Elizabeth McGovern Wants Us to See the Real Ava Gardner
In ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations,’ McGovern has written a vehicle for herself, as well as a tribute that plumbs the complications of a Golden Age beauty.
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.
Robert Falls: Letting Go of the Goodman
After stepping down from the helm of the Chicago theatre he ran for 36 years, he’s directing—what else?—Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard.’
Two River’s 2 New Leaders: A Sort of Homecoming
Artistic director Justin Waldman and managing director Nora Deveau-Rosen have taken over a New Jersey theatre not far from NYC but with strong roots in its community.
Sarah Mantell Wins 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
They take the honor for the as-yet-unproduced play ‘In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot,’ written for cast of 7 women, non-binary, and trans actors over 50.
Andre Royo: ‘I’ve Been All These Guys’
In tackling Eric Bogosian’s multi-character show ‘Drinking in America’ as his first stage performance in 15 years, the Bronx-born actor is making a defiant return to his roots.
If You Rebuild It, Will They Return?
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition
Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
White Light, White Heat: ‘Little Foxes’ and ‘Appropriate’ in Rep
South Coast Rep puts Lillian Hellman and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s plays about Southern inheritance into rotating, and possibly revealing, repertory.
Oregon Shakes Restructures, Scales Back With Eye to Future
Managing director David Schmitz will depart, with artistic director Nataki Garrett taking the role of interim executive artistic director and Anyania Muse chief operating officer.
2022’s 10 Most Popular Posts (and 10 That Deserve Another Look)
It was a year of highs and lows, very often both at once.
