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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
Follies and Murder Ballads and Extinction, Oh My!: New York City Fringe 2024
by Rhiannon Ling | Apr 28, 2024 | Festivals, Review, United States of America | 0
2024’s New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish,...
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In Poor Voice
by Jonathan Kalb | Mar 3, 2024 | Review, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
The Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
by Rhiannon Ling | Apr 2, 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America | 0
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
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Musical “Evita”: 45 Years Later
by Lisa Monde | Feb 22, 2024 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America | 0
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“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...
Groundbreaking Autistic-Led Production of “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at A Common Thread Theatre Company in Framingham, MA
by Jenna Lourenco | Oct 21, 2023 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Disability, United States of America | 0
When Christopher Boone from A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was first introduced...
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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Follies and Murder Ballads and Extinction, Oh My!: New York City Fringe 2024
by Rhiannon Ling | Apr 28, 2024 | Festivals, Review, United States of America
2024’s New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish,...
Read MoreThe Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
by Rhiannon Ling | Apr 2, 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
Read More“Teeth” Bites Back Against Purity Culture: On Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacob’s Musical
by Morgan Skolnik | Mar 31, 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Last year I went to the dentist for a toothache and was told that somehow, to my extreme...
Read MoreStage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming
by Alexander Fatouros | Mar 21, 2024 | Acting, Interview, New York, Theatre and Film, United States of America
American actress of beauty and talent, Támara Torres is a legend of Orange is the New Black, the...
Read MoreIn Poor Voice
by Jonathan Kalb | Mar 3, 2024 | Review, Transmedia, United States of America
Call me clueless, but I wasn’t aware, before seeing Mona Pirnot’s new play I Love You So Much I...
Read MoreTheater, Addiction, and Responsibility
by Jonathan Kalb | Mar 1, 2024 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America
I almost didn’t go see Days of Wine and Roses: The Musical because my memories of the highly...
Read MoreBecoming a Citizen Dramaturg
by Liv Lanteri | Feb 24, 2024 | Dramaturgy, Education, News, United States of America
What is a citizen-dramaturg? Could I study it at a university? Is it merely a state of mind? Would...
Read MoreMusical “Evita”: 45 Years Later
by Lisa Monde | Feb 22, 2024 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
Tim Rice became interested in the biography of Eva Perón – the wife of the famous dictator Juan...
Read MoreNeurodivergent New Play Series Resumes Schedule for 2024
by Jenna Lourenco | Feb 18, 2024 | Essay, New York, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
The Neurodivergent New Play Series, produced by Piccione Arts, is set to resume its regular third...
Read MoreWhat Can I Say?
by Jonathan Kalb | Feb 12, 2024 | Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Rachel Bonds’s Jonah—directed by Danya Taymor at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre— is one of...
Read MoreOn the “POTUS” Trail with Bekah Walsh
by Trevor Boffone | Feb 10, 2024 | Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Every day is a cunty day for Bekah Walsh. The Baltimore-based theatre nerd turned prolific...
Read More“The Fantastical Fellowship:” Niche Comedy at Under St. Mark’s
by Rhiannon Ling | Feb 5, 2024 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America, Worldwide
For lovers of the fantastical and the geeky, the scene at Under St. Mark’s is one of nostalgia and...
Read MoreDisability Representation and the Rise and Fall of How to Dance in Ohio
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 3, 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
On Monday How to Dance in Ohio, one of the most hyped shows of the 2023 Broadway fall season,...
Read MoreLong and Short Hatreds
by Jonathan Kalb | Jan 31, 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic is a very good play about anti-Semitism that left...
Read MoreDesign Writing: Five Views of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice”
by Michael Schweikardt, Connor Diaz, Tristan Fabiunke, Jessa Laboissonniere, Bre Lawscha, Benjamin Zingos | Jan 24, 2024 | Design, Essay, United States of America
Introduction by Michael Schweikardt Student designers at San Francisco State University’s School...
Read MoreNYC Artists Stand in Solidarity with The Freedom Theatre
by Morgan Skolnik | Jan 22, 2024 | New York, News, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
On January 13th, hundreds of artists and cultural workers marched through New York City’s theater...
