Lapine, Fontana, and Shalhoub Talk Moss Hart And ‘Act One’
In an interview moderated by American Theatre’s Rob Weinert-Kendt, James Lapine, Santino Fontana, and Tony Shalhoub discuss their show ‘Act One,’ based on the memoir of Moss Hart.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
April 2014 In Theatre News
A brief look at theatre news across the country for the month of April.
‘The Uncanny Valley’ Plays In Boise
The new play by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark questions what it means to be human.
March 2014 In Theatre News
Nationwide theatre news for March 2014, from Los Angeles to North Carolina.
A Painful Passage Remembered in Nilo Cruz’s ‘Sotto Voce’
In the background of his new play: the island of Cuba, and a rejected ship full of refugees from Nazi Germany.
Carson Kreitzer and David Bar Katz Find Common Ground In Comic Books
Playwrights discuss writing about Wonder Woman and Superman, and comic-book history.
Fresh Canon Fodder
How Oregon Shakes is using coproductions to help create a body of American history plays.
Kathleen Turner Talks About ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’
American Theatre sat down with the Hollywood leading lady to discuss performing, music and her career.
The More Theatre Changes…
Theatre has always been both old-fashioned and cutting-edge. A study of the ever-changing but remarkably consistent technology of live performance shows why.
Caught on Camera: Fathers and Daughters in ‘Sunset Baby’
Dominique Morisseau’s new play makes its way home to America after a transatlantic staging by London’s Gate Theatre.
