Contagion, Soap, Immersion: London Theatre Unmasked
The city’s theatres are stumbling back to their feet, with mixed results and a seemingly cavalier attitude toward COVID.
Category Archives: Critic’s Notebook
Broadway May Be Back, But Who Is It For?
The proliferation of plays by Black creators on the Great White Way is cause for celebration, even as it raises some familiar questions about risk and representation.
Derek DelGaudio’s Biggest Trick: To Claim He’s Not Doing Magic
The creator of ‘In & Of Itself’ and new memoir, ‘Amoralman,’ has made a career of artful deception in the pursuit of a kind of theatrical truth.
‘Disclaimer’ Turns the Spotlight on Its Audience
Can a culturally appropriative murder mystery in the guise of a cooking class prevent war with Iran? Piehole’s interactive new Zoom play aims to find out.
Where Have All the Festivals Gone? A January Wrap-Up
Though American Realness and COIL are sorely missed, there was much international work to take in at this year’s Under the Radar and Exponential fests.
A ‘West Side Story’ That Resets the Choreographic Balance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins’s original steps, but is it telling the same story?
Don’t Blame It on Their Youth
The problem with young adult shows on Broadway isn’t that they focus on teens—it’s which teens they focus on.
A Tale of Two ‘Little Shop(s) of Horrors’
Two high-profile, celebrity-laden versions of the campy musical are playing on opposite coasts. Which one is better? It depends if you prefer innovation or nostalgia.
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is Setting a Theatrical Precedent
Women and people of color, along with artistic originality, should not be considered commercial risks.
Black, Queer, and Here
In a post-‘Moonlight’ world, writers like Michael R. Jackson and Jeremy O. Harris are making the case for LGBTQ stories that go beyond the gay white experience.
