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The Queen of Versailles Musical or the Funeral of the “American dream.”
The Queen of Versailles. A New Musical will officially open on Broadway, at the St. James Theatre...
Cruelty, Guilt, And Redemption Intertwine In “The Mutt” At IATI Theater
With minimal décor and symbolism in every gesture, The Mutt — an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The...
“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,...
“The Gilded Age” Season 3 Casting Secrets
Step into the opulent 1880s New York evoked by The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ Emmy-winning HBO...
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 Queen of Versailles Musical or the Funeral of the “American dream.”
The Queen of Versailles. A New Musical will officially open on Broadway, at the St. James Theatre...
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Barbarians in Midtown
The Terrence McNally/Stephen Flaherty/Lynn Ahrens musical Ragtime is not the subtlest theater...
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“All Right. Good Night.:” A Poetic Meditation on the Art of Letting Go
In All Right. Good Night., German docu-theater artist Helgard Haug turns loss into a language. The...
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Bloody Ignorant Apes
Absurd as it may seem, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a demanding play about existential...
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Taking A Hit
James Graham’s play Punch tells the true story of a shiftless, belligerent rowdy who heedlessly...
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Maestras On The Podium: Women Conductors On Broadway, Then And Now
When I was four years old, I asked my parents for piano lessons. We always had a piano in the...
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Welcome To The Machine
Among the most depressing facets of Donald Trump’s pathology is how all-consuming his hunger for...
Read MoreCruelty, Guilt, And Redemption Intertwine In “The Mutt” At IATI Theater
With minimal décor and symbolism in every gesture, The Mutt — an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The...
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Shakespeare In The Park At The New Delacorte Theater: Love Is Gender Fluid
In a world where the rule is to make huge efforts to attain an “effortless, relaxed” look, the new...
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“Buen Camino,” Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
‘Dare to Discover’ is the leitmotiv of the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe running from 1st to 25th August....
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Gotta Spoof ‘Em All: “Balls: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comedy” Parodies Pokémon in NYC
As a child of the 90s, I engaged in a popular post-school ritual growing up: plopping down in...
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An Exploration Through The Convoluted Layers Of “Blind Runner”
Blind Runner, the latest play by Amir Reza Koohestani, was performed from January 4 to 24, 2025,...
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“Pirates! The Penzance Musical.” An Exclusive Interview with Ramin Karimloo – The “glorious” Pirate King.
Dedicated to the 145th anniversary of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “The Pirates of Penzance;...
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School Camp
Emmanuelle Mattana’s Trophy Boys is a cheeky debut play that’s a lot of fun to watch, even if it...
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Willem Dafoe, Artistic Director Of The 2025 Theatre Biennale – 31 May To 15 June. The Opening Show: “Symphony Of Rats”
Celebrated American actor Willem Dafoe, the new artistic director of the Venice Theatre Biennale,...
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Annie Jin Wang on Opera Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy is all about being able to facilitate a line of communication between artists and audience.
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Rock Opera and Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Lenny Kaye
Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of World Rock Day and the 71st Anniversary of World Rock and...
Read More“The Gilded Age” Season 3 Casting Secrets
Step into the opulent 1880s New York evoked by The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ Emmy-winning HBO...
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Off-Limits Love: Abby Rosebrock’s “Lowcountry,” A New Play at the Atlantic Theater
Abby Rosebrock’s Lowcountry, a new play directed by Jo Bonney at the Atlantic Theater, begins with...
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Man Out Of The Blue
Angry Alan is an ickily pointed cautionary tale about an ordinary guy who falls into the rabbit...
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Doctor, Doctor, Doctor
Jeffrey Hatcher’s new version of The Imaginary Invalid, directed by Jesse Berger, is a smart and...
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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. ...
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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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