9,641 stories from American Theatre
For her first stage role in a while, the 'Mrs. Maisel' actor is ready to embrace the role of another imperfect but lovable woman performer in a rocky marriage.
Known for his absurdist one-act plays,' Somerfeld was also an accomplished copywriter and screenwriter.
The rally launched fundraising efforts for the Equitable Payroll Fund.
The grants have awarded funds to eight new musical theatre projects.
Over the past year, no fewer than 10 shows on both sides of the Atlantic have addressed the historical rise of Nazism and/or the troubling resurfacing of antisemitism.
After a year-long search process, Fadul joins Gillis, who has been serving as interim artistic director since William Carden stepped down last year.
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of 'King Lear,' confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
9 theatre artists have been awarded fellowships.
Howard has previously choreographed work at the Goodman.
Alapai will take part in a year-long leadership residency program.
The former Playwrights' Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
Inheriting the Ridiculous Theatrical Company from his lover, Charles Ludlam, Quinton carved his own beloved niche in the theatre pantheon.
The longtime artistic director and new-play champion had a gentle, calming presence, but he never shied away from tough conversations.
A new book documents Oskar Eustis's regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
The theatre is one place where the disparate, diverse Asian American experience has found common expression, as a new entry in Routledge's Milestones series shows.
John Lahr's new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
A new guide to musicals about American history, and a new biography of the crucial figure Oscar Hammerstein II, make new cases for taking the form seriously.
A look back at SoHo in the 1970s, where theatrical experimentation by Meredith Monk, Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, the Performance Group, and Mabou Mines defined an era.
Cruising Utopia with the Good Gay Poet.
For all its faults, the form (and its fans) can't help but stand up and sing for the underdog, for the awakened conscience, for moments of joyful liberation.
In this excerpt from a new book by the founder of Movement Theatre International, the author reflects on the a crucial 1988 gathering in Philadelphia.
The award is the oldest from the Harvard theatrical group.
The Baltimore theatre recently postponed a planned production.
Signature Theatre in Virginia will present the award in April.
This month Woodzick talks to Denver-based director and playwright Mykai Eastman about EDI work, directorial philosophy, and audience engagement.
