The Awe-Inspiring and Vibrant World of Cirque du Soleil’s “CRYSTAL”: Circus On and Above Ice
An incredible spectacle, Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL is an artistic feat, blending circus arts with...
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metaLAB’s futureSTAGE: Sentient AI and the Arts
Embodying a portfolio of projects, metaLAB (at) Harvard is a think tank spotlighting the networked...
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“Bronx Gothic” by Okwui Okpokwasili
On May 8, 2022, Nigerian-American artist Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic (2014) at...
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Pandemonium Magic: “The Hang” at HERE
Taylor Mac is one of those magi of pandemonium who knows how to breach the defenses of people like...
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Cut From Different Cloth: “Intimate Apparel” at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
I went to the new opera Intimate Apparel because the 2003 play it was made from is one of my...
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A New Translation of Molière’s “Dom Juan” for the 21st Century
A Preview of a new translation of Molière’s Dom Juan for the 21st century by Gideon Lester and...
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LMDA Launches New Access Initiatives
I began my tenure as Chair of the LMDA Conference during the early days of COVID. This was back...
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The Meaning of Theater: Slava Stepnov’s “Flawed Choir” at the Steps Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” says a character in William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” “Life...
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Black Second-Act Problems: “Black No More” by The New Group
In my time as a critic I’ve noticed on numerous occasions that musicals rooted in political...
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Director Maria Mileaf and Actor Aline Salloum on Oren Safdie’s High School Crush Gone Sideways, “Gratitude”
Gratitude, by Oren Safdie, directed by Maria Mileaf, and starring Jalen Ford, Jake Bryan Guthrie,...
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The Beast is Back: Radiotheatre’s Live Audio Play “King Kong”
Since its original 1933 film debut, the story of King Kong has become a mainstay of America’s, and...
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Frenemies and Freedom: “Confederates,” Signature Theatre
Dominique Morisseau is aware that most of her fans see her as a predominantly naturalistic...
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Gilbert Gottfried and the Mechanics of Crafting One of the Most Memorable Voices of All Time
Though Gilbert Gottfried’s voice has alternatively been described as “shrill,” “annoying” and...
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Fresh “Ham” at the Public
Fat Ham arrives at the Public Theater for its first live production following the Zoom staging by...
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From the Moscow Stage to Monroe and De Niro: How the Method Defined 20th-Century Acting
When an actor is criticized for peculiarly excessive preparation for a role, or an inability to...
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“Sky of Darkness” Comes to NYC: A Chinese Reimagination of “Heart of Darkness” in Our Neocolonial World
Sky of Darkness is enjoying its US premiere June 2-12 at Theaterlab in Midtown Manhattan. The...
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Missing Mason Jars —”Take Me Out,” Second Stage
Walking out of the spiffy new production of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, my canny friend Tom,...
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“Legend of The Waitress & The Robber” – A Korean American Cross Cultural Collaboration Makes it to New York City
The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber, a new musical theater piece by Renee Philippi, a...
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Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company
Why do we still remember theater that became history many decades ago? How do we remember plays...
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Learning Curve—”How I Learned to Drive,” Manhattan Theatre Club
Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive is, famously, the play that blew the lid off the subject of...
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