How Stan Lai Improvised a New Theatre From Old Forms
The legendary Taiwanese writer/director looks back on his long career, and discusses how American theatre compares to Chinese theatre.
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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.’
The Curiosity of Will Davis
American Theater Co. of Chicago’s new artistic director looks for magic in small spaces.
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.
Lauren Yee Branches Out From the Family Tree
Her comical ‘King of the Yees’ is not your average family play, but then her dad isn’t your average dad.
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.
Two Worlds in ‘War’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play is a family drama fired by questions of race, class, and what it means to be human.
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.
