‘Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin’ to Stream Live as Benefit for U.S. Arts Orgs
Proceeds from the musical event, streamed from Florence, Italy, will go 13 theatres and institutions Felder has called home.
Global
Not the Same Old Song and Dance
A Nairobi initiative shows what African artists can learn from American musical theatre, and vice versa.
All Kenya’s a Stage: Shakespeare in Africa
When Shakespeare Youth Festival LA taught drama to young people in Nairobi, the learning went in all directions.
Devising German Democracy
Berlin’s Gorki Theater is at the forefront of an urgent international dialogue about diversity, immigration, and human rights.
Norwegian Wood
A hefty new Ibsen biography gives us a deeply difficult man in full.
Paderewski Was a Player, and Here Come the Plays
A century after his heyday, a Polish pianist and statesman is suddenly a hot stage property.
Viennese Theatre: Sturm und Drang, and Signs of Change
Leadership turnover at both of the city’s biggest theatres comes after, but certainly won’t end, a period of intense controversy and scrutiny.
‘Birds Sing Differently Here,’ Bringing Hope to Minnesota
Iraqi immigrants and refugees living in Minnesota share their personal stories onstage.
At Europe’s Good Chance Theatre, Refugees Have a Dome and a Home
How ‘The Jungle’ grew around a refugee camp in Calais, inspiring a theatre company with global ambitions.
Land of the Rising Stage
Rooted in tradition while branching into the future, Japanese theatre is making new converts, at home and abroad.