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“All In A Night” – Forced Entertainment’s Marathon Production

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 20th Sep 2018 | New York, Review, United Kingdom |

I lost a night’s sleep recently over Forced Entertainment. I did it on purpose. They were coming...

Dramaturging Performance, Pedagogy, and Protest in Boston, ATHE 2018

Posted by Walter Byongsok Chon | 16th Sep 2018 | Boston, Dramaturgy, Essay, United States of America |

This article examines the Dramaturgy Focus Group at the annual ATHE (Associations for Theatre in...

“Oklahoma!” Is Still OK

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 15th Sep 2018 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America |

I grew up on Oklahoma! Now, I’m not sure how many Millennials can share this feeling, but that was...

“Białoszewski/Ginsberg VR” At Performing Garage

Posted by Jack Wernick | 14th Sep 2018 | New York, Poland, Review, Transmedia |

Soho’s Performing Garage is the setting of a brief engagement from Poland called...

Desi Drama And Neil Simon’s Enduring Legacy

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 5th Sep 2018 | India, News, Playwriting, United States of America, Worldwide |

While tributes to the American screenwriter and playwright Neil Simon, who passed away at the age...

Tony Award-Winning U.S. Playwright Neil Simon Dies At 91

Posted by REUTERS | 28th Aug 2018 | News, Playwriting, United States of America, Worldwide |

Simon’s plays made him a wealthy man and many were turned into films, which made him even...

Girls Being Bad: “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” By Alexis Scheer

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 8th Aug 2018 | Boston, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom |

“On Wednesdays, we wear pink,” affirms Regina George in the 2004 cult classic comedy Mean Girls....

Ivo van Hove’s “The Damned” at Park Avenue Armory

Posted by Jack Wernick | 28th Jul 2018 | Belgium, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America |

Visionary director Ivo van Hove has descended on the evocatively retro Park Avenue Armory with the...

“Linger” Brings Dark Subject Matter Into The Light

Posted by Madison Parrotta | 27th Jul 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America |

Linger is a fitting title for a play that navigates the lasting implications of wrong choices on...

Jen Silverman’s “The Roommate” Updates The Narrative For Middle-Aged Women

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 20th Jul 2018 | Chicago, Review, United States of America |

Everyone has a bad roommate story. Whether it was your college roommate or your little sister...

Bernstein In Flight And T.S. Eliot In Motion At Bard Summerscape 2018: An Interview With Gideon Lester

Posted by Yan Chen | 19th Jul 2018 | Dramaturgy, Festivals, Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, Theatre and Dance, United States of America |

Gideon Lester is Artistic Director for Theater and Dance at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the...

“One Small Step” At Ice Factory Festival

Posted by Jack Wernick | 13th Jul 2018 | Festivals, New York, Review |

Downtown theater pioneer the New Ohio Theatre has emerged with its annual summer festival called...

Brecht Comes Home To Santa Monica With City Garage’s “Arturo Ui”

Posted by Christine Deitner | 12th Jul 2018 | Los Angeles, Review, Translation, United States of America |

There are plays that feel timeless because they strike familiar chords and speak to something at...

“Carmen Jones”: A Classic Reborn

Posted by Brandon Webster | 6th Jul 2018 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America |

It is then, a refreshing surprise – as New York theatre recovers from the inundation of Broadway super-musicals that were too big to succeed – that Carmen Jones has returned in a razor-sharp 95-minute John Doyle production at the Classic Stage Company.