Micki Grant Blazed a Trail, From Poetry to Broadway and Beyond
The composer/lyricist/librettist/actor broke ground in theatre, music, and TV, and still had more to say.
Category Archives: People
Theatre Where It Mattered: Dr. Doris Derby Remembers Mississippi
A co-founder of Free Southern Theater reflects on forming the theatrical arm of the Civil Rights Movement.
Before Krishna Kaur, There Was Thelma Oliver
She’s been a yoga teacher for the past half century, but in the 1960s she was a busy triple threat in New York.
Golden Thread’s Sahar Assaf: Theatre as a Fight Forward
A Lebanese theatremaker putting down roots in San Francisco, Assaf brings to her new job a global perspective and an open door.
Bari Newport, Regional Theatre Missionary
As she moves from Maine’s Penobscot Theatre to Miami’s GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.
Bully for Her: How Tatiana Siegel Landed the Scott Rudin Story
Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she’s ready to report.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
In this installment: a New York fight director, a Bay Area development pro, a Chicago teacher and puppeteer, an Atlanta actor, and from San Diego, a playwright and a casting director.
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu: Tramping Her Own Exodus to Joy
As a new version of ‘Pass Over’ gets ready to reopen Broadway, its playwright is poised for a fresh chapter.
Woodie King Jr. and a Lifetime of Creation
The founder and artistic director of New Federal Theatre, who retired from the post in June, reflects on a storied, pathbreaking career.
Sondheim as Gospel? How Broadway Inspirational Voices Makes Showtunes Soar
A choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.
