Is the Musical Progressive?
For all its faults, the form (and its fans) can’t help but stand up and sing for the underdog, for the awakened conscience, for moments of joyful liberation.
Category Archives: Special Section
A Meeting of the Mimes (and Clowns)
In this excerpt from a new book by the founder of Movement Theatre International, the author reflects on the crucial 1988 gathering in Philadelphia.
2023 TCG Gala Celebrates Black Excellence and Literary Diversity
This year’s TCG Our Stories Gala, presented in honor of Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, raised a record $300,000 for the organization.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From an Arkansas playwright to a Chicago costume designer, this installment features half a dozen folks to have on your radar.
‘Clyde’s’ Is Most-Produced Play, and Lynn Nottage Most-Produced Playwright, of 2022-23 Season
A mix of familiar and new titles, of challenge and comfort, characterizes this year’s lists, the first this magazine has done since 2019.
Robert O’Hara Puts Nothing on a Pedestal, Least of All the Canon
This busy writer-director, known for new works, is now staging ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at the Public, but it’s more a case of continuing a legacy of Black iconoclasm than a new career phase.
Arizona’s Stray Cat Asks: Can We Be the Change We Want to See?
How a small theatre in Phoenix, now embarking on an all-BIPOC season, is challenging its local colleagues to do better.
Real Talk: Can Broadway Broaden Its Access and Impact?
Broadway producers Ron Simons and Hunter Arnold talk about the changes they’ve seen (and been a part of) in their field, and point to the changes that are still needed.
A Capital Season
Theatre folks from Alaska to Ohio to Misssissippi tell us where they’re seeing the most change and what they’d like to see on a stage in the coming season.
Long Wharf Takes the Off-Ramp to a New Future
What does it mean for a venerable 57-year-old regional theatre to become itinerant? The answer matters beyond New Haven.
