Everything Going His Way: My Dad’s ‘Oklahoma!’ Accessibility Journey
Taking my father, a Parkinson’s patient and stroke survivor, to the current Broadway revival was a challenge, but well worth it.
All Stories About Broadway
Hal Prince: A Portrait in Song (and 2 Rewrites)
Among the legendary producer/director’s many gifts was an unflinching faith in his work, which was infectious if not imitable.
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.
Uptown vs. Downtown? Tear Down This Wall
Experimental theatre artists Heidi Schreck, Daniel Fish, Taylor Mac, and Young Jean Lee aren’t so much joining the Broadway conversation as leading it.
A New Golden Age for the Broadway Musical?
With ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at its back, the American musical is thriving like never before.
The Taming of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
The musical by Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack started out more female-focused. What happened?
All ‘The Season’ in a Day: Reading Goldman to Say Goodbye
You can’t just dip into the best, most compulsively readable book ever written about the art and sweat of making theatre (though you may skip a few parts).
Producer Stuart Thompson: Exit the King
A drink with Stuart at Bar Centrale before curtain up was always a highlight of my time in New York.
Offscript: Social Commentary With Martín Zimmerman
In this week’s episode, we welcome playwright Martín Zimmerman. Plus, the editors talk Broadway and the NEA.
The Life of the Drama
Where would Broadway be without the nation’s nonprofit theatres? It’s impossible to say, so intertwined are their fortunes.