The Ladies Who Lead: Rachel Chavkin, Diane Paulus, and Susan Stroman Talk Shop
The three directors discuss what it means to be women working in musicals on Broadway—and getting Tonys for it.
Category Archives: Interviews
Arian Moayed Brings His Whole (Divided) Self to ‘Hamlet’
Setting Shakespeare’s tragedy in Persia isn’t just an aesthetic choice for the Iranian-American actor; it’s an existential one.
Rebecca Hall’s ‘Animal’ Rage
In Claire Lizzimore’s new play at Atlantic, Hall has just the sort of workout she looks for: playing a woman whose life is coming apart.
David Cote Takes a Time Out After an ‘Amazing Run’
Time Out New York’s longtime theatre editor leaves a legacy of incision and advocacy, and has no plans to go silent.
Linda Winer: I’m a Critic, Not a Click-Chaser
The longtime Newsday fixture—for decades New York’s only female first-string theatre critic—says she’s resigning, not retiring.
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.
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.
