Brian Stokes Mitchell: ‘How Did I Get to Be That Guy?’
The Tony-winning actor and singer talks about the impact he feels fortunate to have made as an artist.
Opinion
Can ‘The King and I’ Be Decolonized?
It’s long past time to rethink the beloved musical’s whitewash of Anna Leonowens, a mixed-race woman whose books lied about more than just her background.
Day After Day, Racism Killed George Floyd
The artistic director of the Twin Cities’ Penumbra reflects on an outrageous paradox: that Black vulnerability could exculpate white violence.
Does Your Arts Organization Deserve to Come Back?
If you haven’t committed to dismantling racism and ending harassment, don’t rush to reopen your doors.
Storied Selves: Biographies of Nichols and Stoppard
Two new books about men whose charmed and eventful lives were as much acts of creation as the plays and films they produced.
No Playwright Is an Island
New memoirs by Quiara Alegría Hudes and David Adjmi describe their arduous journeys to find themselves, as well as the communities that shaped them.
Invisibility and Objectification Can Kill: American Theatre’s Anti-Asian Problem
The racist stereotypes and erasure perpetuated on white-dominated U.S. stages have real-world consequences outside the theatre.
The Road Less Chosen and the Pathway Unknown
How our theatre got through a trying and bewildering year, and is poised to move forward this year and beyond.
‘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.
‘If This Is All I Get, This Can Be Everything’
In this excerpt from the new novel ‘We Play Ourselves,’ a playwright navigates the highs and lows of an Off-Broadway opening night.