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David Byrne and Heidi Schreck, in Conversation

 The creators of American Utopia and What the Constitution Means to Me on the links between their filmed Broadway shows. By Jackson McHenry
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What the Constitution Means to Me Film Unleashes a Boiler Full of Flames

 When everything feels too overwhelming to watch at home, Heidi Schreck’s Broadway show (streaming on Prime Video) hits the right chord of anger. By Helen Shaw and Kathryn VanArendonk
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6 Takeaways From the Erratic 2020 Tony Award Nominations

 Congrats to Jagged Little Pill! Sorry to The Lightning Thief. By Jackson McHenry
  1. australia
    Nicole Kidman Loves Television So Much She’s Making Another ShowThings I Know to Be True is based on a stage play of the same name.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. chat room
    Marielle Heller on What the Constitution Means to Me and The Queen’s GambitThe actor-writer-director has two very different new projects in very different media.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. theater
    David Byrne and Heidi Schreck, in ConversationThe creators of American Utopia and What the Constitution Means to Me on the links between their filmed Broadway shows.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. trailer mix
    The Prom Trailer: Meryl Brings Tolerance and Tonys to a Small Town by ForcePremiering on Netflix December 11.
    By Jackson McHenry
  5. theater review
    Circle Jerk’s Theatrical Erudition Includes a Dose of The O.C.A streaming production that doesn’t feel stripped-down.
    By Helen Shaw
  7. regional theater
    Diane Warren Wrote a Musical Around Stories of Sexual Harassment in HollywoodLouisette Geiss, a Weinstein accuser, co-wrote the book of The Right Girl.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. movie review
    What the Constitution Means to Me Film Unleashes a Boiler Full of FlamesWhen everything feels too overwhelming to watch at home, Heidi Schreck’s Broadway show (streaming on Prime Video) hits the right chord of anger.
    By Helen Shaw and Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. tony awards
    6 Takeaways From the Erratic 2020 Tony Award NominationsCongrats to Jagged Little Pill! Sorry to The Lightning Thief.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. broadway
    Here Are the Nominees for the Ever-Mysterious 2020 Tony AwardsJagged Little Pill and Slave Play lead the races.
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. streaming theater
    Transcript Turned Script: A Preview of Why Would I Dare’s Courtroom DramaThe Crystal Mason voting-rights case comes to the stage in a streaming production by the Commissary.
    By Helen Shaw
  12. broadway
    Broadway Shutdown Extended Through May 2021 Due to COVID-19The Music Man and MJ have already announced new dates.
    By Jackson McHenry
  13. tony awards
    Tony Awards to Announce Nominations Next Week and Hold Ceremony Who Knows WhenA date for the digital ceremony has still not been announced.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. theater
    Broadway Stars and Their Face Shields Hold Surprise Performance in Times SquareFace shield or not, you can’t hide Bernadette’s hair.
    By Jackson McHenry
  15. we love the theater
    Patti LuPone’s Review of Trump’s Evita Balcony Moment Is In“This revival is closing November 3rd.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. trailer mix
    What the Constitution Means to Me Trailer: Heidi Schreck’s Play Comes to AmazonPremiering October 16.
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. chat room
    Ashley Park Brings Her Broadway Background and Fashion Sense to Emily in ParisPlus, where Mindy falls within the Sex and the City best-friend framework.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. review
    Mortality Plays: Two Live Performances in New York Look Steadily at DeathLive, in-person performances are springing up everywhere.
    By Helen Shaw
  19. chat room
    Overlook The Boys in the Band’s Robin de Jesús at Your Own Risk“I’m not gonna worry about being liked. Cisgender white folks get to be messy and they’re still entitled to empathy.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. movies
    The Boys in the Band Play OnThe pioneering gay drama, long dismissed as a relic of self-hatred, is now a Netflix film that remains brilliantly uncomfortable.
    By Mark Harris
  21. theater
    At Soho Rep, a Revolutionary Idea: Put the Creative People on SalaryThe directors feel their job program is more a continuation than a pivot.
    By Helen Shaw
  22. theater
    Glenn Close Playing Roy Cohn in a Virtual Angels in America Benefit PerformanceLive on YouTube on October 8.
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. covid-19
    The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Return Until Fall 2021The organization canceled the remainder of its 2020–2021 season.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. streaming theater review
