Barbara Gaines: Finding Her Own Dream Time
After 37 years at the helm of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Gaines has found the right time to step away from the company she founded.
All Stories About Showcase
The Fine and Freshly Urgent Art of Telling Queer Histories Onstage
Travis Russ and Melissa Moschitto talk about the delicate, revealing work of recovering stories of queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming folks from the last century and before.
A Composer/Singer Collaboration That’s in the Show’s DNA
Madeline Myers has written the new musical ‘Double Helix’ with and for its lead performer, Samantha Massell, who plays a woman scientist unjustly neglected by history.
Pasadena Playhouse, Where a National Nod Validates a Local Mission
What does winning the Regional Theatre Tony mean for the 106-year-old theatre? For artistic director Danny Feldman, it’s a sign that the often struggling theatre is on the right track.
They’ve Got the Look: 2 Designers, 7 Broadway Shows
Emilio Sosa and J. Jared Janas compare notes on the costumes, hair, wigs, and makeup they crafted for a wide array of periods and teams this season.
Baltimore Center Stage Announces Shared Space Initiative
The new program will allow artists and community organizations access to the theatre’s physical spaces.
This Month in Theatre History
This month a famous cross-dressing performer finds love and success in her farewell tour, 2 new theatres are inaugurated, history is made at the Tony Awards, and an original musical gives voice to one of the first out trans U.S. mayors.
TCG Names 3 Theatre Journalists to Be 2023 Rising Leaders of Color
Early-career writers Amanda L. Andrei, Citlali Pizarro, and afrikah saleh comprise this year’s cohort.
Go-To Character Actor John Beasley Lived His Purpose
A latecomer to acting, he had a rich, varied, decades-long career onstage and on screen, not only as a performer but as a mentor, teacher, and leader.
As Under the Radar Fest Goes Under, Whither Experimental Theatre?
The Public Theater’s abrupt cancellation of the influential new-works showcase raises questions about the future of innovative work in NYC and globally.
