Matt Barbot’s ‘beautiful land’: This Time It’s Personal
His fantastical new play at Pregones/PRTT puts real and fictional Puerto Ricans on a wild train ride through history and politics.
All Stories About Hamilton
Drama, Onstage and Off, at the Public Theater
A new book documents Oskar Eustis’s regime at the pivotal New York theatre, with its heady mix of idealism, triumph, compromise, and controversy.
What Can We Learn From Broadway Musicals?
A new guide to musicals about American history, and a new biography of the crucial figure Oscar Hammerstein II, make new cases for taking the form seriously.
This Month in Theatre History
From a 1776 play about the American Revolution to ‘Hamilton,’ July has been a hot month for theatre.
‘Hamilton’ Education Program Launches EduHam at Home
The digital program will give students the tools to create their own pieces of art using historical primary sources.
A New Golden Age for the Broadway Musical?
With ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at its back, the American musical is thriving like never before.
‘Hamilton’ Under the Weight of the Puerto Rican Flag
How could any single show carry so much of the island’s pain and triumph? By unleashing a hurricane of pride and love.
Three on the Aisle, Or Is It Four?
This week, the Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones joins the three critics to talk about ‘Hamilton’ on tour. Plus, ‘Angels in America,’ a history play or newly relevant?
Speaking Truth to Ourselves
We have so many theatre riches before us. If we don’t engage with them fully and forthrightly, we’re effectively taking them for granted.
The Classroom Where It Happens
EduHam, a.k.a. the ‘Hamilton’ Education Program, empowers students to become part of the sequel.
