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 Taylor Mac
Role Models: Breaking Theatre’s Gender Binary, an Intergenerational Story
Trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming artists weren’t welcome at the stage door. They found their own way in—and they’re holding the door open.
Funny, With a Little Teeth: 2 Playwrights on the Lineage and Lens of Molière
Taylor Mac, whose new play ‘Prosperous Fools’ is loosely inspired by ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme,’ and Jeffrey Hatcher, who has a new adaptation of ‘The Imaginary Invalid,’ talk satire, philanthropy, and healthcare.
Morgan Jenness: A Consideration
The irreplaceable dramaturg and activist, who died on Nov. 12 at age 72, is remembered by one of her closest comrades in art.
Kristin Marting Won’t Be HERE Anymore
The founding artistic director of the influential New York City performance venue talks about the shows she’s loved, the changes she’s seen, and the road ahead.
HERE Founding Artistic Director Kristin Marting to Step Down
Having programmed a women-led 30th anniversary season, Marting will leave the multidisciplinary performance she co-founded next June.
Theatre Is No Longer Therapy for Taylor Mac
For the versatile playwright-performer, whose ‘Joy and Pandemic’ is up at the Huntington, writing is a way to understand themself and the world.
Taylor Mac, Walt Whitman, and Adhesive America
Cruising Utopia with the Good Gay Poet.
Online This Week: Taylor Mac’s Special ‘Sauce’
Concerts and benefits, as well as starry revivals and readings, fill this week’s stocking.
Taylor Mac Wins International Ibsen Award
Thee $300,000 prize will be celebrated with a livestream performance of ‘Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!’
