Before Broadway, Hartford Stage’s ‘Falsettos’ Changed Lives
The first pairing of William Finn and James Lapine’s gay-family musicals left a lasting impression on all those it touched.
Category Archives: Theatre History
This Month in Theatre History
From a W.E.B. Du Bois manifesto to David Henry Hwang’s Broadway return, October was an exciting month for theatrical milestones.
This Month in Theatre History (September 2016)
From future presidents seeking light entertainment to the founding of the Penumbra Theatre, this is the kind of September to remember.
This Month in Theatre History (August 2016)
From the African Grove to the first playwrights’ copyright, from Rude Mechs to the DMX512 dimmer protocol, this was an august month in theatre history.
Shakespeare, Once and Future American
What have centenary commemorations of our most popular playwright had to say about us and our aspirations?
This Month in Theatre History (July 2016)
From the last Ziegfeld Follies to At the Foot of the Mountain’s rise to national prominence, July was a hot month for theatre.
Breaking ‘Ground’: How the Speech Came to Be and What It Set in Motion
In igniting fierce debates about casting, funding, and racial equity, August Wilson’s 1996 keynote anticipated many of the arguments we’re still having.
This Month in Theatre History (June 2016)
From sibling performing groups to the opening of Westport Country Playhouse to Elaine May’s return to NYC theatre, June was bustin’ out all over with notable dates.
Young, Gifted, Black: Lorraine Hansberry After Her Moment in the ‘Sun’
Though best remembered for a single great family drama, in her short and brilliant life she produced other writing well worth a second look.
Tummler Aches and Growing Pains
A pair of new books reveals how Joel Grey and the Yiddish theatre both drew on Jewish stage traditions of gravitas as well as schmaltz.
