This Month in Theatre History
From Sarah Bernhardt’s U.S. debut to the performance of ‘The Laramie Project’ in its eponymous Wyoming town, here are some notable dates in November.
Category Archives: Theatre History
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of the Stage Yankee to the debut of Teatro Luna, October has been a month of firsts and the occasional health scare.
This Month in Theatre History
From the Trojan War to the Civil War, World War I, and beyond, a look back at past Septembers in the American theatre.
Why Leave Tokyo for Toga? To Work Consistently, and Consciously, From the Margins
In an excerpt from a major new collection of his writings, the theatre visionary reveals how a sense of place has informed his work and his worldview.
This Month in Theatre History
From the first plays staged and written on the continent to the founding of Woolly Mammoth and the O’Neill.
A ‘Wild’ Coincidence Revisited
A new concert staging of Andrew Lippa’s ‘The Wild Party’ rekindles comparisons with Michael John LaChuisa’s version from the same bygone season.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of P.T. Barnum to the Broadway debut of ‘A Chorus Line,’ July has many historical events to boast about.
Going National: How America’s Regional Theatre Movement Changed the Game
The American theatre as we know it didn’t just evolve organically, inevitably; it was conjured by visionaries who dreamt of a national theatre outside New York, then built it.
Al Hirschfeld’s Life Drawing
A new exhibit at the New York Historical Society and a new book celebrate both the timeliness and the timelessness of the caricaturist’s work.
This Month in Theatre History
From the formation of the White Rats to the ‘Miss Saigon’ controversy, historical events in June were busting out all over.
