How Grief Helped Bring the Daughters of Two Theatre Luminaries Together
Artists often channel their grief into their work, and that's just what playwright Lily Houghton and director Kylie M. Brown have done with of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die.
Why Mitchell Jarvis Will 'Rock' Till He Drops
Mitchell Jarvis credits Shakespeare with inspiring him to revisit his best-known stage role, Lonny, the cheeky narrator of Rock of Ages.
How a Planned Rom-Com Transformed Into a Serious Exploration of Captivity
For years Winter Miller has been telling her playwriting students to "follow your yes," encouraging them to trust their instincts.
He's the Only Director Who Makes Her Comfortable Enough to Bare All
The Pain of My Belligerence, Halley Feiffer’s searing portrait of the destructiveness of the patriarchy, chronicles the devolution of an unhealthy relationship as Donald Trump ascends to the presidency.
5 Theatres You Need to Know: Women's Theatre Companies in NYC
Harriet Tubman, Nellie Bly and Molly Brown are just a handful of the sheroes being celebrated on New York stages.
Singing the Praises of Chick Flicks on Stage
According to Suzy Conn, who wrote the book and songs for Chick Flick the Musical, there's no reason to be embarrassed about loving movies that provide so much happiness, hope and, yes, even empowerment to women.
How Being a Dad Helped Tom Kitt Write His New Musical
Superhero at Second Stage Theatre is a homecoming for Tom Kitt, who is back at the Off-Broadway stage working on another show about a family in need of salvation —and he's writing the music and lyrics this time.
Why Smashing the Patriarchy Is So Exhausting
Abby Rosebrock's world-premiere play, Blue Ridge at the Atlantic Theater Company, had been described by one of her mentors as filled with “plasma hot rage.”
Role Call: Executive Director: Robert Serrell
“I’m such a nerd,” laughs Robert Serrell, executive director of the Barrow Group Theatre Company and School, then launches into a detailed explanation of search engine optimization techniques. This is hardly a tangent: SEO is a key to how to Serrell, a former student of the school, rescued the New York City theatre company and performing arts training center from bankruptcy in 2014.
Intimate Exchanges
Sex scenes require as much careful choreography as fights or dances, especially in the #MeToo era. Is your rehearsal room ready to go there?
How Do You Conjure a Feminist Icon Onstage?
How playwright Emily Mann turned Gloria Steinem's life into activist theatre
How Immersive Theater Is Bringing Intimacy Back to Entertainment
Where is Narnia?” I joked as I stepped through the back of the large wooden wardrobe featured in the center of a Lower East Side basement. I didn’t actually expect to find myself in the magical land of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” but this tour of Wildrence, a performance space home to inventive immersive projects, certainly invited flights of fancy.
How Do You Direct Two Musicals at Once?
Working on two shows simultaneously has driven Andy Sandberg to drink — large quantities of Pepsi Max.
"The actors frequently tease me because I am constantly carrying two-liter bottles in my hand," says the director, who's helming the romantic musical comedy Neurosis and the political satire R.R.R.E.D. in repertory at the DR2 Theatre.
Navigating Through the Darkness in ‘The Seafarer’
Conor McPherson's tale of despair and redemption on a drunken Christmas Eve, is a decidedly male affair. In fact, according to Ciarán O'Reilly, the director of Irish Repertory Theatre's current revival, "This play could be called The Absence of Women."
‘Angels in America’ Conquers Broadway Again
Directed by Marianne Elliott and playing at the Neil Simon Theater, the two plays — Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, performed in repertory by a stunning ensemble — pulse with an urgency that speaks to audiences in 2018 with startling clarity.
How Staying Free From Corporate Funding Helps R.Evolución Latina Work Around The World
When asked about the future of R.Evolución Latina, founder and director Luis Salgado answered without hesitation: His plan for the organization he helped to create is for it to no longer need to exist.
Get in, Losers: We’re Learning How the ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Got Made
Lyricist Nell Benjamin on adapting Tina Fey’s 2004 teen classic without losing the movie’s biting humor — or its heart.
A Perilous ‘Flight’ From Afghanistan Skillfully Staged in Manhattan
Inspired by Oliver Emanuel’s stage adaptation of Caroline Brothers’ novel Hinterland, the production runs just 45 minutes but inspires a long-lasting emotional response.