Wayne Brady: Talk Less, Sing More
From Lola’s heels to Aaron Burr’s simmer, the improv and TV star feels at home onstage.
All Stories About Hamilton
David Korins Wants to Play in All the Sandboxes (Build Them Too)
The designer, who has four shows on Broadway right now, relishes cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Nationalism and Its Discontents at Wrocław’s Theatre Olympics
A new staging of Poland’s national epic was the centerpiece of a festival reflecting the West’s tense, shadowy new age.
American Theatre Artists: Don’t Throw Away Your Shot
Speaking up to bigotry and coming together in the face of uncertainty are two natural roles for the theatre.
Offscript: Electoral Angst With Lynn Nottage
On this week’s podcast, Lynn Nottage discusses the presidential election and her new play ‘Sweat.’ Plus the editors discuss ‘Hamilton’s America’ and ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music.’
The Very Model of a Modern Major Musical
The megahit of the moment, like many revolutionary popular works, has strong roots in musical theatre’s past.
‘Hamilton’ Swept the Tonys, but Has Diversity Swept Broadway?
Last season was notably diverse, but the 2016-17 season announced so far looks more like business as usual on the Great White Way.
‘Hamilton’ Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Lin-Manuel Miranda won the top honor; ‘Gloria’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and ‘The Humans’ by Stephen Karam were named finalists.
Rap: Broadway’s New Jazz?
From ‘Shuffle Along’ to ‘Hamilton,’ a look at how black music has shaped the sound of U.S. musical theatre.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Wins Edward M. Kennedy Prize
The prize awards dramatic literature inspired by the history of the United States.
