‘Once’ Upon a Time: A Live Concert Doc With the Original New York Cast
An actor-musician from the show’s original run gathered castmates for a benefit in White Pond, New York—then decided to document it.
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Beautiful Non-Violent Anarchist Revolution, Where Are You?
Thoughts on reading the vibrant diaries of Living Theatre pioneer Judith Malina, whose passion for observation and commentary vied with her theatrical impulses.
Solo Acts of Comic Commemoration in ‘The Peculiar Patriot’ and ‘Greef’
Conversations with Liza Jessie Peterson and Christina Gelsone about 2 very different shows, one ending a quarter-century run, the other quietly launching a tour.
Andrea Stolowitz: I Am My Own Home
This month, Brian talks to Andrea Stolowitz, a playwright and librettist with dual U.S./German citizenship who talks about her complex relationship with home.
All Stars Project Launches Artistic Advisory Council
The new council will highlight the organization’s emboldened efforts towards artistic advancement and youth development.
Dito van Reigersberg, Human Meteor
He was Pig Iron Theatre’s heavy-light, goofy-serious, puckish-peaceful poet, and as Martha Graham Cracker, he somehow shone even brighter.
Theatre During Wartime: A Report From Ukraine
Live performance persists amid the Russian onslaught, not as a commentary on the war but as an active response to it.
Where the River Does Not Stand Still
With its new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare has a stunning new home that aims to hold in balance permanence, performance, and the natural world.
In Pittsburgh, a Partnership Leads to Layoffs
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s entire staff has been let go, and Pittsburgh CLO is proceeding with summer programming. So is this a merger or a liquidation?
A Neon Nostalgia Kaboom for the End of the World
In its ’80s IP retro rush, is Broadway’s 2025-26 season simply offering brand-name escapism—or finding a reflection of, and a response to, our current age of anxiety?
