The 2020 Tony nominations have been announced, and they're the weirdest ever by Peter Marks

NEW YORK " Delayed and truncated, the 2020 Tony Award nominations were finally announced on Thursday, laying out the contenders in a painfully thin Broadway season upended and abridged by th…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 3:36pm on October 15, 2020☆⚑

The 2020 Tony nominations have been announced, and they're the weirdest ever by Peter Marks

Aaron Tveit running unopposed for best actor? All the best scores are for plays? Hmm.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on October 15, 2020☆⚑

The ticket 'Hamilton' is selling now? Biden-Harris. by Peter Marks

The Tony-winning musical's original cast is staging a benefit for the Democrats.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on October 14, 2020☆⚑

More hardship on Broadway, as the theater shutdown pushes past Memorial Day by Peter Marks

Covid-19 continues to thwart the staging of plays, and some insiders doubt a broad rebound will happen before 2022.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on October 9, 2020☆⚑

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out in favor of another great man. This time, it's his dad. by Peter Marks

A new HBO documentary, "Siempre, Luis," celebrates the playwright's father. And, yes, "Hamilton," too.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:12am on October 8, 2020☆⚑

A play is birthed online, and I was in the delivery room by Peter Marks

Solas Nua unveils "The Emoji Play" after six months of trial and error.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:18pm on September 30, 2020☆⚑

Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams sang at the Kennedy Center. And it turned the electricity back on. by Peter Marks

The first indoor performance at the arts center since March 13 was a night to remember.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18am on September 27, 2020☆⚑

Relief from Zoom sometimes comes in a box. A play in a box. by Peter Marks

A survey of theatrical enterprises, online and in the mail, including Acme Corporation's "The Institute for Counterfeit Memory" and Olney Theatre Center's "The Humans."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:32pm on September 25, 2020☆⚑

The union for actors on Broadway and in regional theaters endorses Biden-Harris by Peter Marks

Actors' Equity stresses urgency of the choice in departing from a nonpartisan posture.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18am on September 21, 2020☆⚑

Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave her life to the country " and her heart to the performing arts by Peter Marks

Stories of the late Supreme Court justice's devotion to theater and opera go on and on.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:54pm on September 19, 2020☆⚑

Challenged to examine their White bias, some theater companies are taking on diversity " from the top by Peter Marks

A spate of recent hires suggests that an industry roiled by Black Lives Matter may at last be responding.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:02am on September 17, 2020☆⚑

To understand what's going on in the streets of D.C., theaters are having stage artists make movies by Peter Marks

Arena Stage and Studio Theatre debut films and videos that speak to the rawness of the moment: "Now reality is ahead of anything we can create."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:32pm on September 16, 2020☆⚑

While members of Congress chew the scenery, the arts wait for scraps by Peter Marks

The Shakespeare Theatre's annual "Will on the Hill" fundraiser, this year online, underscores a glaring funding crisis.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on September 10, 2020☆⚑

New York City can't rebound without Broadway. And Broadway's road back is uncertain. by Peter Marks

Why reopening the nation's premier theater district is far more arduous than anybody predicted.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:32am on September 8, 2020☆⚑

Listen in as Dan Rather anchors the story of his own highly theatrical life by Peter Marks

"Stories of a Lifetime" jumps from off-Broadway to Audible, revealing glimpses of the CBS newsman on and off the job.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:03am on August 7, 2020☆⚑

I am a theater critic in New York. Not a hair salon in Dublin. Let me explain. by Peter Marks

How a comedy of errors on Irish Twitter led to an honorary doctorate in hairdressing.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:54pm on August 4, 2020☆⚑

This actor and choreographer are on a mission: More black people running Broadway by Peter Marks

Theater vets Warren Adams and T. Oliver Reid have teamed up with a philanthropist to find jobs for young black colleagues.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:24pm on July 23, 2020☆⚑

This prestigious New York theater has an unlikely season coming. All of the titles are TBA. by Peter Marks

New York Theatre Workshop, the birthplace of "Rent," puts its faith in artistic "instigators."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:12pm on July 16, 2020☆⚑

Arena Stage is pinning its hopes on a five-play in-person season beginning in January by Peter Marks

"Celia and Fidel" is set to be the first play on a roster that includes two new musicals.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:18pm on July 15, 2020☆⚑

Shakespeare Theatre Company sheds a third of its staff by Peter Marks

Pandemic losses force more 'tragic' cuts, but the company vows to come back strong.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on July 14, 2020☆⚑

These works by Richard Nelson and Lorraine Hansberry are some of the best plays online now by Peter Marks

"And So We Come Forth" and "Les Blancs" are powerful in very different ways.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:24pm on July 8, 2020☆⚑

Once more unto the breach: Shakespeare returns to the Shenandoah Valley by Peter Marks

With coronavirus measures on and off the stage, American Shakespeare Center readies a July 25 restart.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on July 8, 2020☆⚑

4 ideas for satisfying your imaginative appetite, online and on the page by Peter Marks

Your fine arts to-do list: Lorraine Hansberry, Michaelangelo, Richard Nelson and Shakespeare.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:42am on July 1, 2020☆⚑

Broadway will remain shuttered until at least January by Peter Marks

No reopening date is scheduled, though producers are looking at next spring.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:48pm on June 29, 2020☆⚑

As 'Hamilton' becomes a movie, suddenly we're all in the room where it happens by Peter Marks

Lin-Manuel Miranda says "conventional wisdom is wrong"; now is the perfect time to stream the filmed version of his juggernaut stage musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:42am on June 26, 2020☆⚑