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“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
Exploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
“Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King” and Dialogue of Civilizations at American Repertory Theater: An Interview with the Creative Team
Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King, will be performed January 12 – 15, 2023, at the Loeb...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
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Bombastic Intimacies: Sophie McIntosh’s “cityscrape”
Empty Gregory’s coffee cups and PureLeaf bottles reside on a table, Trader Joe’s bags are against...
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Robert Patrick, Playwright, Has Passed Away
Robert Patrick, playwright, passed away on April 23, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85....
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Drag Queens in Musical Theatre
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the play by Jean Poiret La Cage Aux...
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The Theatre We Want In 2040? We Used “Strategic Foresight” To Plan On The Prairies
Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre...
Read MoreExploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
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Arden of Faversham: A True Crime Thriller
A small boat sails the stage while a trap door serves as the river depths for one of the characters to sink beneath the waves. And as the story reaches its inevitable conclusion, a snowstorm complete with snow drifts – an element taken directly from the origin story of Arden.
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“Love”—A Dissenting View
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
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“TRACES:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain of What Will the Neighbors Say?
TRACES is a new devised documentary theater piece presented by the investigative theatre group...
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The Envy of Baz Luhrmann: A Parkside “Romeo + Juliet” to Remember
It can be difficult to gain contemporary audience for Shakespearean performance. Though the Bard’s...
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Interview: The “Best Time to Be Alive” and The Reclamation of Identity
On March 17, 2023, New York City’s Bedlam hosted the first industry reading of Best Time to Be...
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Broadway Bodies: An Interview with Ryan Donovan
Productions of Broadway musicals have body issues. Full stop. From casting norms for Broadway...
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Art and Tech Imaginings of Kat Mustatea
Creating art that reflects our time, Kat Mustatea is a playwright and technologist whose...
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Prototype Festival: “Mary Motorhead/Trade” and “In Our Daughter’s Eyes”
It has been so challenging to write these reviews of three recent works presented as part of the...
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Sitting Down with Emerging Artist Thalia Ranjbar
The work of Thalia Ranjbar may be challenging– pushing beyond norms and expectations, but at its...
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Brecht, Kabarett, and Pussy Riot: The Impact of AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
Entering the theatre at HERE Arts, there is already a sense of broken ground. My companion and I...
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The House Where Phantom Lived—Part I: The Majestic Theatre, New York
Dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It is known...
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The Geography of Theatre Imagination: A New “Endgame” at a New Irish Theatre Festival
Much of my approach to theatre, to performance, especially, consists in locating and assessing a...
Read MoreThe Poeticism of Woman’s War: AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
Only a week after the invasion of Ukraine, three creatives found themselves nestled around a...
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