Making Arrangements (and Orchestrations) on Broadway
Orchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes.
Stories by Celia Wren
2 Days in April: TCG Goes to Washington
Theatre leaders gathered to train, talk, and meet with Congressional staff about urgent issues facing the industry.
R. Eric Thomas: Laugh Till You Feel Something
With 3 plays opening within as many months of each other, the prolific writer talks about comedy, empathy, and his deep love for television.
Reading a Family in ‘The Book of Joseph’
The production at Everyman Theatre delved into a painful Holocaust history—and into its narrator’s reluctance to confront it.
Law of Nations
At Arena Stage, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s ‘Sovereignty’ set out to reclaim Native stories—and bodies.
A ‘Little Engine’ Musical That Could (Just Don’t Mention the Sermon)
Virginia Rep’s new show for kids takes inspiration from the iconic ‘I think I can’ tale, whose roots are deeper than even its makers knew.
The Tale of 3 Broadway Transfers
How ‘Come From Away,’ ‘Amélie,’ and ‘War Paint’ found their footing in resident theatres before stepping up to New York City.
Aaron Posner’s Many Hats
Whether directing, writing, or irreverently adapting, the D.C.-based artist isn’t afraid of bringing himself to all his work.
A Western Sensation From 1905, Revived in the Rockies
Belasco’s ‘Girl of the Golden West’ gets a faithful (though slimmed-down) new staging at THEATREWORKS in Colorado.
‘My America Too’ Is Theatre for the New Civil Rights Movement
Center Stage produced the guerrilla-theatre video series in response to the Black Lives Matter era.
