As Under the Radar Fest Goes Under, Whither Experimental Theatre?
The Public Theater’s abrupt cancellation of the influential new-works showcase raises questions about the future of innovative work in NYC and globally.
No Sondheim Is Alone: 3 Directors on His First Posthumous Revivals
Lear deBessonet, Maria Friedman, and Tommy Kail compare notes on staging ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ and ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’
‘Addams Family,’ ‘Clue’ Top High School Musicals and Plays List
The survey also tracks educator’s concerns around censorship and post-COVID stats.
Madeleine Lambert Named Alabama Shakes Associate AD
The leader, performer, and educator succeeds deputy artistic director and education director Greta Lambert (no relation) in the role.
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Names Summer Residents
Residents are provided a home, travel, food, a $550 stipend, and a flexible $1,000 writers’ choice fund to support the development of their musical.
Marisa Macella Named Steep Theatre Executive Director
Macella joins the company as it establishes a new permanent artistic home following the purchase of a building in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.
Chris Jennings Named Manhattan Theatre Club Executive Director
Jennings comes to MTC after 19 seasons at Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.
It Opened Doors on TV, But Can ‘Transparent’ Sing Onstage?
How the creators of ‘A Transparent Musical’ have adapted the hit series about a Jewish family’s multiple gender journeys into a stage musical, premiering tonight at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum.
The Creative Ecosystem of ‘Riven,’ a New Play About Recycling
Marina Zurita is the director of this new work about solidarity and struggle among Brazilian waste pickers, but she’s not the piece’s sole author.
Gloria Majule’s ‘Culture Shock’ Wins 2023 Leah Prize
Winners of the playwriting prize receive a $5,000 cash award, a public reading, and a summer workshop as part of Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater Season.
