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appreciation

‘I Was Always Astounded by the Level of Constant Invention’: On Terrence McNally

 The playwright’s broad palette and essential humanity. By Helen Shaw
the business of theater

“There Is No ‘Surplus’ in Nonprofit”: How Off Broadway Is Coping With Closure

 At all but the largest downtown institutions, a few weeks’ closure can wipe out years of exhausting work. By Helen Shaw
coronavirus

Arts Organizations Are Heading Into Crisis. A Few Things Might Mitigate It.

 Performers and staff, already living close to the edge, have little margin for a long layoff. By Justin Davidson
  1. vulture lists
    Even More Things to Stream While Broadway Is Shut DownDid you know that the SpongeBob musical is on Amazon Prime?
    By Helen Shaw
  2. fleabag
    Now Is Your Chance to Stream the Stage Version of Fleabag OnlinePhoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman stage show will stream via Amazon and the Soho Theatre.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. theater
    Hamilton Cast Reunion Happens in Separate RoomsAll thanks to John Krasinski’s new YouTube show, Some Good News.
    By Zoe Haylock
  4. coronavirus news
    In Drama School, the Spring Showcase Is Everything. Now What?Everything that agents and bookers might see has been canceled.
    By Helen Shaw
  5. coronavirus
    Sara Bareilles Says She Had the Coronavirus and Is ‘Fully Recovered’Her Waitress costar Gavin Creel previously said he thought he had it, but did not want to use a test.
    By Justin Curto
  7. theater
    Livestreaming and Labor: A Clash of Good Intentions at Red Bull TheaterA dispute with Actors’ Equity shuts down a virtual production.
    By Helen Shaw
  8. quarantine diary
    Darren Criss Is Learning Japanese and Playing With LEGOs in QuarantineHe was supposed to be doing David Mamet’s American Buffalo on Broadway. Here’s how he’s keeping himself occupied instead.
    As told to Madison Malone Kircher
  9. streaming
    You Can Now Start Streaming National Theatre Productions at HomeStarting with One Man, Two Guvnors on April 2.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. quarantine diary
    Debra Messing Is Baking and Watching Love Is Blind in QuarantineThe star of Birthday Candles, which was scheduled to start previews April 2, on what she’s doing since she’s not onstage.
    As told to Jackson McHenry
  11. first listens
    Listen a New Song From the Stage Version of The Prince of Egypt“Footprints on the Sand” serves as his new act one solo.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. vulture recommends
    What to Stream While Broadway Is Shut DownSuggested substitutes for the shows you’re missing while theaters are dark.
    By Madison Malone Kircher, Frank Rich, and Helen Shaw
  15. for good?
    Like a Seed Dropped by a Skybird, the Wicked Movie Is Delayed Yet AgainUniversal has replaced Elphaba with Sing 2.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. coronavirus news
    Even the $2 Trillion Rescue Isn’t Great for the ArtsA few crumbs for a significant part of the economy.
    By Helen Shaw
  17. appreciation
    ‘I Was Always Astounded by the Level of Constant Invention’: On Terrence McNallyThe playwright’s broad palette and essential humanity.
    By Helen Shaw
  18. theater
    Tony Awards Postpone, With Plans to Reschedule Once Broadway ReturnsThe ceremony was officially set to air June 7.
    By Jackson McHenry
  19. roll clip!
    Watch Michael Shannon Monologue at Home With a Perfect Camera AngleShannon performed it as part of 24 Hour Plays’ “Viral Monologues” series.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. theater
    Playwright Terrence McNally Dead at 81 From Coronavirus ComplicationsThe author of Love! Valour! Compassion! and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. honey you mean hunkcules
    The Hercules Musical Is Coming to Some Stage, Somewhere, SomedayComposer and songwriter Alan Menken told Rosie O’Donnell during a livestream fundraiser.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  22. the theatre
    Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen Won’t Open On Broadway Post-CoronavirusProducers say they don’t have the “economic resources” to sustain the production through Broadway’s closure.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. yay!
    The New York Arts Scene Is Getting Some Much-Needed Financial ReliefA multi-foundation effort to save nonprofits has begun.
    By Helen Shaw
  26. jimmy awards
    Oh No, Sorry, Theater Teens, the Jimmy Awards Have Also Been CanceledNo official word from the Tonys yet, though.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. coronavirus
    How One Theater Company Is Facing a Dark SpringA snapshot from downtown.
    By Helen Shaw
  28. roll clip!
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Is Here to Calm You With a Little Phantom Piano Serenade“It’s alright, it doesn’t come from Cats,” he tells his dog.
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. jellicle cats come out tonight
