Theater

  1. trailer mix
    Look Around, Look Around, Disney’s Hamilton Trailer Has Arrived Right NowFinally, you can see what all the hype is about.
    By Halle Kiefer
  2. theater
    Holland Taylor on How Playing Ann Richards Changed Her LifeTaylor explains her fascination with the Texas governor.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. performing arts
    The Precarious Future of High Culture in New YorkThe pandemic silenced the city’s symphony halls and grand opera houses. But will the (eventual) restart bring with it a reckoning?
    By Justin Davidson
  4. cool babies
    David Byrne’s American Utopia Is on the Road to HBODirected by his “art brother” Spike Lee.
    By Devon Ivie
  5. drama desk awards
    A Strange Loop, The Inheritance Lead This Year’s Drama Desk WinnersThe (awards) show went on Saturday night.
    By Halle Kiefer
  7. q&a
    Jagged Little Pill’s Lauren Patten Will Not Admit That She Steals the ShowPatten won a Drama Desk Award for her emotional “You Oughta Know.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  8. theater review
    Does Interactive Theater Work on Zoom? Two Theaters Switch On the VideoWhat exactly makes something feel “live”?
    By Helen Shaw
  9. girl from the north country
    The Bob Dylan Musical Made Bob Dylan Cry“I’ve seen it and it affected me,” he said of Girl From the North Country.
    By Justin Curto
  10. theater
    Building Trust After Inclusivity Failed: Lessons for the TheaterAfter years of talk, minimal progress. So what now?
    By Helen Shaw
  11. theater
    BIPOC Theater Artists Petition for Change: ‘We See You, White American Theater’Co-signed by Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, Viola Davis, Leslie Odom Jr. and hundreds of other theater makers.
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. the coronavirus
    For the Apollo Theater, the Show Must Go OnThey’re taking their talent online. Literally.
    By Zoe Haylock
  13. theater
    Shaina Taub Describes Being Arrested on Her StoopShe said the officer was “snarling intense verbal intimidation.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. black lives matter
    Slave Play Donates $10,000 Intended for Awards Season to National Bailout Fund“Enough is enough.”
    By Chris Murphy
  15. theater
    Black Theater Workers Call Out Racism on BroadwayGriffin Matthews, Schele Williams, Cody Renard Richard, and others have described racist experiences working in theater.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. postponements
    Drama Desk Awards Postponed Out of Regard for Ongoing Protests“We stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. theater
    Props? Trombone Zones? Dressing Rooms? A COVID Theater Think Tank Plans AheadProp-handling rules? Dressing-room airflow checks? Trombone-free zones? What will it take to open safely?
    By Helen Shaw
  18. the longest lives
    What I’ve Learned So FarLessons from artists and thinkers.
    As told to Jackson McHenry, Helen Shaw, and Amelia Schonbek
  19. remembrances
    Larry Kramer’s InheritanceAn intergenerational conversation about what he meant and means.
    By Mark Harris and Jackson McHenry
  20. roll clip!
    Two Minutes of Armie Hammer Going Hog Wild OnstageNo one can resist Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  21. social distance
    Claire Foy and Matt Smith Will Star in a Socially Distant, Livestreamed PlayThe Old Vic’s new version of Lungs will be performed without an audience.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. theater
    Miscast Gala to Bring Those Delightful Performances Right to YouTube This YearA perennial highlight of the Broadway season.
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. dance
    Where to Stream Great Dance PerformancesA little starter set for the enthusiast who wants to feel like leaping again.
    By Helen Shaw
  24. smash lives!
    Like a Phoenix Rising From the TV Ashes, a Smash Musical Is Heading to BroadwayThey said “Don’t Forget Me!” and they meant it.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. roll clip!
    Try Not to Tear Up As Dolly Parton Serenades You RemotelyAs part of an online Covenant House fundraiser.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. cats
    Sure Sounds Like Andrew Lloyd Webber Didn’t Dig James Corden in Cats“I cannot tell you how absolutely un-Eliot it all was.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  27. dont tell me about it stud
    CBS to Air Grease in Lieu of Tonys, Which Is the Worst Thing They Could DoBroadway’s biggest night is on hold due to coronavirus.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  28. broadway
    Frozen Closes on Broadway Due to the Coronavirus PandemicThe company will still run its North American tour and plans to open Frozen in Australia, the U.K., Japan, and Germany.
