"If we can inspire a sense of connection, wonder and whimsy in a fractured world, then I think we have done our job." The post How Soundpainting Came to 'PoP Up' in Fort Greene, Brooklyn app…
When it comes to acknowledging Native land before a performance, artists and administrators sure have room for thought and growth. The post Land Acknowledgment! (…and Building on Best Prac…
As Tolstoy said, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." The Lennon-Bairds were no exception. The post John Lennon as Only His Half-Sister, Julia Baird…
An Oct. 3 live Skype from Antarctica at a Connecticut museum highlights science "on the ice" -- and art. The post Antarctica: The Final Frontier for Artists and Writers? appeared first on Cl…
Composer Michael Kooman and book writer/lyricist Christopher Dimond celebrate their "average" world-premiere CD. The post How 'Average' Howard Barnes Became an Above-Average Musical appeared…
If there's no positive impact you can measure, why hang your hat on the idea? The post Time for Arts Nonprofits to Prove They Inspire Change appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
But why salt so much dialogue with, like, annoyingly contemporary expressions? The post In 'Wives,' Playwright Backhaus Tries Comedy " and #MeToo appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
Don't tell me that I "need to calm down," Taylor. Oh, and please, Kellyanne, don't sing. The post I Won't Calm Down: Taylor Swift, Kellyanne Conway and the VMAs appeared first on Clyde Fitch…
Actors Zawe Ashton and Charlie Fox add immeasurably to the playwright's most biographical work. The post On Broadway, 'Betrayal' Is the Only Constant of Life appeared first on Clyde Fitch Re…
Looking to ancient drama to comprehend the incomprehensible. The post Is the Tragedy of Sept. 11 Intelligible to Us Yet? appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
Looking back on more than three decades creating community and drama around the world using the techniques of the Theatre of the Oppressed. The post Making a Frame: How I Found an Augusto Bo…
The zeitgeist doesn't bode well for top-flight musical theater scores. Unless... The post Musical Malaise: The Twilight of the Original Score? appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
If you won't pay artists -- or respect HR laws on exempt and non-exempt employees -- maybe you don't deserve our donations. The post 'We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!' (Or, 'Don't Pay Artists!') …
Who has legal standing to know the results of an investigation? What about a moral imperative? The post Death of 'Chicago' Actor Jeff Loeffelholz: Updates, Debates appeared first on Clyde Fi…
An entrepreneurial composer returns to full-time composing. The post Handler With Care appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
There must be method to playwright Halley Feiffer's current madness. The post 'Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow' Stay Home appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
Despite predictable drawbacks, Chris Urch's theatrical indictment is an important work of art. The post 'The Rolling Stone': Ugandan Homophobia as Modern Tragedy appeared first on Clyde Fitc…
Let's reject the antiquated idea that you're either entirely in or out of the arts. The post Am I Still a Dancer If I Don't Dance For a Living? appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
It's the wild, wild west (of Westeros). The post For Indie Artists, Does the Daisie App Match the Hype? appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
Diversity, inclusion and curious sins of omission in a new book on the "greatest star." The post Pip with Pizzazz: Ethan Mordden Assesses Barbra Streisand appeared first on Clyde Fitch Repor…
With the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) under right-wing attack, Mary Kathryn Nagle sounds the alarm. The post Native Playwright and Others Fear a New Trail of Tears appeared first on Clyde…
An autobiographical musical about an autobiographical musical about -- well, you know. The post How a Michael R. Jackson Musical Throws Us for a 'Loop' appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
Danny Rocco's sprawling experimental history play proves that everything new is old again. The post 'Convention': Staging a 1944 Progressive-Moderate Slugfest appeared first on Clyde Fitch R…
The playwright thinks he's offering us shocks. They register more like mild nudges. The post 'Long Lost': New Margulies Play Should Stay Undiscovered appeared first on Clyde Fitch Report.
With the 2019 Met Gala's "Camp" theme, the name Susan Sontag (1933-2004) is coming up more regularly now in pop culture. For example, I recently attended a luncheon and received a free copy …