    Watch Cats With Us on Instagram Tonight … PleaseAt 7 p.m. ET, the Jellicle Ball begins.
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. benefit concerts
    The Rosie O’Donnell Show To Return For One Night Only Benefit PerformanceAccompanied by (almost) every single Broadway star you can possibly imagine.
    By Chris Murphy
  31. coronavirus
    The Show Won’t Go on for the Olivier AwardsDue to the coronavirus, they “no longer feel that it is feasible to host the ceremony.”
    By Devon Ivie
  32. the show must go on
    Missing Broadway? PBS Would Like to Remind You They’ve Got the GoodsTheaters may be dark, but you can stream PBS’s performing arts library from the comfort of your own anywhere.
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. the business of theater
    “There Is No ‘Surplus’ in Nonprofit”: How Off Broadway Is Coping With ClosureAt all but the largest downtown institutions, a few weeks’ closure can wipe out years of exhausting work.
    By Helen Shaw
  34. stress relief
    Lin-Manuel Miranda Tries to Distract From Pandemic With Unreleased Hamilton SongA nice gesture.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  35. coronavirus
    Arts Organizations Are Heading Into Crisis. A Few Things Might Mitigate It.Performers and staff, already living close to the edge, have little margin for a long layoff.
    By Justin Davidson
  38. coronavirus
    Broadway Theaters Shut Down As New York Governor Bans Gatherings Over 500As the coronavirus continues to spread, the billion-dollar industry has been resistant to shutting down. Now, it’s likely on the brink of closure.
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. theater review
    If You’re Leaving the House, Head West to TumachoPlus, 72 Miles to Go …
    By Helen Shaw
  40. coronavirus
    Broadway Usher Tested Positive for CoronavirusThe shows where the individual worked will go on as scheduled.
    By Jackson McHenry
  41. coronavirus
    Close the Theaters. Close the Opera. Close the Concert Halls. Now.Yes, it will be brutal to the performing-arts economy. It’s also necessary.
    By Justin Davidson
  42. coronavirus
    Some Broadway Shows Are Slashing Ticket Prices in Response to CoronavirusWest Side Story, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more.
    By Jackson McHenry
  43. theater review
    Every Day a Little Death: Endlings and Unknown SoldierA pair of plays that (very differently) evoke the ultimate.
    By Helen Shaw
  44. theater review
    That’s Really Mom Up There: Suicide Forest and SKiNFoLKTwo plays involving very present mothers.
    By Helen Shaw
  45. theater review
    Girl From the North Country Has No Direction HomeOpportunity blown; so much told and not shown.
    By Helen Shaw
  46. marriage stories
    How Six Created Its 16th-Century Pop-Star QueensThe musical imagines all of Henry VIII’s wives in a singing competition about who had the worst go of it.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. children will listen
    I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This But There’s a Sondheim Disco AlbumWest Side Story, but make it groovy.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  50. i love the '80s
    Please Allow The Cast of Sing Street to Satisfy Your Eighties NostalgiaA Vulture exclusive.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  51. theater review
    Lifeboats and Lifelines: Two Musicals Make the Case for Not Giving Up’We’re Gonna Die’ and ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown.’
    By Helen Shaw
  52. theater review
    Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. Is the Real ThingRipped not from the headlines but straight from life.
    By Helen Shaw
  53. theater review
    Men to Watch in Cambodian Rock Band, Blues for an Alabama Sky, and The HeadlandsPerformers who hold your attention, even with uneven material.
    By Helen Shaw
  54. casting
    Aspiring Character Actor Chris Evans in Talks to Play the Dentist in Little ShopTaron Egerton and Scarlett Johansson are the potential leads.
    By Jackson McHenry
  55. theater review
    Horror Stories of Womanhood: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Anatomy of a SuicideThe horrors.
    By Helen Shaw
  56. off broadway
    Steve Buscemi, Chris Messina, Everyone Else You Can Think of Doing Three SistersWith Oscar Isaac, Greta Gerwig, and … Ben Sinclair?
    By Jackson McHenry
  57. theater review
    In the New West Side Story, When You’re Onstage You’re Onscreen All the WayFrom your first tracking shot to your last camera play.
    By Helen Shaw
  58. broadway
    Broadway’s The Inheritance Will Close March 15, Not Quite Living Up to That HypeThe two-part gay drama won acclaim in London, but couldn’t translate that into success in New York.
    By Jackson McHenry
  59. theater
    Tracy Letts and Armie Hammer Swear Their New Political Play Isn’t About TrumpIt was a Pulitzer finalist in 2018.
    By Jackson McHenry
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