Know a Theatre: Maltz Jupiter Theatre of Jupiter, Fla.
This former dinner theatre in Palm Beach County has left its star-studded past behind to focus on crowd-pleasing fundamentals, and on reimagining the musical-theatre canon.
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Let Us Show You Our Bottoms (and Titanias)
The flowery bed where a donkey-man and a fairy queen meet cute is an iconic Shakespearean image, so it’s no surprise it’s graced our cover so often.
Offscript: Bad Jews and Monkey Nipples
This week, Offscript hosts a critic’s panel on Joshua Harmon’s play ‘Bad Jews.’ Plus, the editors discuss artists’ compensation and when you should work for free.
Annie and 'Fanny,' as They Were Meant To Be Seen
Annie Baker’s disorienting experience with a digital showing of ‘Fanny and Alexander’ fueled her play ‘The Flick.’ IFC has invited her back for a 35mm screening and a chat.
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
Vox Lumiere Creates a Steampunk 'Phantom of the Opera'
For their version of “Phantom of the Opera,” Vox Lumiere combined steampunk and silent film, and no white mask.
Know a Theatre: Everyman Theatre of Baltimore
From its storefront start to its current status as a linchpin of its hometown’s newest arts district, Everyman Theatre has kept its focus on local actors and literate audiences.
Onstage This Week: Dec. 1-8, 2014
Alongside the expected onslaught of holiday fare, both traditional and alternative, come a few other dark, wintry visitors—witches, beasts, tyrants, serial killers and Cruella Deville.
The Tragic Laughter of 'Famous Puppet Death Scenes'
Death on a stick: The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings its irreverent but strangely moving “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” to Woolly Mammoth.
Disappearing Acts by Romeo Castellucci and Nassim Soleimanpour
The authors’ presence was elusive yet unmistakable, in two wildly different ways, in two pieces seen at the recent Philadelphia FringeArts fest.
