(Alex Ross's article appeared in the New Yorker, 5/13; Zemlinsky, once regarded as a weak-willed eclecticist, is attracting modern admirers. Illustration by Romy Blümel.) The Musica Non Gra…
(On Democracy Now!, 5/10.) The play Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors, which is being staged this week in Brooklyn, tells the story of the 2017 apartment fire at Grenfell Tower in London t…
(Michael Billington's article appeared in the Guardian, 5/10;Â Photograph: Geraint Lewis.)Â The theatre director, now teaching at Oxford after years running the RSC, thinks The Two Gen…
ALL FREE WHERE AND WHEN: May 16 to 20, 2024 The Segal Theatre Center, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street FREE " First Come, First Served So…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: [Using the concept of]Â If is also a stimulus to the creative subconscious. Besides it helps us to carry out another fundamental principle …
(Solene Clausse's Olivia Salazar-Winspear's, Jennifer Ben Brahim's Marion Chaval's, Magali Faure's and Clemence Delfaure's article appeared on France24, 5/7. Photo: arts24 © FRANCE…
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 5/3; Photo: The party's over … Nina Hoss in The Cherry Orchard. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Donmar Warehouse, London Nina Hoss stars in …
INTO THE EVERYDAY AND EXISTENTIAL Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse's Texts for Performance in New York 2004 to the present NEXT MONDAY, MAY 6 11:00 AM " 9:00 PM Ongoing engagement and experiments th…
(Emma Brockes's interview appeared in the Guardian, 4/29; Photo: Photograph: Teddy Wolff.) As she takes the words of Grenfell Tower fire survivors to the New York stage, the playwright talks…
By Bob Shuman Director Simon Godwin's structured, composed descent into the "defilement of a mind" in Macbeth is objective and clear, filmed unpoetically, Â yet sustained with uniformly st…
Henry V Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare A new production of Shakespeare's hugely popular history play. As King Henry's ambitions lead him to invade France, he finds himself faci…
(via Emily Owens; Chat GPT) FRIGID New York's 2024 New York City Fringe Festival culminated with a spectacular awards night, on April 21, honoring the brightest stars of indie theater. This …
Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest European playwrights of the twentieth century. The aim of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was to make the familiar 'strange'…
Here's a compilation of new Off-Off-Broadway and Off-Broadway (and one on Broadway) shows: Bardcore (Episodic Theatre Project) (Comedy): Written by The Episodic Theatre Project ensemble, thi…
(Renaud Lefort's, Armelle Caux's, Olivia Salazar-Winpear's, Stephanie Cheval's and Sonia Baritello's report appeared on France 24, 4/22.) Visit  In 1924, French poet André Breton wrote …
SPEAK FOR THEM attempts to shine a light on artists and writers around the world who have faced silencing, intimidation, and persecution. May justice prevail. Nisha Singh, Playwright, India …
Crystal Field, Executive Director for Theater for the New City, will showcase over 200 luminaries in the performing arts, poetry, puppetry, cinema, and independent artistry May 24-26, under …
(Clare Brennan's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/2/2024; Photo: Pete Stonier.) New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme A first-rate cast delight in controlled chaos of the highest order in Conrad …
Born 1564; 460 years old today! William Shakespeare: 1564-1616
By Bob Shuman In the disaster that ensued (Grenfell: in the Words of Survivors, now playing at St. Ann's Warehouse until May 12), a Syrian man, a disabled man, who in this production is play…
A solo show about dating in New York . . . She's back. Lolo lands a dream-come-true European tour with her punk cabaret show. But when it gets canceled, after just a few weeks, she's forc…
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Ask an actor, after some great performance, how he felt while on the stage, and what he did there. He will not be able to answer because he w…
S.N. Behrman, the king of witty social comedies like "Biography" and "Second Marriage," took a sharp turn with "No Time for Comedy" which premiered on April 17, 1939. Hailing from Worcester,…
(Schulman's article appeared in the New Yorker, 4/15/2024; Photograph by Robert Wright / Redux.) The Tony-winning playwright's dark, antic satire were many people's gateway to theatre. I…
The past week on the international stage, innovative productions and captivating performances continue to grab the spotlight. Here are 6 highlights for the theatre aficionado: GLOBAL VOICES …