How the Web Is Changing Musical Theatre
The internet is spreading musical theatre like Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s “Edges” to a wider audience, and allowing small productions to become big hits.
St. Louis’s New Line Theatre Has High Fidelity to New Musicals
Led by Scott Miller, this small theatre revives mostly nontraditional musicals, giving new life to underrated shows and shining new light on contemporary classics.
How Entrepreneurial Artists Are Changing the Face of Opera
L.A. Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, Gotham Chamber Opera, Opera Philadelphia and more show how opera is staying big by going small.
A Note From The Executive Director: Talking About Money
Theatre Communications Group executive director Teresa Eyring addresses the financial difficulties that come with being involved in the performing arts.
Editor’s Note for July/August 2014
A note from American Theatre’s editor, Jim O’Quinn, on the July/August 2014 issue.
20 Questions With Michael Urie
American Theatre sat down with the “Ugly Better” star to talk about his new role in Jonathan Tolins’s one-man show, “Buyer & Cellar,” which is now touring around the country.
‘Shakespeare In America’ Remarks on the Bard’s Role in American Culture and Politics
Was Othello a white man? Some patriotic 19th-century Americans thought so.
‘Song of Spiderman’ Details The Catastrophe Of Broadway Musical ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’
The show’s book co-writer lovingly details the slow-motion train wreck he eagerly climbed aboard.
We’re All in This Together, Right?
How Kansas City Actors Theatre uses a collective ethos to keep its actors and audiences happy
Double Revision: Revisting ‘Side Show’
Director Bill Condon takes a fresh look at Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s 1997 musical “Side Show” about conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton.
