Tim Sanford: Not Averse to Being Perverse
Playwrights Horizons’s outgoing artistic director has always programmed the plays he’d like to see, and sometimes plays his subscribers don’t.
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Are We in the Midst of a New Theatre Building Boom?
New theatres may be going up in many U.S. cities, but flexibility and smaller seating make this boomlet different from the construction craze of the 1990s.
Mary-Louise Parker: Finding ‘The Sound Inside’
Though Broadway has pulled her back for Adam Rapp’s ‘The Sound Inside’ and Paula Vogel’s ‘How I Learned to Drive,’ she’s thinking of quitting the stage.
‘Molly Sweeney’ Through New Eyes
Keen Company’s new production of Brian Friel’s 1994 play reckons with its views of blindness and female bodily autonomy.
Nina Vance, Texas Pioneer
The Alley Theatre’s founder built it for Houston, and built it to last.
Helen Shaw Wants To Be the Anthony Bourdain of Theatre
Succeeding Sara Holdren at New York magazine, Shaw will shine her unblinking critical light on works big and small.
Bebe Neuwirth Lights ‘A Small Fire’
For the actor/dancer it’s all about storytelling around the campfire, whether it’s theatre, dance, or AC/DC.
Robert Barry Fleming: Blazing a Path
Fleming brings his vast experience working as a multidisciplinary artist across the U.S. back to his home state of Kentucky.
This Month in Theatre History
From the birth of James Allen Bland and Victory Gardens to landmark premieres for Mary Martin and Erik Ehn, October has been a momentous month for theatre.
Everything Going His Way: My Dad’s ‘Oklahoma!’ Accessibility Journey
Taking my father, a Parkinson’s patient and stroke survivor, to the current Broadway revival was a challenge, but well worth it.