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.
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.
January looks back on the first female theatre manager, a new-play producer, a groundbreaking Black theatre artist, peak Broadway, and more.
From the first American theatre star to the creation of LORT to all-female Shakespeare, this month in years past had many theatrical milestones.