116 stories by "Patrick Pacheco"
This year's Broadway season is particularly packed with productions worthy of your attention. Here's where to start. MIGHT WE RECOMMEND … By almost all measures, Broadway has had a stellar…
Director Rupert Goold discusses Putin's rise to power in Peter Morgan's acclaimed Broadway drama, now on stage at Ethel Barrymore Theatre. At a climactic moment in "Patriots," the Russian bi…
Journalist Patrick Pacheco, who collaborated with Rivera on her memoir, shares stories from their decades-long partnership.
Writers Qui Nguyen, Jocelyn Bioh and Rebekah Greer Melocik on their rise through nonprofit spaces and the impact of the shifting landscape. Until 2015, Qui Nguyen was struggling to support h…
In "The Shark Is Broken," Ian Shaw becomes his father during the troubled filming of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster "Jaws." In 1978, the acclaimed British stage and movie star Robert Shaw di…
Countries, by and large, adopt women as their allegorical figurehead. There is America's Lady Liberty, Mother Russia and France's Marianne. In the Philippines, between 1965 and 1986, First L…
Musical theater has always been a generator of romance, optimism and joy. And there's no lack of that in the shows slated to open prior to April 27, the Tony Award deadline for consideration…
Talk of recession? What recession? Broadway producers have apparently yet to get the memo. No less than nine plays are slated to open before the 2022-2023 season comes to a close on April 27…
"Daddy" is the first word of "Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers," a frank admission on two counts: that the contours of her life were significantly shaped as the daughter…
Just before director Steven Spielberg began filming "West Side Story," Rachel Zegler, one of the new production's stars, had a crisis of confidence. After a sleepless night, she texted to a …
With Broadway on the cusp of reopening after a long shutdown, four artists " a director-choreographer, an actor, a playwright and a designer " reflect on what one of them has called a "hiber…
Two-part plays have held sway over producers for decades, promising accolades and speaking to a higher calling of bringing the production to the masses. And yet, when these shows come to…
From the Jonathan Larson Grant to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative, financial assistance programs look to level the playing field for the next theatre greats.
When the Tony-winning revival of "Angels in America" ends its Broadway run, it will be Andrew Garfield, as Prior Walter, who will say the last lines: "You are fabulous. Each and every one of…
One of the most disturbing and memorable images in theatrical history came in 2006 when a body pushed its way up through the felt of a billiard table in Gregory Burke's "Black Watch." The Na…
Can "Mean Girls" edge out "The Band's Visit" and "SpongeBob SquarePants"? Will "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" or "Angels in American" take home more trophies? Here's a quick rundown of …
The aspiring artists touched by the American Theatre Wing’s Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative speak out about the gift from the Tony-winning composer-lyricist.
Before being seduced into theater, Ethan Slater was a high school and college wrestler " the sport a source of discipline, work ethic and body awareness. "I knew where my body was at all tim…
It's little wonder that "Casablanca" is among the all-time favorite films of Summer Shelton. After all, the 37-year-old film producer is drawn to stories about people who don't expect to mee…
Put a star in a limited engagement on Broadway and you've got a set-up for a hot ticket and premium price exorbitance. Think of Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler ("Hello, Dolly!"), Uma Thurman…
Be sure that your wallet is full of Hamiltons if you plan on walking away from Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical with merchandise to commemorate the day. At the pop-up store in the Paramount Hote…
The producers of the new revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George," starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, recently announced that the show would not be competi…
There was a sense of déjà vu on Broadway when the Oscar nominations were announced, especially when it came to the four nods for "Fences": Best Picture, Best Actor (Denzel Washington), B…
Mary Tyler Moore, who died on Wednesday at age 80, has been mourned as one of the most beloved actors of her time, celebrated particularly for her long runs on TV's "Dick Van Dyke Show" and …
Donald Trump's surprise victory in the electoral college was seen by some pundits as a repudiation of the liberal bastions of Hollywood and Broadway. After all, Hillary Clinton was supported…