    Almost the Real Miracle: Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, Streaming From the Old VicIt feels a little like … theater!
    By Helen Shaw
  25. theater
    What the Constitution Means to Me Film Coming to Amazon in OctoberDirected by Marielle Heller.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. miscast
    Watch Ingrid Michaelson and Lauren Ridloff Sing and Sign ‘You Will Be Found’“If you did it literally and signed the exact English words, it loses the depth and complexity of meaning.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. west end
    Some West End Musicals, Including Six, Plan to Return in NovemberFor an 11-week run starting November 14.
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. theater review
    Andrew Scott Is Extraordinary in Three KingsThe performance is a demonstration of the actor’s charismatic power.
    By Helen Shaw
  29. diana rigg
    5 Incredible Diana Rigg StoriesNo, she didn’t eat the garlic on purpose.
    By Justin Curto
  30. theater
    Ben Brantley Leaves the New York Times After 24 Years As Chief Theater CriticHe said the pandemic marked “a good moment to slip out the door.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. obits
    Dame Diana Rigg, Icon of British TV and Stage Classics, Dead at 82She acted until her death, playing Olenna in Game of Thrones.
    By Justin Curto
  32. theater on tv
    Coastal Elites Is As Distanced As Its SubjectMonologues that play to a crowd don’t work without that audience.
    By Helen Shaw
  33. oh bless the lord my soul
    Prepare Ye, a Stephen Schwartz Documentary ApproachesDefying Gravity chronicles the life’s work of the artist behind shows like Wicked and Godspell.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  34. Theatre for One Wants You to Sit Up Straight and Pay AttentionOne-on-one, face-to-face theater performances in a digital window.
    By Helen Shaw
  35. casting
    Amy Adams to Remind Us She Can Sing in Dear Evan Hansen MovieIn case you forgot about Enchanted.
    By Justin Curto
  36. broadway
    The Tony Awards Will Happen After All, in Digital Form This FallThe date and platform for the awards ceremony are yet to be announced.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. in conversation
    Laurence Fishburne Knows Who He IsWith his much-anticipated return to Broadway postponed until next year, one of America’s most accomplished actors reflects on his career.
    By E. Alex Jung
  38. ⚔️
    Despite Ye Olde Plague, the Show at Medieval Times Goes On“Stay at a sword’s length from your fellow royals.”
    By Megh Wright
  39. theater review
    How Parents, Children (and Playwrights) Made Oedipus Rex and Antigone at HomeSophocles in Staten Island is a family affair.
    By Helen Shaw
  40. stage dives
    ‘Within Fifteen Minutes, It Became Unbearable’The bloody Broadway mess that was Dance of the Vampires.
    By Helen Shaw
  41. coronavirus
    Andrew Lloyd Webber, All Alone in the Moonlight, Joins a COVID Vaccine Trial“I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. stage dives
    A Musical About Joseph McCarthy Funded By a Scammer Ex-Con. What Could Go Wrong?Well, there’s a reason you haven’t heard of Senator Joe.
    By Mark Harris
  43. stage dives
    A Dud Among Duds: The Story of Moose MurdersThe tale of Broadway’s most notorious bomb.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  44. theater
    Broadway’s Diana Musical to Be Filmed Without an Audience for NetflixIt’ll drop early next year, while the show still plans to return to the stage.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. stage dives
    Donald Trump’s One-Show Career As a Broadway ProducerIf he’d had a hit in Paris Is Out!, the world might be in a better place now.
    By Sarah Weinman
  46. stage dives
    The Making of Superman’s Brief Flight on BroadwayAnd how Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa almost got him back off the ground nearly 50 years later.
    By Abraham Riesman
  47. theater review
    These Two New Theater Works Need You to ListenOne of the surprises of pandemic theater-making has been this embrace of audio work.
    By Helen Shaw
  48. the rockettes
    Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular Show Canceled Because of COVID-19For the first time in 87 years, the New York City icons won’t be kicking.
    By Justin Curto
  49. fair points
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Says the Cats Movie Is ‘Ridiculous’ and He’ll Tell You WhyWell, he’s not wrong.
    By Halle Kiefer
  50. streaming theater
    Go Small and Go Home: Tiny Theater Made in QuarantineThe 7th voyage of egon tichy was streamed from an apartment closet.
    By Helen Shaw
  51. parade movie when
    Disney+, Clearly Run by Theater Kids, Is Making a Once on This Island MovieJocelyn Bioh is writing the script, with Wanuri Kahiu directing.
    By Jackson McHenry
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