Jazz Hands in Moscow
Russians, who’ve begun to develop a taste for American-style musicals, recently downed a shot of Broadway.
Stories by Stuart Miller
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.
How Do I Film Thee? The Sonnet Project NYC Counts News Ways
New York Shakespeare Exchange, having run through the sonnets, expands its sights to the whole distracted globe.
Shotgun Players’ ‘Hamlet’ Plays Role Roulette
In a new staging, 7 actors trade off parts, randomly selected each night from—what else?—Yorick’s skull.
The Frequent-Flyer Faculty of the University of Rochester
How the school’s theatre program brings in professional playwrights from New York City to teach.
And Then There Was Nunn: A Master Nears a Finish Line
For his 35th Shakespeare, ‘Pericles,’ director Trevor Nunn decided to make it in America, at Theatre for a New Audience.
An Actor Prepares: 6 Performers Detail Their Processes
Carrie Coon, Crystal Dickinson, Maria Dizzia, Daniel Duque-Estrada, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Jon Norman Schneider talk training, acting process, and the mind/body connection.
Dael Orlandersmith Is a Poet of Life’s Complexity
Whether telling her own story or others’, the playwright/performer brings her full presence and the truth of her imagination to the jam.
Theatre Facts 2014 Shows Optimism for the American Theatre
TCG’s 2014 industry report finds theatres in better health since the recession from playing it smart and building support.
Set and Costume Designer David Zinn Goes Big, Keeps It Real
Whether working downtown at Target Margin, uptown on Broadway or out of state on an opera, Zinn wrestles with space and beautifies the awkward.