Calvin Wilson: On the Aisle in St. Louis
The city’s chief critic sees his job as not just evaluating local work but exposing it to a wider audience.
Interviews
Jeanine Tesori Feels the Pull of Opera
With ‘Blue’ opening this week at Glimmerglass, the composer reflects on her approach to music and meaning, and leaks her ambition to make a musical film.
A Short Amount of Time With David Cale
The monologuist is telling his most personal story ever at the Public Theatre, and he finds that music helps the medicine go down.
John Cameron Mitchell and ‘Hedwig,’ Against the Binarchy
The writer/performer is back with a tour celebrating his pathbreaking musical and a dark, funny new podcast series that may be his most personal work yet.
Robert Kelley, Silicon Valley Theatremaker
Artistic director of the Tony-winning TheatreWorks, who will step down in 2020, looks back on 50 years of growth and new work.
Jeff Daniels: Not Quite the Hero
How the Tony-nominated star of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ stays in the moment, even a complicated one.
New at The New Yorker: Theatre Critics Vinson Cunningham & Alexandra Schwartz
As they take over the regular beat from Hilton Als, the two talk about where they come from and what they’re looking forward to.
Sean Daniels: Phoenix Rising
As he starts a job leading the theatre that changed his life, he wants to return the favor and make some changes there.
Et Tu, Troubie? The Making of ‘Julius Weezer’
L.A.’s resident classic rock clowns take a stab at Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy.
Russell Harvard on ‘Lear,’ Playing the Villain, and His Dream Roles
The actor discusses his career, the challenge of translating Shakespeare into American Sign Language, and his wish for an all-ASL show on Broadway.