Joe’s Pub Hits the Road: First Stop? Houston
Lott Entertainment Presents brings the popular NYC alt-cabaret venue’s programming to Texas.
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NYC Study Finds Culture Nonprofits Lag Behind City’s Diversity
A survey finds that theatre staffs are 70 percent non-Hispanic white, which is roughly the inverse of the city’s demographics.
Pulled in All Directions, Especially New Ones, by New York’s January Festivals
In a week of showgoing, I enjoyed reconnecting with my performing-arts-presenter peers, but also searched for points of entry for the uninitiated.
Know a Theatre: Unicorn Theatre of Kansas City, Mo.
The Midwestern company is blazing new trails by producing contemporary American plays.
Vivienne Benesch Is Looking for Transformation
As the new artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company, she is focusing on new plays, diversity, community, and the future.
The Theatrical Brains Behind ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’
Huntington Theatre’s staging of John Kennedy Toole’s beloved novel was its biggest hit ever. Can it continue to adapt?
Doors Open at the Drake
After months of delays, the new home of five Philadelphia theatre companies welcomes its first audiences.
Tell a Vision: Is TV Better Because of Who’s Writing for It?
After all, the last time the medium had a supposed Golden Age was when it staged plays live. Coincidence?
Playwrights and TV: It’s Not Just About the Money
Increasingly, playwrights writing for television are finding creative satisfaction they don’t always get in the theatre.
From ‘The Walking Dead’ to ‘Eclipsed,’ Danai Gurira Is Killing It
Actor. Playwright. Activist. Zombie slayer. Is there anything she can’t do?
