Friday, October 31, 2025
Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck's new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture—and the inequalities that are still with us.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PMThursday, October 30, 2025
Two productions of York Walker's play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:56PMWednesday, October 29, 2025
A new partnership between the Naples Players and Naples Comprehensive Health will aim to harness the healing power of the arts for patients and healthcare providers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PMTuesday, October 28, 2025
A new book explores what the life of a middling actor in the pre-Civil War era can teach us about his time—and about notions of individualism and merit that are still with us in American t…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, October 27, 2025
By many measures, foundation giving to performing arts organizations is in decline—except in all the places it’s not.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PMThe new community-powered nonprofit organization aims to serve and advance a vibrant and inclusive L.A. theatre ecosystem. The first step: a comprehensive listings website.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PMArden Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, and Philadelphia Theatre Company, each producing work by the Philly-based writer next year, are joining for a historic 3-way deal.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PMIn the first edition of a new column, we visit a puppet haunted house and chat with a rising Chicago scenic designer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PMThursday, October 23, 2025
A roundup of awards, grants, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AMWednesday, October 22, 2025
A colleague remembers the 'Coyote Cycle' playwright and Padua Hills co-founder, who died on Oct. 17 at age 86, for his metrical dialogue, his tenacity, and his mentorship.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMMonday, October 20, 2025
An appreciation for our George C. White tribute, and salutes to a worker who left a Trump-dominated cultural institution on principle.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PMWednesday, October 15, 2025
A number of theatre artists and institutions have signed on to this decentralized, open-sourced initiative, and are inviting others to join in resistance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMFriday, October 10, 2025
The playwright talks about her great new feminist play. Plus: the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh's 'The First 3 Minutes of 17 Show,' Big Bang readings, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, October 9, 2025
This month's awards include MacDowell and Chicago Dramatists residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMIn this monologue by Tanya Everett, performed by Nedra Marie Taylor, we hear from the legendary blues and jazz singer-songwriter who wrote 'Downhearted Blues.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, October 7, 2025
A thread of protest, censorship, and direct action runs through this month's entries.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, October 6, 2025
It’s a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH—because it’s going to take a united front to make it happen.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMThe prolific solo performer talks about 'Spanish Stew,' a new show about her arrival in San Francisco in the 1970s.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, October 3, 2025
On this episode the editors dive deep into our fall AT issue with dramaturg/journalist Dezi Tibbs, then dig into Latin American representation with playwright-performer John Leguizamo.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:30AMThe leader of 59E59, an Off-Broadway theatre complex that programs more than 30 shows a year, offers a vision for the sustainability of the art form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, October 2, 2025
Some venues are closed, others still open, and many have offered discounts to paused federal workers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PMQuintessence Theatre Group shares the story of how some of the Harlem Renaissance's greatest minds came together to create the first all-Black literary magazine.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMA small, nimble theatre in the Last Frontier's largest city has been programming classics and new works there for 33 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, October 1, 2025
L M Feldman’s new queer love story, starting its rolling world premiere at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, uses ASL and English for more than mere explication.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:17PMTuesday, September 30, 2025
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PMCatching up with the digital editor on the state of criticism, a regrouping of Theatre Folx of Color, Chicago happenings, new columns, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:37PMMonday, September 29, 2025
This edition highlights immigrant theatremakers, ranging from performers to designers to the folks behind the scenes making sure productions make it to the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PMFriday, September 26, 2025
Like many, I found a home for my imagination and my best self to bloom on school stages. Are those same chances still open to new generations?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, September 25, 2025
New memoirs from playwright Martin Sherman and producer Jeffrey Seller recount their bumpy but determined journeys to lives in the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PMA roundup of prizes, residencies, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:55PMTuesday, September 23, 2025
After 4 arts organizations challenged the NEA policy, the U.S. District Court struck down restrictions disfavoring grants for projects promoting ‘gender ideology’ as unconstitutional.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM 
