The Baker’s Wife: More Than Just a Moment in ‘Into the Woods’
The 3 women who’ve played this pivotal Sondheim/Lapine role on Broadway talk about who she is, what she learns, and oh—by the way, does she have a name?
A Light That Never Goes Out
The American theater industry was among the first — and the hardest — hit by the Covid shutdown, closing its doors on Broadway's 41 theatres for a year and a half.
Playing ‘Wit’ on Borrowed Time
3 years ago Erin Cronican was given 3-5 years to live, and now she’s starring in a production of Margaret Edson’s play about a scholar with cancer.
The Antelope Party
“Friendship is magic” is the motto of characters in both the animated children’s series My Little Pony and Eric John Meyer’s subtly chilling comedy The Antelope Party.
Tristan Bernays and Kate Hamill on Finding New Modern-Day Meaning in Gothic Horror
Two radically new adaptations of Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein” and Bram Stoker's “Dracula”, classic works of Gothic horror are currently in performances downtown.
5 Shows That Spotlight Great Women in History
Harriet Tubman, Nellie Bly and Molly Brown are just a handful of the sheroes being celebrated on New York stages.
A Rare Chance to See One of the First Immersive Works of Theatre
María Irene Fornés' Fefu and Her Friends is finally being revived after four-plus decades.
Why Bedlam's The Crucible Will Surprise You
The lauded theatre company puts its singular stamp on the Arthur Miller classic.
Sylvia Khoury and Tyne Rafaeli Make Global Trauma Personal in ‘Power Strip’
Power Strip, which stars Dina Shihabi, marks the second collaboration of Sylvia Khoury and director Tyne Rafaeli. The two were inspired to dramatize accounts of sexual assault in Syria and the ways in which those attacks were utilized to sever the ties of accepted social customs.
Owning Her Power: Reneé Rapp, Regina George, and Compassionate Strength
No one can accuse Reneé Rapp, the emerging star of Broadway’s Mean Girls, who brings the scheming Queen Bee Regina George to life onstage, of method acting.
I Lived Through the End of the World in a New York Basement
One evening in late July, I huddled in a Manhattan basement, battling radioactive creatures and trying to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world. Afterward, my fellow survivors and I recapped the events over drinks at the karaoke bar upstairs.