Thursday, January 21, 2021
It was a Broadway smash with big plans until 25 company members took ill and a shutdown put everybody out of work. Inside a tumultuous year, in the words of those who lived it.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThere’s been much discussion about the presence of Black actors in Regency England on the Netflix show, but performers of color have been playing historical roles in London theaters for de…
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The Pasadena Playhouse has a new tribute to Herman, the composer of “Hello, Dolly!,” and Tomei turns up in “Beirut” and “Three Hotels.”
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMTuesday, January 19, 2021
Pundits have likened the president to Lear, to Hamlet, to Macbeth, to Coriolanus. That may have been four years of wishful thinking.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PMTravis Alabanza’s monologue starring Reece Lyons examines agency and safety, here inextricably intertwined with identity.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMBefore his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville’s “Titon et l’Aurore” at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMMonday, January 18, 2021
As artists saw liberties threatened and inequities exacerbated, the stage became more thrillingly urgent than it had been in decades.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:32PMAs she packs her things to make a move, a critic lingers over her memories, many slickly packaged, some not.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMBlack artists and activists in Birmingham, England, say the city’s largest playhouse has sold out by leasing its auditoriums to the criminal justice system.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:03PMSunday, January 17, 2021
A digital four-play retrospective, capped by a world premiere, illuminates this writer’s fascination with doubling, violence and Black identity.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:32PMFriday, January 15, 2021
The shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMAs head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City’s most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PMWhy is it so hard to show the dance world as it is? This Netflix series about students at a ballet school is yet another cartoonish depiction.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:44AMThe actress-turned-director of “One Night in Miami” explains why she sees the fact-based drama about a meeting of four icons as a companion piece to “Watchmen.”
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:44AMThursday, January 14, 2021
Mr. Fischbacher’s partner, Roy Horn, died last May of complications of Covid-19. “There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried,” Mr. Fischbacher said at the ti…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMMr. Fischbacher’s partner, Roy Horn, died last May of complications of Covid-19. “There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried,” Mr. Fischbacher said at the ti…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMMarches and parades are on pause this year. But streamed events and exhibitions are still commemorating King’s achievements.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 09:03AMProlific and widely-produced, Lauren Gunderson didn’t have to look far to create “The Catastrophist,” a play about risk that’s both timely and personal.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AMRather than let finished productions go to waste in the locked-down city, exasperated artists are continuing with closed performances for others in the industry. If everyone’s “working,…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMWednesday, January 13, 2021
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe pandemic has decimated the livelihoods of those who work in the arts. How can the new administration intervene and make sure it doesn’t happen again? A critic offers an ambitious plan.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMTuesday, January 12, 2021
Short, sharp and often funny, the work featured in the “Playing on Air” series can even make vacuuming a pleasure.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:03PMGov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that New York urgently needs to bring the arts back — not only to help jobless artists, but to make sure that New York City survives.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PMMonday, January 11, 2021
The Under the Radar Festival entries “Capsule” and “Disclaimer” explore intimacy, isolation and identity. Bring your own fenugreek.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PMSunday, January 10, 2021
Dissecting the failure of “Frankenstein,” which closed on Broadway on opening night 40 years ago, came with its own set of reporting challenges.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:06PMThis week, learn about the basics of perfume, listen to a string quartet or catch Regina King’s directorial debut.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:42AMSaturday, January 9, 2021
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci told performing arts professionals that if the vaccination program was a success, performances could resume with relatively few restrictions.
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Forget tragic lovers. At the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, fast cars and other luxuries fuel tragedies about the love of things.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PMWith playhouses closed for the next few months, actors and backstage crews are looking for new ways to make ends meet.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 09:03AMThursday, January 7, 2021
Adapted by Tina Fey from her 2004 film, the musical played 834 performances. A national tour is expected to resume when theaters reopen.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 07:48PMThree theaters are exploring “Swingin’ the Dream,” which tanked on Broadway in 1939, but opens a window on the racial and artistic dynamics of its time.
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