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.
Theatre History
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.
This Month in Theatre History
Auspicious births (Orson Welles, Howard Ashman) and major theatre foundings (the Old Globe, East West Players) mark previous Mays.
Lyric Stage Sheds New Light on ‘Lady in the Dark’
The company’s landmark recreation of the Weill/Gershwin/Hart musical from 1941 sets out to recapture the show’s original glamour.
This Month in Theatre History
From a shooting at a theatre to the founding of one, from government crackdowns to government funds, a look back at previous Aprils in the American theatre.
