Laura Osnes Is More Than an Ingenue in ‘Bandstand’
The star is breaking out of her familiar type in the new musical about World War II veterans.
Category Archives: Interviews
John Doyle Directs His Favorite Sondheim Show
His minimalist aesthetic seems to mesh well with the character-driven work of the composer/lyricist. Next: ‘Pacific Overtures.’
This Is a Journey Into Sound: Simon McBurney on ‘The Encounter’
How the Complicite auteur follows trains of thought to the stage, then gets whole audiences on board.
Cheap Glitter and Profound Magic: Chris Wells’s ‘It Will All Work Out’
The writer/performer’s new show at Dixon Place promises a carnival ride through a memoir’s revelations.
A Hard Day’s Journey Into Night: Bobby Cannavale in ‘The Hairy Ape’
How the actor keeps it real at the center of a stunning new staging of O’Neill’s stylized 1922 drama.
The Gay Sensibility Travels ‘Gently Down the Stream’
Martin Sherman’s new play takes stock of a generational shift in attitudes as disorienting as it is heartening.
Wayne Brady: Talk Less, Sing More
From Lola’s heels to Aaron Burr’s simmer, the improv and TV star feels at home onstage.
Jesse Green Is Looking for a Good Argument
Why did The New York Times hire another white guy to be their new co-chief theatre critic? He plans to work hard to show us why.
What Does ‘Foxes’ Say? Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney Find Out
The stars alternate in the leads of Lillian Hellman’s spiky classic in Manhattan Theatre Club’s new revival.
How Sarna Lapine Makes ‘Sunday in the Park’ Sing
Family and time have something to do with how her new revival cracks open the great musical her uncle wrote with Sondheim.
