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In 2011, I published my first medical humanities book, Transacting Sites of the Liminal Bodily...
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The Musical “Notre Dame de Paris” Returns to the United States
At the turn of the century, in 1998, Luc Plamondon created one of the greatest musicals Notre Dame...
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“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements, Derya Celikkol, and Maamoun Tebbo
“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner” is a new devised play, co-written, co-directed...
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Post-Factual Theater: “MJ” on Broadway
On the way to a play one day in early 2019, I climbed out of the subway at 8th Avenue and 44th St....
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Unmanly Griefs: Robert Icke’s “Hamlet”
The first ten minutes of Robert Icke’s 3 ¾-hour Hamlet had me worried. Icke is a British directing...
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“Penelope”: A Fresh Take on Homer’s Classic Epic Poem
The new musical Penelope by the York Theatre Company was a fresh and hilarious comedic take on...
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Comfort in the Unknown: SOCIETY’s “The Strangers Came Today”
How is theater like a support group? This question struck me upon entering The Strangers Came...
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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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