Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling caused such a stir in 18th-century England that it was blamed for a natural disaster, its tale of a bastard trying to find happiness ab…
I am an ardent fan of Kneehigh, a magically innovative theater company based in Cornwall, England, having seen their unique productions of Tristan and Yseult and The Wild Bride, both base…
It's hard to forget the 2010 news images of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout, the pathetically sad marine life gasping for air, daubed in the viscid black oil that spilled into the Gulf of M…
Everyone knows communication is key when it comes to relationships, but that rarely means everyone knows how to put that theory to practice. That's certainly the case in Loose Ends, as the s…
Last time I spoke to Luzer Twersky he had just starred in Felix and Meira which went on to become Canada's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2015. Now he's maki…
The current revival of Miss Saigon marks the triumphant return of the hit musical to Broadway, transplanted from a successful West End revival. The beloved show, written by Claude-Michel Sch…
“Today, when the foundations of our democracy are under assault, we want to reconsider the promise and peril of radical activism and dissent.” Taking note of the political climat…
Mara Lieberman’s new play Beneath the Gavel (from Bated Breath Theatre Company) is an immersive theater experience in which the audience members become bidders in an art auction. Wh…
In the new musical based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel, Percy Jackson discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, the Greek god who rules the sea. Now, with a host of …
The year is 1893 and theatrical impresario Steele MacKaye (Rocco Sisto) is working on the finishing touches for The Spectatorium, a massive 12,000 seat theater designed for the Chicago World…
The grief surrounding a mass shooting affects us all, but none more than the victims' families. Courtney Baron moves in a new direction with her play When It's You, which wonders about the p…
In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, Tennessee Williams's 1969 one-act (two scene) play, is such a dark, bitter work that it would seem wrong to call seeing it a "rare treat." But the current produc…
With electricity came not just practicality, but a whole new way to impress artistically. At least, that's what Steele MacKaye (Rocco Sisto) thinks. With Hillary (Erik Lochtefeld) as his hea…
Despite what he'll claim later in this interview, people know who Joe Tippett is. He's the guy who's been memorably stealing the scene by playing jocks-next-door, sensitive soldiers, and gen…
Two young men, both named Michael, get to know each other over the course of a rainy Saturday afternoon, as they sit on the carpet discussing the achievements of the Omega Kids, the superher…
Probably the most important thing to realize about Gino Dilorio's Sam and Dede, or My Dinner with André the Giant is that it is really quite a lot of fun. This is a great service to the fac…
Jen Silverman has always had a curiosity about the world around her. The American playwright first became fascinated with storytelling as a child while she traveled to countries all over …
Broadway's Mike Faist has been a part of the groundbreaking musical Dear Evan Hansen since its inception and has been savoring the journey that has led to Broadway. Making its debut on…
On March 10th The New York Pops will celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway legend John Kander with an evening of songs he created with the late Fred Ebb. In Life is a Cabaret: The Songs of…
Haram! Iran! is an emotional roller coaster well worth the ride. Based on a true story, the play by Jay Paul Deratany depicts the trial and conviction of two teenagers when they make a ge…
There are people who wait for the world to give permission to create, and there are some people who create the world. Chelsea Ainsworth, Kyle Netzeband and Adrian Rosas are people who, toget…
What happens when tragedy strikes a hitherto perfect life? When the privileged clash with those less fortunate? These are the questions that playwright Bruce Graham asks in his new play Whit…
Since the era of the Bronte sisters, the moors of England have inspired a literary tradition deeply rooted in their otherworldly nature. The Moors, the tellingly named new play from the Play…
Judas Iscariot is one of history's greatest ciphers: no one seems to know what to make of him, and the Biblical portrait of the infamous traitor leaves many questions unanswered. In The Last…
C. S. Lewis is arguably the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. His large number of works include The Chronicles of Narnia, The Great Divorce, and The Screwtape Letters, and…