‘Princess Mary’ Takes Tolstoy for Walk on the Drag Side
Aaron Holland’s new musical expands a minor character from ‘War and Peace’ into an inspiration for a full-blown musical about a modern-day daydreamer.
Previews
Can I Get a Yippie?
In ‘Steal Heaven’ at San Diego REP, Herbert Siguenza imagines what ’60s icon Abbie Hoffman would think of our iPhone-and-drone age.
Imago Theatre’s ‘FROGZ’ Hops Back Home to Portland
A physical-theatre phenom created in 1979 by Jerry Mouawad and Carol Triffle, ‘FROGZ’ brings together acrobatics and animals, and unites audiences of all ages.
‘Diner’ Is Open for Business
After a number of years and as many setbacks, a new musical of Barry Levinson’s buddy film hits the stage, with tunes by Sheryl Crow.
Telling Tales in School
When Shaheen Vaaz set out to make ‘Dirty Talk,’ a show about sexual assault on campus, she had no idea how timely or how close to home it would be.
Six Characters in Search of ‘The Golden Toad’
At various sites around LaMaMa, Talking Band’s new four-part show sees what the folks in the backroom will have.
Samuel D. Hunter on Creating a Modern ‘Our Town’
The MacArthur genius grantee talks about his new play ‘Pocatello’ at Playwrights Horizons, and why the Olive Garden makes a great metaphor for family and community.
The Cold Doesn’t Bother Audiences at Serenbe Playhouse’s ‘Snow Queen’
Building on the popularity of a certain icy musical film phenom, the team at this Georgia theatre went back to the source to create an otherworldly ‘Snow Queen.’
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
The Holiday Punch of Space 55's 'Bloody Mary Christmas'
Three hard-drinking Arizona retirees do not go gently into that silent night in Denny Guge’s popular perennial.
