The Revolt of Arthur Miller’s Women
‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Death of a Salesman.’
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For Winnie Holzman, ‘Choice’ Is Personal
Her new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
Shaina Taub: Making Feminism Sing in ‘Suffs’
Her musical about the suffragists behind the 19th Amendment comes to Broadway with a few amendments of its own (and with Hillary Clinton as a producer).
Tovah Feldshuh as RBG: Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce
An actor known for playing great women leaders takes on the shy, brilliant Supreme Court justice in the two-hander ‘Sisters in Law.’
All the Single Bobbies
What does Sondheim’s newest heroine have to say about his body of work, and about women today?
Nevertheless She Persisted (And She Sings)
Chelsea Clinton’s characters leap from page to stage in the world premiere of ‘She Persisted, the Musical’ at Bay Area Children’s Theatre.
Marsha Norman’s Triple Play
What 3 new works by the author of ‘’night, Mother’ say about her unique career arc, and about the field in which she’s gained a tenuous but undeniable hold.
María Irene Fornés and Tina Howe: Women’s Work
Two major playwrights reflect on the role of gender in their writing and in their careers.
