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“The Cherry Orchard” By Benedict Andrews: A Stark Mirror For A Collapsing Present
Benedict Andrews’ reinvention of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse raises the...
Queer Surrealism in Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods
Space Lesbians! Portals! Psychic Sisters! Oh my! These are just some of the elements introduced in...
“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part II)
For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic,...
Marilyn Monroe – The Family Babysitter: Luke Yankee and the Creation of “Marilyn, Mom & Me”
This February, International City Theatre will present the world premiere of a new play, Marilyn,...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
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”
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
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
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
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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“The Cherry Orchard” By Benedict Andrews: A Stark Mirror For A Collapsing Present
Benedict Andrews’ reinvention of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse raises the...
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Black and White. Aleksandr Volodin’s “Five Evenings,” directed by Eduard Tolokonnikov, produced by Polina Belkina, in New York City (March 20-30, May 28-June 15, 2025)
Soviet nonconformist art was emerged in the 1950s when artists dared to transcend the official...
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A Play About Abortion – “Hypothetıcal Baby”
Hypothetical Baby is a one-woman show written and performed by Rachel Cairns, centered on her own...
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Interview with Michael Salvatore Commendatore, Projection Designer for Disney’s Frozen at Children’s Theatre Company
This is a video interview with Michael Salvatore Commendatore, projection designer for Disney’s...
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Queer Surrealism in Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods
Space Lesbians! Portals! Psychic Sisters! Oh my! These are just some of the elements introduced in...
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Uncle Actor
Andrew Scott’s Vanya—a solo show in which he plays all the roles in Anton Chekhov’s classic...
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“Liberation.” Roundabout Theatre. Look Back to Know Where You Are
Did you knit your scarf? A woman asked me while we were waiting in the line for the restroom. No!...
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The Beauty of Cultural Specificity in “Bubble Schmeisis”
The room is thick with steam (ok, it’s smoke machine smoke), an accordion and clarinet cycle...
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Underneath the Grass Roots
Alice Childress has been having a moment the past few years. This extraordinary Black playwright,...
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The Rebellious Power of “Liberation” at Roundabout Theatre Company
Much like the women it centers on, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation is rebellious and not...
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Getting To an Emotional Truth With Padraic Lillis
Getting to the truth – the emotional truth and understanding. I think emotion more than ideology. It resonates with us is how we feel. I can understand that we can be in conflict, I have an emotional connection to both sides of an emotional argument. I not only resonate and feel seen, then I have a better understanding of the person whose thought was in opposition of me.
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Woman Is A Changeling: Redefining Femininity In “Maiden Mother Crone”
But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape Just when you think you have it figured out...
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Beyond the Canvas: The Art of Candida Alvarez
A leading figure in contemporary art, Candida Alvarez is an American painter and studio artist...
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Polish-American Migrant Theatre: Teatr NASZ From Chicago On Tour In Florida
As of 2023, Polish Americans amounted to over eight million people, i.e., 2.46% of the US...
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Language Is Leaving Me: A Cinematic AI Opera Of The Skin [Part II]
Ellen Pearlman interviewed by Ivo Marais To read PART I of this interview, go to this link. ...
Read More“Language Is Leaving Me: A Cinematic AI Opera Of The Skin” [Part I]
Ellen Pearlman interviewed by Ivo Marais Ivo: These questions are crafted to reflect the...
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Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
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The Horror of Mundanity in NYTW’s A Knock On the Roof
Any frequent theater-goer is likely familiar with the “two block rule”, a piece of etiquette that...
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Dropping Balms
With the United States now governed by swaggering, ignorant bigots spewing xenophobic venom,...
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Getting Known
Beckett Briefs is a great title for a program of short plays by Ireland’s most famously laconic...
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Тim Rice – 80: The Нero and His Many Anniversaries. Part II
The first part of this interview is available here. Tim Rice has been lucky to work with many...
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From Lawyer to Lyricist/Librettist: An Artist Profile of Jill Ohayon
Jill Ohayon grew up believing there were only two respectable career paths: doctor or lawyer. And...
