
North America


A Canadian Epic: “Come From Away”




“Earworm:” Entangled in the Political Landscape













How I Met TheTheatreTimes.com

Review: “UnTuned” (Golvareh)



Performing Shakespeare in the Era of COVID-19

Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance

Online Acting Classes? Here Are the Pros and Cons



Review: Tarragon Theatre’s “Orestes” by Rick Roberts


For Youth, Theatre is Action






Invisible Diaries: Lay Your Burdens Down Day



Invisible Diaries: Who Is That Masked Man?

Invisible Diaries: Sympathetic Magic





Review of Porte Parole’s “The Assembly – Montreal”



“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau




Well-Executed “Waitress” Hampered by Poor Sound





“Casablanca:” We’ll Always Have the Radio!!!







“Oleanna’s” Take on Sexual Harassment Holds Up Well



“Happy Days” at Theatre Kingston

GCTC’S “Bang Bang”: A Fast-Paced, Funny Satire



Mòshkamo: “Finding Wolastoq Voice”

“Asking For It” at 1000 Islands Theatre





“The Unnatural and Accidental Women” in Ottawa


“The Ugly One:” Re-adaptation Attempts Face-Lift























2 Sherlock Holmes Adventures

The Toronto Theatre Laboratory

















“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece






A Feminist Documentary Play From Toronto: “Grace”




Undercurrents Festival: Bark And Lots Of Bite




Review: Who Needs To Be Reminded “We Are Not Alone”?






“After The Fire’s” Wit And Rage Is Incendiary

“Deer Woman” Is A Work Of Immense Power And Artistry

Artistic Director Eric Coates remaking GCTC










Solo 70: Dance Is A Mechanism For Letting Go

“The Drowning Girls”: A Story Of Misogyny And Murder






Peter Hinton’s Return To The NAC Stage


“Fierce” Offers A Believable Portrayal Of Loneliness

“The Virgin Trial”: A Gritty Political Crime Drama


“Fierce” Premise Hard To Buy





B+ For Broadway Across Canada’s “School Of Rock”


Ottawa Little Theatre’s Two Paws Up For “Sylvia”






Review: “Julius Caesar” At The Stratford Festival


The Gladstone Celebrates A Decade Of Drama

Review: “Sisters” At Soulpepper Theatre


“The Tempest” At The Stratford Festival


Seana Mckenna Shines As Julius Caesar At Stratford



“I Don’t See Race” And Other White Lies

“Orlando” At Soulpepper Theatre




“Don’t Read The Comments” (Montreal Fringe)










A Reboot Of “Doctor Faustus” For The Cyber Age






“Wicked”–North American Tour




“#Faustus” At Arts Court Theatre


“Anjou”: Lady Chamberlain





Review: “An Ideal Husband” At The Stratford Festival

Review: “The Music Man” At The Stratford Festival











All Love for “Black Boys’” Black On Black Love


“Up To Low” Has Universal Appeal!


“Dissidents” At ARC

“BANG BANG” Is Equal Parts Disarming And Disturbing



Foster On Aging: Amusing But Often Tasteless

“Snake Oil”: A Thought Provoking Show









The NAC Comes Up Trumps With “carried away”


“Idomeneus”: Digging For Truth In Myth






On Words In Motion: “Brodsky/Baryshnikov”












Tracing With Body And Music In Jeff Ho’s “Trace”

Sitting With Amanda Parris’ “Other Side Of The Game”



