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Inside Preparations for the New York Chekhov Festival

Posted by Adrien Smith | 3rd Mar 2017 | Directing, Festivals, Interview, New York, Russia, United States of America

On March 24, The Russian Arts Theater and Studio will launch its first annual New York Chekhov...

Women on the Verge: Caryl Churchill’s “Escaped Alone”

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 2nd Mar 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Age, United States of America

In an 1896 essay on “The Tragic in Daily Life,” the Symbolist playwright Maurice Maeterlinck...

“Champion” – Scenes From a Boxer’s Life, A New Opera

Posted by Jack Wernick | 17th Feb 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

In an inviting, Frank Lloyd Wright-designed venue, New Yorkers finally got a sampling of Champion,...

Death on the Rialto: Wallace Shawn’s “Evening at the Talk House”

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 16th Feb 2017 | New York, Review, United States of America

As goes the theater, so goes civilization. In Wallace Shawn’s Evening at the Talk House the demise...

“Oh Boy!”: From Champigny to Broadway

Posted by Laurent Carpentier | 11th Feb 2017 | Collaborating Across Cultures, France, New York, United States of America

Following the U.S. premiere of Oh Boy! on Broadway, at the Duke on 42nd Street presented by the...

The Things We Carry: Geoff Sobelle’s “The Object Lesson”

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 10th Feb 2017 | Immersive Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

“Do your things spark joy?” That (to some, risibly) simple question, and her runaway 2014...

Mary Zimmerman Directs “Rusalka” at The Met

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 9th Feb 2017 | New York, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Antonín Dvořák’s classic story of a water nymph opened at the Met on February 2. Seeing...

Last Spring, Dementia Made It to Broadway! Part 2

Posted by Elinor Fuchs | 4th Feb 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Age, United States of America

Last spring, dementia made it to Broadway! Let me be clear: I am an Avant-garde type and I am wary...

August Wilson’s “Jitney” on Broadway

Posted by Rachel E. Diken | 28th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, United States of America

A brief—dashed, if you will—argument for the relevance, humanness, and endearment of themes in...

The Need for Supertitles or Not

Posted by Philippa Wehle | 26th Jan 2017 | New York, News, Translation, United States of America

Two shows recently seen at the Under The Radar festival in New York gave me the opportunity to...

Pith and Pathos In “Mata Hari” – A New Opera at HERE

Posted by Jack Wernick | 17th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

There is no doubting the ambitions of Mata Hari, enjoying its world premiere at HERE, in New...

Dementia: The Theater Season’s “In” Disease Part 1

Posted by Elinor Fuchs | 16th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Age, United States of America

Not so long ago characters didn’t lose their memories onstage, even if on rare occasion actors...

Streaming Opera and Media: “Secondary Dominance” at PROTOTYPE

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 16th Jan 2017 | Festivals, New York, News, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

PROTOTYPE captures the opera lover’s attention again this year, with offerings that...

Dramaturgy of the Duels in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton”

Posted by Meron Langsner | 15th Jan 2017 | Dramaturgy, Musical Theatre, New York, Stage Combat, United States of America

Pistol Dueling in the Early United States as Presented on the Broadway Stage Two men face off in...

The Delicate Side of Heavy Metal: Philippe Quesne’s “La Mélancolie des Dragons”

Posted by Amanda Boekelheide | 14th Jan 2017 | France, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Striking visual images from French director Philippe Quesne’s “La Mélancolie des Dragons,” presented by The Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival.

Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves” Opera at PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now

Posted by Jack Wernick | 9th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Both postmodern tragedy and ageless love story, Lars von Trier’s 1996 film seemed inevitable...

Catch as Catch Can: Holden at the New Ohio Theatre

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 9th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Devised Theatre, New York, North America, Review

Reading J. D. Salinger’s 1951 The Catcher in the Rye marks the moment in the lives of countless...

Theatre Lie-Detector Test: NYC End-of-the-Year Roundup Edition

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 31st Dec 2016 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

TRUE: Daniel Craig has real acting chops. If you doubted this because you thought the role of...

A Dramaturg’s Process in NYMF’s NextLink Project

Posted by Anne Hamilton | 21st Dec 2016 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

It is much more challenging to dramaturg a musical than a straight play because there are so many more elements to consider, assess, and attempt to balance out. I examine each song in the score in terms of style, tempo, tone, melody, and length.