United States of America Archives

NYC’s Under The Radar Festival Uses Lessons From The Past To Shape The Future

Posted by Victoria Zavyalova | 9th Feb 2026 | Australia, Festivals, Review, United States of America

In January, the NYC Under the Radar Festival presented some of the most innovative and...

“The Devil Wears Prada” and Other Musicals by Sir Elton John.

Posted by Lisa Monde | 8th Feb 2026 | Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America

For American audiences, the musical The Devil Wears Prada, anticipated to premiere on Broadway in...

Bad Data

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 4th Feb 2026 | Playwriting, Review, United States of America

At the risk of sounding smug, let me say: I have been yowling, since the early days of the...

Kia Mau Festival Brings Hana Keaka (Hawaiian Language Theatre) to Aotearoa: “Puana” by Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker

Posted by David O'Donnell | 29th Jan 2026 | Festivals, Hawaii, New Zealand, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations

In the opening scene of Puana, a musical play written and directed by Professor Tammy Haili‘ōpua...

How to Make Rube Goldberg Punk Rock: Narcissister’s “Voyage Into Infinity”

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 27th Jan 2026 | Review, United States of America

The morning of the day I saw Narcissister’s spellbinding and stunningly original Voyage Into...

Under The Radar Fest: Testo

Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 23rd Jan 2026 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Wet Mess is a captivating performer with a playfully defined aesthetic. Their checkerboard face...

What’s Eating You

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 20th Jan 2026 | Acting, Review, United States of America

Bug is a thoughtfully creepy psycho-thriller, set in a Texas motel, about a seemingly likeable yet...

Leading with Risk, Trust, and Intuition: An Exclusive Interview with Director Charles Newell on Berlin’s Rehearsal Room

Posted by Susanna Sun | 7th Jan 2026 | Chicago, Directing, Interview, United States of America

A towering figure in Chicago theatre, Charles Newell—former Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of...

Echoes of a Crumbling Republic: Review of “Berlin” at Chicago’s Court Theatre (2025)

Posted by Susanna Sun | 4th Jan 2026 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Berlin at Chicago’s Court Theatre (April–May 2025) was nothing short of a theatrical...

“Leili And Majnun:” An Ancient Love Story For Modern Times

Posted by L. Peter Callender | 3rd Jan 2026 | Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

We all know the iconic closing lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of...

What Happens In Mecca, Stays In Mecca: “Pilgrimage” By Humaira Ghilzai And Bridgette Dutta Portman

Posted by Marina Johnson | 31st Dec 2025 | Review, Theatre and Religion, United States of America

Golden Thread Productions and Z Space’s world premiere of Pilgrimage, written by Humaira...

Inside Chicago Court Theatre’s “Berlin”–Turning a Graphic Novel into Live Theatre: An Exclusive Interview with Playwright Mickle Maher

Posted by Susanna Sun | 24th Dec 2025 | Adaptation, Interview, United States of America

Praised by the Houston Chronicle as “one of the most original voices in American theater today,”...

Tom Block Sparks Arts Activists

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 11th Dec 2025 | Festivals, LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York

“It’s completely organic. We take the best work from the United States, New York City, and around the world. We’ve worked with artists from 117 countries, 30 tribal nations. Every year in our Festival, you’re going to see, we have somewhere between 20 and 25 countries represented by maybe 30 states.”