chefs” it c…
Director Lynne Meadow juggles laughter and tears in a play about cancer, life, and death In retrospect, it’s a very strange place for a laugh. Near the end of Margaret Edson’sÂ�…
Reimagining Adam Guettel’s beloved song cycle Myths and Hymns is practically begging to be interpreted and reinterpreted on stage. Written by composer-lyricist Adam Guettel (The Light …
Sam Gold challenges expectations of the classic play It’s tempting to dismiss Look Back In Anger, to say, “I get it. Realism. Kitchen sink. Angry young man.” But with his c…
I don’t have a particular reason for writing this post today, except that I’ve been meaning to write it for a while. In late 2010, I had the good fortune to see this embedded per…
The actress fights her impulses in The New Group’s latest play — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles R…
The Oscar nominations are being announced tomorrow morning, and unlike most recent years, I’m not really jazzed about the frontrunners. I mean, I liked The Artist well enough, and I di…
Last night, while I was waiting for Top Chef, I decided to watch Devil on HBO On Demand. In case you don’t know this masterpiece, it’s mostly set in the elevator of a Philadelphi…
Inside the acrobatic magic of the award-winning show Even if it delivered nothing but acrobatics, Leo would be a striking piece of theatre. The show, which won the Best of Edinburgh A…
