Stephen Schwartz Revisits, and Revises, ‘The Prince of Egypt’
The Tony-winning composer explains how piracy helped propel the stage adaptation of the beloved film.
Category Archives: October 2017
Healing and Taking Stock
In times of crisis, theatre has more than one role to play.
What’s on the Menu?
For this year’s preview of U.S. theatre’s offerings, we look at the how and why as much as the what.
Extra Seasoning: Artistic Directors Share Their Faves
Whose programs do the programmers admire most? We asked some U.S. theatre leaders and they told us.
Carey Perloff: Left Coast, Right Time
After a quarter century at the helm of ACT, the classics-minded director/playwright is quitting while she’s ahead.
James Bundy: The Longest Run
His unprecedented tenure at Yale Rep may be topped off (fingers crossed) by a new theatre-and-school complex.
Take Shakespeare for Granted? He’ll None of It
Our magazine doesn’t include the Bard on its annual most-produced lists, but this year he snuck his way to the top anyway.
5 Artistic Directors in Search of the Perfect Theatre Season
How these leaders put their stamp on long-running theatres they inherited.
The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2017-18 Season
In her third year on this list, ‘I and You’ playwright Lauren Gunderson has shot to the top spot.
The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2017-18 Season
This year’s top play is ‘Shakespeare in Love’ by Lee Hall, based on the Oscar-winning film.
