Featured Contributors, Dec. 2018
An overdue focus on designers, and a look at 2 new books on Broadway songwriters.
Harrison David Rivers Wins 2018 Relentless Award
The playwright receives the fifth annual award for his play ‘The Bandaged Place.’
Onstage This Week: Greetings from Pemberley
Merry Mary! Check out the many productions of ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ onstage this holiday season.
Three on the Aisle: Is It Filmed or Is It Live?
The critics answer listener questions, including on whether they would ever review a taping of a live performance, and debate ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on Broadway.
Songs for a Song
Auditioners and students looking for new musical theatre tunes, or songwriters looking to sell music, can turn to ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com
The Taming of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
The musical by Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack started out more female-focused. What happened?
London Calling: The Art and Business of the Transatlantic Transfer
There’s more to it than a spot of transatlantic travel.
This Month in Theatre History
From the Broadway debut of ‘Hello, Dolly!’ to the first performances of Steppenwolf and the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, January was hardly a cold month for theatre.
Bill T. Jones on Slumming, Stephen Foster, and Trump’s Second Term
In ‘Paradise Square,’ the choreographer of ‘Fela!’ imagines the promise of New York’s first slum and the violence of the Draft Riots of 1863.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a teacher in Indiana to a marketing director in Pennsylvania, from an artistic director in Colorado to a director in Illinois, here are some folks to have on your radar.