Fresh Takes On Fresh Meat, Part 1






Edmonton Fringe: Political and Physical



“In Sundry Languages” Is A Feast for the Ears








“Come From Away” – New Canadian Musical on Broadway





“Concord Floral” at Canadian Stage

Olivier Kemeid’s “The Aeneid” at Stratford Festival
Octavian Saiu, Professor of Theatre Studies and the President of the International Association of Theatre Leaders (IATL), in dialogue with Robert Lepage in the context of the presentation of his show, 887, at Craiova Shakespeare Festival.
Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 13, 2025 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review | 0
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
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A Canadian Epic: “Come From Away”
by Berna Ataoğlu | Feb 4, 2025 | Canada, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America | 0
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Disability, Kink, and Joy as Resistance in The Dan Daw Show
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 22, 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability | 0
Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 13, 2025 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review | 0
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
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Disability, Kink, and Joy as Resistance in The Dan Daw Show
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 22, 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability | 0
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Sitting Down with Theater Artist Kate Rankine
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 17, 2025 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York | 0
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The Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year
by Marcina Zaccaria | Jan 7, 2025 | Interview, New York, Playwriting | 0
“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part II)
by Susanna Sun | Jul 13, 2023 | Chicago, Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America | 0
For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic,...
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Emerging Playwright Embarks on Gershwin Era Musical
by Alexander Fatouros | Aug 23, 2022 | Chicago, Musical Theatre, News, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
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Marilyn Monroe – The Family Babysitter: Luke Yankee and the Creation of “Marilyn, Mom & Me”
by Colden Lamb | Jan 16, 2024 | Interview, Los Angeles, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
by Taurie Kinoshita | Feb 24, 2021 | Hawaii, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America | 0
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
A Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”
by Jenna Lourenco | Aug 23, 2024 | Boston, Dramaturgy, Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America, Worldwide | 0
Spoiler Caution: This essay contains significant plot details from The Queen of Versailles. The...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
by Henrik Eger | Aug 19, 2019 | Philadelphia, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom, United States of America | 1
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
by Suzi Elnaggar | Jan 13, 2022 | Covid-19, Dramaturgy, Mexico, Review, United States of America | 0
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
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“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
by Antonio Hernández Nieto | Mar 31, 2021 | Mexico, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0
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“Chicago:” Presenting Crime as a Show
by Lorena Meeser | Jan 13, 2020 | Mexico, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance | 0
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“Distancias Cortas” (Short Distances): Four Spaces, Four Moments
by Lorena Meeser | Sep 23, 2019 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Mexico, Review | 0
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Of Blood and Metaphors: Bárbara Colio’s “Casi Transilvania”
by Margarita Vargas | Jun 11, 2019 | Mexico, Review | 0
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
by Alvina Ruprecht | Dec 26, 2020 | Barbados, Covid-19, Review | 0
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
by Stephanie Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Cuba, Interview, United States of America | 0
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 13, 2025 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
Read MoreТim Rice – 80: The Нero and His Many Anniversaries. Part II
by Lisa Monde | Feb 7, 2025 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America
The first part of this interview is available here. Tim Rice has been lucky to work with many...
Read MoreFrom Lawyer to Lyricist/Librettist: An Artist Profile of Jill Ohayon
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 7, 2025 | China, Directing, Musical Theatre, United States of America, Worldwide
Jill Ohayon grew up believing there were only two respectable career paths: doctor or lawyer. And...
Read MoreA Dystopian Sci-Fi: “Honey, I’m Home”
by Berna Ataoğlu | Feb 6, 2025 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Science
Factory Theatre, renowned for showcasing the latest works from Canada’s alternative and...
Read MoreA Canadian Epic: “Come From Away”
by Berna Ataoğlu | Feb 4, 2025 | Canada, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
The Tony Award-winning Musical Come From Away, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, premiered...
Read MoreDisability, Kink, and Joy as Resistance in The Dan Daw Show
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 22, 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability
The Dan Daw Show’s long list of potentially triggering content includes depictions of kink...
Read MoreSitting Down with Theater Artist Kate Rankine
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 17, 2025 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York
Lyricist/Librettist Kate Rankine has a list saved on her phone of “golden moments”, or “little...
Read MoreA Feline Farewell: “MEOW!” Excavates Americana at Exponential Fest
by Andrew Agress | Jan 15, 2025 | Festivals, Interview, New York, United States of America
What started as a farewell to a beloved cat has become a farewell to a fading starlet, New York in...
Read MoreThe Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year
by Marcina Zaccaria | Jan 7, 2025 | Interview, New York, Playwriting
Finding artists, nurturing them, supporting them. Seeing their work to fruition, and creating a community of support. We really try to do this at the Apollo New Works, too. It’s really how we continue to keep people and community.
Read MoreТim Rice – 80: The Hero and His Many Anniversaries. Part I
by Lisa Monde | Dec 30, 2024 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America
In November 2024, the British songwriter, lyricist, and author, a man whose contribution to the...
Read More“We Live in Cairo”-Off-Broadway
by Heather Waters | Dec 10, 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics
We Live in Cairo, written by The Lazours, is a historical musical set in Egypt during the Arab...
Read More“DRAG: The Musical.” An exclusive interview with Alaska Thunderfuck
by Lisa Monde | Dec 9, 2024 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
One of the main achievements of DRAG: The Musical, which premiered at the New World Stages in New...
Read MoreFruiting Body: What Mushroom-To-Human Conversations Reveal In A New Off-Broadway Play
by Victoria Zavyalova | Dec 3, 2024 | Festivals, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America
How do you explain the concept of childbirth to an alien intelligence, such as that of fungi? Are...
Read MoreThe Revolutionary Spirit is Alive in “We Live in Cairo”
by Morgan Skolnik | Nov 27, 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Though many people rushed to them post election, the musical of our political moment is not...
Read MoreThe Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”
by Morgan Skolnik | Nov 7, 2024 | New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
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