The Baker’s Wife: More Than Just a Moment in ‘Into the Woods’
The 3 women who’ve played this pivotal Sondheim/Lapine role on Broadway talk about who she is, what she learns, and oh—by the way, does she have a name?
All Stories About Encores!
Jay Binder Cast Shows the Way He Wanted to See Them
He knew roles, and the actors who brought them to life, better than anyone on Broadway, and it was his lifelong passion to match them well.
Lear deBessonet Named New Artistic Director of Encores!
Where will this acclaimed director, slated to succeed Jack Viertel, take New York’s beloved musical theatre revival program?
Offscript: Susan Booth and a Wild Party
Susan Booth, artistic director of Alliance Theatre, defines white privilege and explains why she doesn’t do classics. Also, the editors talk the Count and ‘The Wild Party.’
A ‘Wild’ Coincidence Revisited
A new concert staging of Andrew Lippa’s ‘The Wild Party’ rekindles comparisons with Michael John LaChuisa’s version from the same bygone season.
New Encores! Season to Feature Return of Founding Fathers Musical ‘1776’
Also on the slate are the more obscure ‘Cabin in the Sky’ and ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’
