An RBG Appearance Isn’t a Talkback, It’s an Event
At a matinee of ‘The Originalist,’ John Strand’s play about Justice Scalia, his old frenemy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, showed up to talk about the state of the Supreme Court and the nation.
Stories by Stuart Miller
They Speak Lighting
How master designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer help us see what their directors want to show us.
The Donor Class Struggle
As funding for the arts shifts inexorably from corporations to individuals, can theatres maintain their edge?
The Plays Are the Thing at the National Black Theatre Festival
Under Jackie Alexander’s leadership, North Carolina Black Rep’s biennial gathering aims to connect playwrights and producers.
Rebecca Hall’s ‘Animal’ Rage
In Claire Lizzimore’s new play at Atlantic, Hall has just the sort of workout she looks for: playing a woman whose life is coming apart.
Mfoniso Udofia’s Unfolding Immigrant Family Epic
The Nigerian-American playwrights puts ‘Sojourners’ and ‘Her Portmanteau’ into rep and talks about the other 7 in the cycle.
When Indira Met Billie
Bed-Stuy’s longtime black theatre gets a new leader and fresh momentum.
Commedia Tonight: A New ‘Servant’ From Two Masters
Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp keep the Jeune Lune flame burning with a fresh, improvisatory take on an old chestnut.
Jazz Hands in Moscow
Russians, who’ve begun to develop a taste for American-style musicals, recently downed a shot of Broadway.
The Shows Must Go On: The Trials and Triumphs of Rotating Rep
Why some theatres—and their loyal audiences—keep eagerly boarding the repertory merry-go-round, season after grueling season.