Read MoreMarilyn 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
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
Read MoreMore Sickly Mansions
by Jonathan Kalb | Jan 7, 2024 | Acting, Review, United States of America
There are lots of reasons Americans have always loved family-dustup plays and exalted them with...
Read More“Aftermath:” An Interview with Piper Theatre’s Daniel McKamey, Pance Pony, James Clements, and Bailey Nassetta.
by Emily Cordes | Jan 4, 2024 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Presented by NYC’s Piper Theatre, Aftermath is a new pop musical-in-development written by Daniel...
Read More“The Maids” by Genet: The Logic of the Paradox
by Lisa Monde | Jan 2, 2024 | France, Interview, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the first publication and production of Jean Genet’s unique...
Read MoreCuban Just So Stories
by Jonathan Kalb | Dec 20, 2023 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America
Buena Vista Social Club—a wonderfully infectious and sexy collection of golden-age Cuban music...
Read MoreAnother World. Mihail Sebastian’s “A Star without a Name” at PM Theater
by Vassili Schedrin | Dec 13, 2023 | Featured, New York, Review, United States of America
Cruel war rages on without an end; another bloody war has just started. This is our world today....
Read MoreTimelier Every Day: Kazimierska’s “Katie’s Tales”
by Rhiannon Ling | Dec 12, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America, Worldwide
“I do not know how to write,” Agnieszka Kazimierska’s Katie tells her audience. At this...
Read More“Feed Me, Seymour!” An Exclusive Interview with Corbin Bleu from “Little Shop of Horrors”
by Lisa Monde | Dec 7, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
Little Shop of Horrors is a famous rock musical by Alan Menken, with the book and lyrics written...
Read MoreAI, Sci-Fi, Neuroscience and ChatGPT – An Interview with Playwright Saviana Stănescu
by Anne Hamilton | Nov 30, 2023 | Interview, New York, Transmedia, United States of America
Within the past six years, prominent Romanian playwright Saviana Stănescu has written two “AI...
Read More“Is It Me? Am I the Drama?”: Marketing “Switzerland” on Social Media
by Trevor Boffone | Nov 24, 2023 | Transmedia, United States of America
“Is it me? Am I the drama?” I’m going to be completely honest with you. Sometimes I am the drama....
Read MoreThey Were People: Brittany K. Allen’s “Redwood” at EST
by Rhiannon Ling | Nov 20, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America
I stopped taking notes about halfway through Brittany K. Allen’s Redwood. I can think of no better...
Read MoreIn Conversation with Sartre and Plato: Locus29’s “Hell Dialogues”
by Rhiannon Ling | Nov 14, 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, United States of America, Worldwide
The Sheen Center is, I find myself thinking, the perfect place to host Locus29’s Hell Dialogues....
Read MoreWicked the Musical Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary On Stage. An Exclusive Interview With Adam Garcia – the Original Fiyero of the West End.
by Lisa Monde | Nov 9, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, United Kingdom, United States of America
The musical Wicked premiered on Broadway twenty years ago and quickly earned the title of the very...
Read MoreSheNYC Takes the Stage: “Fort Huachuca” and “Bloodshot” at A.R.T./NY
by Rhiannon Ling | Nov 1, 2023 | New York, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
To begin as we proceed, with full transparency, I have to admit how big a fan I am of SheNYC Arts...
Read MoreThe Life of Three “Best Friends:” Anat Gov’s Feminism at the 14th Street Y
by Rhiannon Ling | Oct 22, 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America, Worldwide
Anat Gov’s Best Friends lives in a world of dichotomy. The title is both entirely true and...
Read MoreGroundbreaking Autistic-Led Production of “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at A Common Thread Theatre Company in Framingham, MA
by Jenna Lourenco | Oct 21, 2023 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
When Christopher Boone from A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was first introduced...
Read MoreThe Ephemera of the Cherry Orchard: Agnieszka Kazimierska’s “Katie’s Tales”
by Rhiannon Ling | Oct 18, 2023 | Interview, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America, Worldwide
Agnieszka Kazimierska has always been an artist. From the age of six, she told as much to her...
