Making Arrangements (and Orchestrations) on Broadway
Orchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes.
Category Archives: People
People to Watch: Lolita Chakrabarti
The British playwright is all over U.S. stages this spring, with her adaptation of ‘Life of Pi’ on tour and a city-specific rewrite of her play ‘Hymn’ at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
She Built Herself a Home
Ahead of concerts at Steppenwolf and Ravinia, Kelli O’Hara reflects on her journey, artistry and breath work, and the “service” of performing.
People to Watch: Keiko Green
The busy playwright, with three world premieres kicking off 2025, discusses juggling multiple projects and the privilege of being a working artist.
Willem Dafoe Adds Festival Programmer to His Résumé
The busy actor has stocked an International Theatre Festival at the Venice Biennale with heavy hitters—including the one that formed him, the Wooster Group.
Lenelle Moïse’s ‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G’: What Draws Us Together
An interview with the playwright about museums, Black creativity, and asexual longing.
How the 2 Sides of Lisa D’Amour Are Fused in ‘Frozen Section’
Her new play at the Catastrophic Theatre draws on both the experimental sensibility of PearlDamour and on the unsettled naturalism of ‘Detroit.’
a.k. payne’s ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Their two-hander about cousins sharing grief and comparing plans for utopia is part of the writer’s growing body of work.
Jack O’Brien and André Bishop’s Final Duet at Lincoln Center Theater
With an intimate new staging of Ibsen’s thorny ‘Ghosts,’ the versatile director and seasoned producer, who’s nearing the end of his LCT tenure, are not going quietly.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
This Denver-focused edition includes experts in immersive theatre and homegrown theatremakers paving the way for the future of the art form.
