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“Teenage Dick”: A Study Of The Stereotypical Villain

Posted by Madison Parrotta | 30th Jun 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America

Produced in conjunction with Ma-Yi Theater Company, the world premiere of Teenage Dick at The...

“Sea Of Common Catastrophe” At Irondale Center

Posted by Jack Wernick | 29th Jun 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Irondale Ensemble Project, a self-defined “think tank” in Brooklyn’s bustling Fort Greene nabe is...

“Log Cabin,” and the Wilderness of LGBTQ Equality

Posted by Michael Appler | 29th Jun 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

After a month of Pride, Log Cabin is a cautionary tale about the price of privilege, of survival after assimilation, of what we leave behind after fleeing the fringe.

Rogue Productions Bounces Back From Hurricane Harvey With “I Love You Because”

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 24th Jun 2018 | Musical Theatre, News, United States of America

After a successful run of Matt & Ben in January 2017, Houston theatre company Rogue...

“This Is Modern Art”: A Scatterplot

Posted by Rachel E. Diken | 23rd Jun 2018 | Chicago, New York, Review, Theatre and Art, United States of America

This Is Modern Art, originally commissioned by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater, makes its New York...

New Musical “Pedro Pan” Speaks to the Plight of Immigrant Children

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 22nd Jun 2018 | Festivals, Musical Theatre, New York, News, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

When one thinks of Latinx narratives within the landscape of musical theatre, West Side Story,...

Make Rome Great Again. A Revival Of Duerrenmatt’s “Romulus The Great” In New York

Posted by Donald Brown | 22nd Jun 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, Translation, United States of America

Review of Romulus the Great, Yangtze Repertory Theatre The Roman empire is under threat and is...

Metropolis Visits “Avenue Q” In Female-Led Production

Posted by Kristin Tomecek | 22nd Jun 2018 | Chicago, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

Memory lane took on the form of a shabby New York City block dubbed “Avenue Q” for...

Through A New Zealander’s Eyes: The Subjunctive World, Notes From Venice Beach

Posted by Hilary Halba | 21st Jun 2018 | Acting, Essay, New Zealand, United States of America

After a thirteen-hour flight from Auckland, New Zealand, I am in Jim Morrison country–or so I...

Preview: OperaHub’s “DIVAS;” Calling Out The Opera Industry In A Love Letter To The Opera Art Form

Posted by Katrina Holden-Buckley | 21st Jun 2018 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

This week, OperaHub’s original DIVAS, a “World Premier play with opera music” opens June 21st and...

Interview With Thierry Thieû Niang on Theatre for Children

Posted by Nicole Birmann Bloom | 18th Jun 2018 | France, Interview, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

On June 16 and 17, Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn will present To The Heart, a performance...

“Exquisita Agonía” At Repertorio Español

Posted by Jack Wernick | 16th Jun 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

Repertorio Español, New York’s preeminent venue for Spanish language theatre, continues its 50th...

Vanyamachine: Mallory Catlett’s “This Was The End”

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 15th Jun 2018 | New York, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, Transmedia, United States of America

An assemblage of intriguing aesthetic strategies, what Mallory Catlett’s This Was The End lacks in...

Afro-Latinx Theatre, Front And Center: An Interview With Guadalís Del Carmen

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 15th Jun 2018 | Festivals, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America

Born and raised in Chicago by Dominican parents, Guadalís Del Carmen is a playwright, actress, and...

Boston Lyric Opera’s “Trouble In Tahiti”

Posted by Katrina Holden-Buckley | 10th Jun 2018 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Boston Lyric Opera truly transformed the North End’s DCR Steriti Ice Rink into a 1950s Cuban style...

Welcome To The Murder House

Posted by John Smythe | 8th Jun 2018 | New Zealand, Review, United States of America

In Welcome to the Murder House, Alfred’s story is told, in the popular vaudeville style of the day, by a group of prison inmates. For them, Southwick is a hero, given their shared belief that execution by electrocution will be more humane than hanging. And, as with the development of all high quality theatre, it takes a lot of trial and error to get it right.