Read MoreJames Reaney’s “The Donnelly Trilogy” and the Making of the Canadian Nation
by Barbara Gabriel | Oct 10, 2023 | Canada, Documentary Theatre, Review
When you head out of London on Highway 4 North, it is almost a straight line through to Lucan,...
Read More“Look What You Made Me Do”: Marketing “POTUS” on Social Media
by Trevor Boffone | Oct 9, 2023 | Dramaturgy, Transmedia, United States of America
How do you market theatre on social media? What strategies can a social media manager use to...
Read MoreKeeping Alive the U.N.’s Dialogue Among Civilizations – as Theatre
by Heather Waters | Oct 6, 2023 | Boston, Interview, United States of America
This is the third of a series of articles to discuss the Dialogue of Civilizations theater...
Read MoreA Performance of Pediophobia: “Nightmare Dollhouse” Brings Uncanny Horror to NYC
by Andrew Agress | Sep 27, 2023 | Immersive Theatre, Interview, New York, United States of America
A long-running immersive horror production returns to New York with ‘Nightmare Dollhouse,’ exploring a surprisingly popular fear.
Read MoreSweeney Todd: Not a Demon, But a Barber of Fleet Street
by Lisa Monde | Sep 24, 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Up to the present moment a debate has been going on – whether the demon-barber of Fleet Street had...
Read MoreRenée Fleming’s Cities That Sing
by Jingyi Zhang | Sep 21, 2023 | News, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
Grammy winner Renée Fleming recently appeared in the two-part immersive opera series Cities That...
Read More“What the Constitution Means to Me” Is As Timely As Ever
by Trevor Boffone | Sep 21, 2023 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
In 2019, I sat in the balcony of the Helen Hayes Theatre. My social media circles had been abuzz...
Read MoreNotch Theatre Company’s “Wild Home” To Host Community Event On September 13th
by Rhiannon Ling | Sep 13, 2023 | News, Participatory Theatre, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
When it comes to Wild Home: An American Odyssey, the project is best-described by its subtitle....
Read More“Radio Man:” A Story of Connection and Bloodshed in Dystopian America
by Rhiannon Ling | Sep 2, 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
It’s no secret that I’m an advocate for feminist, queer theatre. Or that I enjoy worlds of the...
Read MoreOnce Upon a Warning for Next Time
by Morgan Skolnik | Sep 1, 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review
“We’re not here to make fairytales, we’re here to follow them,” quips the narrator (Adam Godley)...
Read MoreCraft of “Downton Abbey” and “Gilded Age” Director, Michael Engler
by Alexander Fatouros | Jul 28, 2023 | Directing, Interview, New York, Theatre and Film, United States of America
American television and film director Michael Engler is extraordinarily skilled at both comedies...
Read More“Kiss” at the Wilma Theater
by Emily Maiorano | Jul 27, 2023 | Review, Transcultural Collaborations, Translation, United States of America
Directed by Fadi Skeiker with Wilma Hothouse Company favorites, the show’s physical and visual...
Read MoreDoulas as Resistance: The Anthropologists’s “axes, herbs and satchels”
by Rhiannon Ling | Jul 26, 2023 | Devised Theatre, Editorial, New York, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America
Fifteen years ago, The Anthropologists came to be in New York City, a group of devisers born of a...
Read MoreMonsters, Mayhem, and Maturation: “The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends” at the Players Theatre
by Rhiannon Ling | Jul 24, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Upon one’s first step into the Players Theatre, one knows exactly what they’re in for. The stage...
Read More“Notre Dame de Paris”: Frollo’s Inner Struggle. An Exclusive Interview with Daniel Lavoie
by Lisa Monde | Jul 15, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
It has become a beautiful annual tradition: welcoming the musical Notre Dame de Paris at New York...
Read More“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
For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic,...
Read More“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part I)
by Susanna Sun | Jul 11, 2023 | Chicago, Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America
A personal interview with the visionary and multi-talented Matthew C. Yee reveals exclusive...
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