She first tried to publish the novel in 1931, but its genesis was earlier. "Hurston began researching Barracoon in 1927, when she first interviewed the former slave Kossola (later named Cudj…
Let's talk a minute about my idea of this season's best and the worst television series: <em>Glee</em>.
The problem isn't these two curators, specifically (though the "Black Panther" references are flying thick and fast on Twitter), it's this widespread institutional issue: "African-Americans …
"I was a ballet dancer and choreographer for 10 years. Now, six years after leaving dance, I am shocked by the elements of the culture that I once accepted as normal. In the ballet world, di…
Pig (Colin Campbell) and Runt (Evanna Lynch) are heard before they're seen in Enda Walsh's 1996 Disco Pigs, now revived at
There are actors whom audiences admire for their consistent good work, and that suffices. Then there are actors whom audiences
You can say this for Robert O'Hara, whose uneven, though acclaimed, Bootycandy prompted Playwrights Horizons folks to commission
The actor, who played John Laurens and Philip Hamilton with the original cast, is now one of the stars of Spike Lee's revamped She's Gotta Have It, now a series on Netflix. Ramos - who's doi…
If you know Ariane Mnouchkine's Theatre du Soleil, you know how big she likes to think. The space, situated in Paris's Bois
One challenge we face as our connected world grows larger is ensuring that there are enough skilled professionals " both
After touring schools, community centers, prisons and other other-than-theater venues, the Public Theater's Mobile Unit is
When Once on This Island debuted at Playwright Horizons in 1990, several tropical-bird feathers were added to the caps of
The final cast for Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, the 2017-18 Metropolitan Opera House season opener, has checked in, and were
In a few short years, Lesli Margherita has turned herself into a local favorite. She's one of those performers who firmly
One definition of a classic should be that no matter how it's assailed over the decades it remains proudly intact. I bring
London"Important theater continues holding blazingly forth on local stages: Witness for the Prosecution " London County Hall
In 1960 director-producer Harold Prince, always struck by the visual (perhaps more than the auditory?), spotted a Life magazine
London"Perhaps it's the luck of the draw. Perhaps it isn't. But just about everything on offer at theaters here that this
One of the largest conundrums with which Americans"no, with which populations everywhere"grapple today is recognizing serial
The year 1992 is mentioned in Teresa Rebeck's What We're Up Against, now at the Women's Project Theater. If you didn't know
New York City"The following quick reviews of new theater entries you ought to know about: People, Places, Things at St. Ann's
"Apparently, we're all chasing corn muffins," Bryce Pinkham laughed, before adding in a more serious tone, "Hopefully not
Oscar Eustis has decided to send a valentine to his founding Public Theater predecessor Joe Papp. Unfortunately, the arrow
It's the last week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), and this week we're highlighting how cybersecurity
Classic plays are always reconsidered in terms of the time in which they're revived. Right now, it's understandable that