9,602 stories from American Theatre
A season of musical tributes will salute Bill Withers and great pop divas, as well as Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first black baseball pro, and film critic Roger Ebert.
A Texas playwright takes on an iconic Texas politician in 'All the Way' and 'The Great Society,' and finds a figure of Shakespearean---i.e., tragic---proportions.
The flowery bed where a donkey-man and a fairy queen meet cute is an iconic Shakespearean image, so it's no surprise it's graced our cover so often.
This week, Offscript hosts a critic's panel on Joshua Harmon's play 'Bad Jews.' Plus, the editors discuss artists' compensation and when you should work for free.
Annie Baker's disorienting experience with a digital showing of 'Fanny and Alexander' fueled her play 'The Flick.' IFC has invited her back for a 35mm screening and a chat.
Among the first batch of grants announced under Jane Chu's chairmanship, more than $3.58 million went to theatre companies.
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that's deeply American---and quintessentially L.A.
'Arabian Nights' and 'An Iliad' will join 'Midsummer' and 'Winter's Tale' in the open-air tent in Garrison, N.Y. next summer.
Minneapolis remembers a gentle mentor who shepherded young performers and never had a harsh word for anyone.
For their version of "Phantom of the Opera," Vox Lumiere combined steampunk and silent film, and no white mask.
From its storefront start to its current status as a linchpin of its hometown's newest arts district, Everyman Theatre has kept its focus on local actors and literate audiences.
Alongside the expected onslaught of holiday fare, both traditional and alternative, come a few other dark, wintry visitors—witches, beasts, tyrants, serial killers and Crue…
The SoCal theatre's expanded season includes a world premiere musical about the Loch Ness monster and new works by resident playwright Lauren Yee.
Three hard-drinking Arizona retirees do not go gently into that silent night in Denny Guge's popular perennial.
Death on a stick: The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings its irreverent but strangely moving "Famous Puppet Death Scenes" to Woolly Mammoth.
Paul Mesner Puppets cooks up one show each for Jewish, Christian and secular holiday observances.
The new issue touches on several artists and works dear to our theatregoing heart.
Our "theatre nation" has come a long way since TCG began in 1961, and innovation and intentionality have been two watchwords as it's grown.
From Dame Maggie Smith's birth to Samuel Beckett's death, December was a month of entrances and exits.
The authors' presence was elusive yet unmistakable, in two wildly different ways, in two pieces seen at the recent Philadelphia FringeArts fest.
The Writer's Army creates low-cost, distraction-free writing spaces, coffee included (but snacks extra). Could this model catch on?
Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf's final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
What began as a kicky Renaissance Faire attraction is now a global sensation encompassing everything from Shakespeare to, well, pretty much everything.
The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.
In 'Feast of My Heart' at Salvage Vanguard, eight playwrights and eight directors approach the theme of compassion. But don't call it a holiday show.
