Michael Greif’s Triple Play
The director of ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and co-director of ‘The Notebook’ talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
All Stories About Michael Greif
How We Found the Musical That Found Us
On the closing weekend of ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ its lead producer looks back at an unforgettable journey that opened a window into a mental health movement.
John Beasley Is Ready for the Role of a Lifetime
Broadway-bound for the first time at 79, working actor Beasley feels that his role in ‘The Notebook’ came along at just the right time.
How ‘Rent: Live’ is Reimagining Jonathan Larson for Prime Time
Twenty years after he premiered the musical Off-Broadway, director Michael Greif promises an all-new production, with a 1,500-person studio audience.
Ben Platt Goes from Nerd to Leading Man in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
He’s happily played underdogs and second bananas, but in a new musical from Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, the ‘Pitch Perfect’ star at last has a role with range—and not just vocally speaking.
Power to the Actor
Great actors in the full sway of their passions are likely to be more persuasive conduits to the interior of plays than the arbitrary, decorative conceptions of postmodernist directors.
