This Month in Theatre History
From the deadliest theatre fire in U.S. history to a young Tennessee Williams’s fateful move to New Orleans, December was a momentous month.
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This Month in Theatre History
From the first theatre lit by electricity to the debut of ‘Streetcar,’ ‘Show Boat,’ and ‘The Great White Hope,’ December was a bountiful month in U.S. theatre history.
When a Writer’s Rights Aren’t Right: The ‘Virginia Woolf’ Casting Fight
A lesson for Albee’s estate from Tennessee Willams’s: Classics can survive reinvention. And while we’re reviving, how about more diversity, not less?
Southern Rep’s Aimée Hayes, En Avant!
After years without the anchor of a home base, the leader of New Orleans’s preeminent theatre is steering the company to a snug new harbor.
A Nationwide Menagerie of Tennessee Williams Festivals
From Provincetown to New Orleans, Williams fests cover a wide range of the playwright’s works and influences.
Sex, Comedy and Mystery on Tap for McCarter’s 2015–16 Season
World-premiere laffers by Ken Ludwig and Sharyn Rothstein are on the Jersey theatre’s schedule, along with a staging of Tennessee Williams’s film ‘Baby Doll.’
Triad Stage Season to Include World Premiere Musical ‘Radiant Abundant’
Triad Stage’s nine productions highlight music, comedy, drama and mystery.
The Gamm’s Season 31 Offers a Range of Classic and Contemporary Plays
A political satire by George Brant and a drama by Andrew Case about police brutality highlight a season that also includes Williams, Shakespeare and McDonagh.
Women in Mind: The Muses That Moved Williams and Shakespeare
Tina Packer tracks the Bard’s growth via his female characters, and James Grissom tracks down divas who alternately inspired and frustrated Williams.
In Conversation: Tony Kushner and John Lahr Talk Tennessee Williams
Tony Kushner talks with John Lahr about his new biography of Tennessee Williams, and what the playwright’s declining later years say about his art—and about America.
