The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century
To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.
All Stories About Dave Malloy
15 Theatre Artists Among 129 MacDowell Resident Fellows
This year’s cohort, its first at full capacity since COVID, includes such familiar theatre names as Dave Malloy, Anne Washburn, and Sanaz Toossi.
Signature Season to Include Its First Musical, From Dave Malloy
Also on the slate are two comedies by Lynn Nottage and revivals of work by former resident playwrights Athol Fugard, Will Eno, and Sam Shepard.
Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin to Receive 2017 American Ingenuity Award
The writer and director will be recognized for ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.’
How One Song Changed the Arc of ‘Great Comet’
More than just a nice showcase for Josh Groban, ‘Dust and Ashes’ makes the non-linearity of mental illness dramatically compelling.
The Real Malloy
The composer behind ‘Great Comet’ and ‘Ghost Quartet’ makes music into theatre, and vice versa.
Rachel Chavkin’s Great Comet of a Career
For the busy director, who also heads the TEAM, theatre is a continual search for the miraculous.
Dave Malloy’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Rachmaninoff
The ‘Great Comet’ composer returns to Russia for ‘Preludes,’ and this time it’s personal.
A.R.T. Season to Include ‘Waitress,’ Fishermen, ‘Natasha’ and Big Brother
Sara Bareilles, Dave Malloy, Mark Rylance, Eve Ensler, the TEAM and Headlong Theatre are among the artists bringing work to the Boston-area theatre.
In Ecuador, Theatre That Needs You
Ecuadorian theatre broke away from European conventions in the 1960s. Today’s artists are still venturing outside the theatre walls to engage audiences directly.
