Actors’ Equity Blows Open the Doors
What will the union’s new Open Access mean for the theatre industry? Here’s our stab at an explainer.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
Bari Newport, Regional Theatre Missionary
As she moves from Maine’s Penobscot Theatre to Miami’s GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.
Bully for Her: How Tatiana Siegel Landed the Scott Rudin Story
Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she’s ready to report.
Can ‘Schmigadoon!’ Sing Away the Problems of the Classic Musical?
The not-so-secret weapon of the new Apple+ series is a score by Cinco Paul as fueled by abiding love as by knowing critique of the form.
Fingerstyle Folk Sondheim: A Sound We Didn’t Know We Needed
On a new record, singer Eleri Ward reclaims Sondheim’s melodies from his thorny harmonies, creating something new that’s also true to the original.
Sondheim as Gospel? How Broadway Inspirational Voices Makes Showtunes Soar
A choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.
Reopen Theatre? Why Not a Whole Neighborhood?
INTAR Theatre’s MicroTEATRO project celebrates a Manhattan district that may be poised to take off as a theatre destination.
Why Some Indoor Theatres Are Taking It Outside
Some companies, eager to return to the stage, are building new ones outdoors, gambling that al fresco offerings will both serve and draw their communities.
Downtown, Everything’s Waiting for You
As live theatre returns to New York City, 2 unique efforts are banking on audiences bringing life back to the sparsely occupied financial district.
A Teaching Moment for Juilliard
After the Drama Division hosted a pointlessly traumatic ‘slavery immersion’ exercise last fall, some Black students are still hurting and asking for redress.
