Chicago Shakespeare Celebrates the Bard With 2016–17 Season
Companies from around the globe will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in the Windy City.
Theater J Sets 7-Play Lineup for 2016–17 Season
Artistic director Adam Immerwahr’s inaugural season will feature classic plays and new dramas.
Steppenwolf for Young Adults Sets Topical 2016–17 Season
The two plays this season explore violence in the world through the lens of adolescents.
Offscript: Cynthia Ling Lee & Rebecca Mwase Get in Formation
This week’s guests are performance artists Rebecca Mwase and Cynthia Ling Lee, who discuss cultural appropriation versus cultural exchange as it relates to Beyoncé. Meanwhile, the editors sound off on the ‘Hamilton’ casting nontroversy.
Polyphone Is Bigger and Better the Second Time Around
This year the new musical festival boasted more shows, more performances, and a bigger industry turnout.
Mosaic Theater Company of D.C. Announces 2016–17 Season of Plays
The season will feature works by Athol Fugard, Kirsten Greenidge, and Terry Teachout.
Know a Theatre: Arizona Theatre Company
Producing in both the state’s capital city and in the Sonoran Desert, the LORT theatre goes big in two homes.
ZACH Theatre Sets Musical-Filled 2016–17 Season
The slate of shows at the Texas theatre will include ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert,’ ‘In the Heights,’ and ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.’
David Rabe Explores Mental Health Questions in ‘Good for Otto’
The play, which premiered at Chicago’s Gift Theatre, follows a therapist who becomes too invested in his patients’ lives.
Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival Announces 2016 Season
The lineup will include the U.S. premiere of Tim Rice’s musical ‘From Here to Eternity.’
