Impro Raises the Theatrical Bar
How a troupe of L.A.-based improvisers reawakened one critic’s taste for the possibilities of live theatre.
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How a troupe of L.A.-based improvisers reawakened one critic’s taste for the possibilities of live theatre.
When the nation’s most powerful newspaper chooses to review new plays in early productions outside New York, is that helping or hurting the field?
A new singing-and-signing version of the rock musical puts its themes—voiceless youth, generational misunderstanding—into even sharper focus.
Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Theatre, talks about the challenges and benefits of co-directing.
A new staging of Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi classic is the newest entry in director Tracy Young’s genre-hopping, ensemble-focused career.
Director Bill Condon takes a fresh look at Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s 1997 musical “Side Show” about conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton.
At a solitary Gulf Coast retreat, veteran playwright Craig Lucas reconnects with the sublime.
The recently retired director of the O’Neill Critics Institute reflects on his time in Minneapolis at the Guthrie’s beginning.
An acclaimed performer shares his insights on five iconic leading roles.
Activated by memories of their creator, the words of the late Sekou Sundiata take on a new meaning.