Remembering Brian Bedford, an Aristocrat of the Stage
At Stratford and on Broadway, he was a master craftsman and perfect gentleman. And who else could have had a career ranging from Hamlet to Lady Bracknell?
Yearly Archives: 2016
ASCAP Foundation, DreamWorks Select 4 Musicals for 2016 Workshop
Six composers and lyricists will workshop four new musicals under the direction of Stephen Schwartz.
Not in Our Theatre: The Fight Against Sexual Harassment
The Chicago advocacy organization Not in Our House joins theatres across the country in combatting sexual harassment.
Cygnet Announces a Diverse 2016–17 Season
From strippers to Scrooge, August Wilson to a holiday classic, the the San Diego theatre’s 2016–17 season runs the gamut.
Onstage This Week: Jan. 18–24
From Jacobean plays to horror rock musicals, from Portland to Indianapolis, it is another varied week onstage.
A Range of ‘Mountaintop’ Mountings
Katori Hall’s 2009 play, which imagines MLK’s final night at the Lorraine Motel, has become a staple on U.S. stages.
Caption Contest: Bystander Edition
Play this month’s Caption Contest and win a copy of ‘Choir Boy’ by Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Sans Rickman, Sans Everything: the Pitch-Black Jaques Who Lit My Love for Shakespeare
He may be Snape or Gruber to most of the world, but to me he’ll always be ‘As You Like It’s’ perfectly melancholy fool.
ATCA Awards Sharyn Rothstein With the Francesca Primus Prize
The award for emerging female playwrights has gone to Rothstein for her play ‘By the Water.’
Like Father, an Unlikely Son: Baba Israel Pays Tribute to a Living Legacy
With Yako 440, Israel’s new show at the BRIC, accompanied by a retrospective exhibit, both mourns and celebrates his jazzbo dad, steven ben israel.
