Three on the Aisle: Why We’re Tired of ‘King Lear’
This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ and perform a postmortem on ‘The Band’s Visit.’
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This week, the critics discuss Glenda Jackson in ‘King Lear’ and perform a postmortem on ‘The Band’s Visit.’
What does Sondheim’s newest heroine have to say about his body of work, and about women today?
The lineup includes new works, a holiday staple, and a Tony Award-winning musical comedy.
The theatre’s 19-20 season will feature some gender-bent casting and plays by Kate Hamill and Lauren Gunderson.
Two writers take on the state of new musicals and the people who make them.
The selected playwrights have been commissioned to write plays about science.
The lineup will include a family-friendly musical, a mature comedy, and ‘Fun Home.’
Also on next season’s slate: ‘As You Like It’ with Beatles songs and a production from Mexico’s Makuyeika Theatre Collective.
What should we expect from the U.S. theatre’s field-wide changing of the guard? A new generation of leaders gives cause for cautious optimism.
There are signs of positive change, certainly, though the data show they’re slow and small and qualified.