She Loves Theatre, But Does Theatre Love Her Back?
86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.
Offscript: Fight Like ‘The Outsiders,’ Dance Like the Brothers
On this Broadway-themed episode, Rob and Alli check in with busy critic Brittani Samuel and talk to choreographer siblings Rick and Jeff Kuperman about their innovative work on ‘The Outsiders.’
A Song Heard ’Round the World, and the Unsung Fiddler Who Set It in Motion
‘Ghost Waltz,’ Oliver Mayer’s new play at Latino Theater Company, excavates the life of Juventino Rosas, an obscure musician who wrote one of the most popular earworms of all time.
José Rivera and the Family Storm of ‘The Hours Are Feminine’
The playwright’s new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
Rami Margron: Big Diane Energy
What’s it like to get 3 chances to play a god? An actor talks to a playwright about confidence, gender, and climate.
This Month in Theatre History
May recalls the Astor Place Riot, a vaudeville women’s rights advocate, the Moscow Art Theatre, a pioneer of Asian American drama, a Chicano performance troupe, and a beloved Tesori-Kushner musical.
Oklahoma City Rep Artistic Director Kelly Kerwin to Step Down
After serving for 3 years as the successor of founder Donald Jordan, she’ll leave the company to be closer to her family in New York.
Ezra Ezzard Named Crossroads Theatre Managing Director
Ezzard will lead the New Jersey company with artistic director Ricardo Khan.
NYTW Exec Director Jeremy Blocker to Depart
He’ll step down this summer after a decade in the position to join Audible Theater as the head of live creative producing.
Black Out: An Ongoing National Movement of Audience Curation
Led initially by playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Jeremy O. Harris, Black affinity nights are proliferating at theatres across the U.S.