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A Dystopian Sci-Fi: “Honey, I’m Home”
Factory Theatre, renowned for showcasing the latest works from Canada’s alternative and...
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A Canadian Epic: “Come From Away”
The Tony Award-winning Musical Come From Away, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, premiered...
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Disability, Kink, and Joy as Resistance in The Dan Daw Show
The Dan Daw Show’s long list of potentially triggering content includes depictions of kink...
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Sitting Down with Theater Artist Kate Rankine
Lyricist/Librettist Kate Rankine has a list saved on her phone of “golden moments”, or “little...
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A Feline Farewell: “MEOW!” Excavates Americana at Exponential Fest
What started as a farewell to a beloved cat has become a farewell to a fading starlet, New York in...
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The Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year
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.
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Тim Rice – 80: The Hero and His Many Anniversaries. Part I
In November 2024, the British songwriter, lyricist, and author, a man whose contribution to the...
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“We Live in Cairo”-Off-Broadway
We Live in Cairo, written by The Lazours, is a historical musical set in Egypt during the Arab...
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“DRAG: The Musical.” An exclusive interview with Alaska Thunderfuck
One of the main achievements of DRAG: The Musical, which premiered at the New World Stages in New...
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Fruiting Body: What Mushroom-To-Human Conversations Reveal In A New Off-Broadway Play
How do you explain the concept of childbirth to an alien intelligence, such as that of fungi? Are...
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The Revolutionary Spirit is Alive in “We Live in Cairo”
Though many people rushed to them post election, the musical of our political moment is not...
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The Many Monsters of Ars Nova’s “The Beastiary”
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
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“Kafkaesque!” A Musical That Is As Hilarious As It Is, Well, Kafkaesque
Emily Bronte doesn’t have an acronym but Franz Kafka does and Kafkaesque! Directed by Ashley...
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Director Laura Jones’ Career-Long Exploration Of Beckett Concludes With “Godot”
One day, Laura Jones was late to pick up her three-year-old daughter, Amy. Not a happy moment for...
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Trans Joy in The Christine Jorgensen Show
The Christine Jorgensen Show isn’t perfect, but it’s just so delightfully charming it’s hard...
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Deep Thoughts on Deep History at The Public Theater
Inside the Public Theater it’s 2019 and Australia is on fire. Outside the theater it’s 2024 and...
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Trauma In Translation: Stratford’s Milestone Salesman In China
“My head feels like a bridge that all of Beijing has been walking over.” The stage is...
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The Perils of Parody in Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song
All around me people are laughing uproariously, slapping their knees, bursting into applause mid...
Read MoreA Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”
Spoiler Caution: This essay contains significant plot details from The Queen of Versailles. The...
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The Music of Magical Worlds. An Exclusive Interview with Alan Menken
Everyone knows Alan Menken – the composer, author of the famous animated films released by...
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“The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show”
The title of the play, The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show, leaves one wondering who on earth was...
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It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush
Especially at this age, if you’re going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you’re gonna be very, very frustrated. I’m not thinking along those lines, at all, but I do believe in your theory that fame is a myth. I just want to pursue good work. I just want to become better at whatever I pursue, whatever project I take on.
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A Faustian Bargain Itself: Emursive’s “Life and Trust”
At long last, the immersive titan Sleep No More, will—well—sleep no more. The long-running New...
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“Wine & Halva:” Post-Migration And The Limits Of Western Liberalism
It is May 4, 2024, in Montreal, and I walk on Rue Bélanger as the night is approaching on this...
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“The Hope Theory:” A Recipe For Believing In Your Dreams
“Don’t take freedom for granted!” This saying is what Helder Guimarães heard...
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TheTheatreTimes.com wins the 2024 ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship
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Wajdi Mouawad’s “Littoral”: Searching for Peace Through the Devastation of War
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (artistic director, Sun-Woong Koh) staged the play Littoral...
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“Cats”: The Jellicle Ball is near Purrfect
Alright, I’ll level with you. Maligned as it is (and oh is it ever) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982...
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