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. streaming theater review
    Molly Sweeney Returns: A Dark Play Brightens the ScreenBrian Friel’s triple intertwined monologues, in a streamed revival of the 2011 production at the Irish Rep.
    By Helen Shaw
  30. theater
    The Cursed Michael Jackson Musical Has Rescheduled Its Run to 2021Producers say MJ will play the Neil Simon Theatre starting March 2021.
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. great news
    Broadway Star Nick Cordero Wakes From Coma Amid Battle With the CoronavirusLet’s celebrate that!
    By Zoe Haylock
  32. the lost season
    What Would Ren Dara Santiago’s The Siblings Play Have Been?The first in a series devoted to the Lost Season.
    By Helen Shaw
  33. books
    Former Drama Teacher Chasten Buttigieg to Release MemoirI Have Something to Tell You comes out on September 1.
    By Justin Curto
  34. reunions
    Smash Cast and Renée Zellweger for Some Reason to Reunite for Bombshell ConcertStreaming Wednesday, May 20, at 8 p.m. ET.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. broadway
    Broadway Extends Coronavirus Shutdown to Labor Day“Broadway will be back when the governor tells us it’s safe to be back.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. streaming
    You Don’t Really Have to Wait for It: Hamilton Will Stream on Disney+ on July 3The taping of the original Broadway cast will debut a full 15 months early.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. roll clip!
    Watch Katrina Lenk’s Haunting Rendition of The Sound of Music’s ‘Something Good’Nothing comes from nothing.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. streaming theater review
    The Online By Jeeves Is Lousy, and Still Reminded Me How Much I Miss TheaterIt made me realize I’ve even missed the eat-your-spinach parts of being a critic.
    By Helen Shaw
  39. it's so... metaphorical
    Jeremy O. Harris Tweeted About the Slave Play Good Fight Episode, ObviouslyJoin him on this meta-theatrical journey #SlavePlayGoodFight.
    By Chris Murphy
  40. satire?
    Of Course The Good Fight Did a Slave Play EpisodeC**ksucker in Chains, the most talked-about play of the season.
    By Jackson McHenry
  41. have i got a girl for you
    We Almost Got the Queer Broadway Company of Our DreamsInstead, the gender-swapped lead, Bobbie, dates only men in the new production.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  42. theater without a theater
    What Do the Blue Men Do When They’re Not in a Group?“We got used to never touching our faces when we have our makeup on.”
    By Sonia Weiser
  43. awards
    Colson Whitehead Wins Second Pulitzer Prize, A Strange Loop Wins for DramaPlus, New York’s own Justin Davidson is a finalist in criticism.
    By Justin Curto
  44. hat trick
    How the Sondheim 90th-Birthday Concert Came Together (an Hour or So Late)When the audio cut out, “it was panic. It was dry mouth.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. streaming theater review
    Richard Nelson’s Apple Family Is Muted in Grief and Unmuted on ZoomIn What Do We Need to Talk About?
    By Helen Shaw
  46. documentaries
    A Documentary on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme Is Coming to HuluThe film premiered at Sundance this spring.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. theater
    What It’s Like to Stage a New Play Over ZoomJay O. Sanders and Maryann Plunkett explain what it’s like to stage a new Apple family play in a pandemic.
    By Jackson McHenry
  48. and all that jazz
    Catherine Zeta-Jones and Her Karaoke Machine Will Give You the Old Razzle-Dazzle“You may be wondering why I’m sitting on the floor in my bathrobe with flashing lights on my face.”
    By Justin Curto
  49. coronavirus
    Broadway’s Waitress Cast Sings Cover to Raise Donations for Nick CorderoThe actor has been hospitalized with severe complications from COVID-19 since March 31.
    By Halle Kiefer
  50. it's our time starting late
    Everybody Rise and Discuss Sondheim’s 90th Birthday LivestreamA night of pure chaotic joy.
    By Vulture Editors
  51. zoom concerts
    Who Gets to Call Stephen Sondheim ‘Steve’? A 90th-Birthday InvestigationHappy birthday, Mr. Stephen Sondheim, your excellency, sir.
    By Jackson McHenry
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