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Hamilton Education Program on Broadway

Posted by Jack Wernick | 28th Mar 2019 | Education, News, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre is not only home to musical theatre sensation Hamilton but also...

Theatre Unleashed: Lauren Gunderson’s “Ada and the Engine” – A Must-See in Koreatown

Posted by Christine Deitner | 28th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Science, United States of America

es, it’s possible if not likely the play has simply conjured up all of this complexity of feeling and that nothing ever existed between Ada and Babbage beyond their shared vision. Yes, I know, there have been multiple instances over time where Ada’s contribution to the invention of the first computing machine has been questioned and tested and even dismissed.None of that matters, for the romantic liaison that Gunderson has crafted and Powers has brought to life delivers one of the loveliest and mature romantic moments I’ve seen on stage.

At Home In The Theater with Randall White

Posted by Jamie Salinger | 27th Mar 2019 | Interview, United States of America

A Stage Management Superhero Randall White is an exceptionally unique theatre creator, manager,...

“The Bourgeois Gentlemen” at the City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica CA

Posted by Christine Deitner | 24th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

The City Garage once again shows its audiences in Santa Monica, CA how much Moliere’s work is both relevant and necessary with their revival of “The Bourgeois Gentleman”. Originally produced by the company in 2008 with a new English translation from the show’s director Frédérique Michel and the producer/production designer Charles A. Duncombe, the play centers on a wealthy merchant with dreams of becoming a member of the aristocracy.

Goof Troupe: Little Lord’s “Skinnamarink”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 21st Mar 2019 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

Sport is sometimes defined as a task with arbitrary but necessary constraints. Education is never...

On Broadway, “Kiss Me, Kate” Is True To Fashion, For Better Or Worse

Posted by Michael Appler | 19th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Anyone who tells you that Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate isn’t, or can’t be, a kick in the teeth to...

“For The Love Of , Or, The Roller Derby Play”: Block Party 2019 Off To A Strong Start At The Kirk Douglas

Posted by Christine Deitner | 19th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America

It is Block Party time again at the Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver...

Interview With Debbie Devine: The Missionary Of Arts Education

Posted by Rebecca Flores | 19th Mar 2019 | Education, Interview, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

Debbie Devine is an award-winning theatre director, teacher, and renowned leader in Theater Arts...

“Skinnamarink” at Next Door at NYTW

Posted by Jack Wernick | 18th Mar 2019 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Skinnamarink is a deliriously diverting new production by Little Lord, a performance ensemble that...

Christina Ham Talks The Blues And Black Women With Dominic-Madori Davis

Posted by Dominic-Madori Davis | 17th Mar 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

Strange Fruit They were pronounced dead on the scene. Sunday morning, September 15th, 1968,...

Yngvild Aspeli’s “Ashes”: Puppets That Haunt And Kindle

Posted by Abigail Weil | 17th Mar 2019 | France, Norway, Puppetry, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

When does desire give way to fixation, compulsion, addiction? In Yngvild Aspeli’s exquisite show...

Theatre Of The Real And Embracing The Politics Of The Current Moment: Heidi Schreck’s “What The Constitution Means To Me”

Posted by Lucas Kernan | 16th Mar 2019 | Essay, New York, United States of America

“Man can change the world with bayonet and with science, but only art can renew it, in play, in...

Great Ape: “Chimpanzee” at HERE Arts Center

Posted by Abigail Weil | 15th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Of all the non-human animals that human animals love, the primate is the most embarrassing. (The...

David Henry Hwang On Theatre, Trump, And Asian-American Identity

Posted by Mevlut Katik | 15th Mar 2019 | Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

American writers don’t get much bigger than David Henry Hwang. The award-winning playwright’s...

“Be More Chill” Brings Broadway Viral, Rewiring The High School Musical

Posted by Michael Appler | 14th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

The high school musical’s calling card has always been the “be yourself” thematic. A nerdy,...

“Saviour Samuel” At Pittsburgh Playwrights Company In Pittsburgh, PA

Posted by Wendy Arons | 12th Mar 2019 | Pittsburgh, Review, The Pittsburgh Tatler, United States of America

Set on the Kansas prairie in the late 19thcentury, Mark Clayton Southers’ Saviour Samuel might...

“An Octoroon” At Kinetic Theatre Company In Pittsburgh, PA

Posted by Wendy Arons | 10th Mar 2019 | Pittsburgh, Review, The Pittsburgh Tatler, United States of America

The Octoroon is a 19th-century melodrama by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault that tells the story...

At SoHo Playhouse, “Fiercely Independent” Demystifies Divorce

Posted by Michael Appler | 10th Mar 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

In 1977, Margaret Trudeau somewhat famously told People Magazine that “it takes two to destroy a...

Who’s His Daddy?: Jeremy Harris’ “Daddy” at Signature Theatre Center

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 9th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The English author Samuel Butler once quipped grimly that the death of a father was “a new lease...

Invigorated By A New Cast, “My Fair Lady” Continues to Enchant Broadway

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Lincoln Center has reissued its mandate for Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 classic, casting off whatever creative anxiety earlier dogged the production and staging a decidedly lighter, exuberant My Fair Lady.