Featured Contributors, April 2019
Two writers take on the state of new musicals and the people who make them.
Category Archives: April 2019
The Turnover Recipe: Add New Voices and Audiences, Stir
What should we expect from the U.S. theatre’s field-wide changing of the guard? A new generation of leaders gives cause for cautious optimism.
‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’: A Black Gaze
A conversation with playwright Aleshea Harris about her play, which seeks to give a theatrical shape to rage and absurdity.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From an actor in Alaska to a scenic designer in Wisconsin, from a technical director in Texas to a producer in California, here are some folks to have on your radar.
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Slow down, stop, and take a moment to celebrate the incredible things that are happening in our theatres.
This Month in Theatre History
From the death of actor Eleanora Duse to momentous events for Mill Mountain Theatre and the American Indian Theatre Company, April has been a notable month for theatre.
Michael R. Jackson: What If
The form-breaking playwright/composer puts his work, and his audiences, through ‘A Strange Loop.’
New York City’s Two-Way Street
Not much makes it to the stage in our nation’s putative theatre capital that didn’t come from somewhere else.
Laurie Metcalf and Her Double
How one of our greatest living stage actors keeps it real, even when playing a not-quite-real Hillary Clinton.
A New Golden Age for the Broadway Musical?
With ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at its back, the American musical is thriving like never before.
