How Immersive Theater Is Bringing Intimacy Back to Entertainment
Where is Narnia?” I joked as I stepped through the back of the large wooden wardrobe featured in the center of a Lower East Side basement. I didn’t actually expect to find myself in the magical land of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” but this tour of Wildrence, a performance space home to inventive immersive projects, certainly invited flights of fancy.
How Do You Direct Two Musicals at Once?
Working on two shows simultaneously has driven Andy Sandberg to drink — large quantities of Pepsi Max.
"The actors frequently tease me because I am constantly carrying two-liter bottles in my hand," says the director, who's helming the romantic musical comedy Neurosis and the political satire R.R.R.E.D. in repertory at the DR2 Theatre.
Navigating Through the Darkness in ‘The Seafarer’
Conor McPherson's tale of despair and redemption on a drunken Christmas Eve, is a decidedly male affair. In fact, according to Ciarán O'Reilly, the director of Irish Repertory Theatre's current revival, "This play could be called The Absence of Women."
‘Angels in America’ Conquers Broadway Again
Directed by Marianne Elliott and playing at the Neil Simon Theater, the two plays — Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, performed in repertory by a stunning ensemble — pulse with an urgency that speaks to audiences in 2018 with startling clarity.
How Staying Free From Corporate Funding Helps R.Evolución Latina Work Around The World
When asked about the future of R.Evolución Latina, founder and director Luis Salgado answered without hesitation: His plan for the organization he helped to create is for it to no longer need to exist.
Get in, Losers: We’re Learning How the ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Got Made
Lyricist Nell Benjamin on adapting Tina Fey’s 2004 teen classic without losing the movie’s biting humor — or its heart.
A Perilous ‘Flight’ From Afghanistan Skillfully Staged in Manhattan
Inspired by Oliver Emanuel’s stage adaptation of Caroline Brothers’ novel Hinterland, the production runs just 45 minutes but inspires a long-lasting emotional response.
How Much Do You Know About Your Cleaning Lady?
The world-premiere production of Martyna Majok's new play queens explores the challenges of being an immigrant in this country.
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‘Let the Men Be as Bland as Possible’: An Interview With ‘[Porto]’ Playwright Kate Benson
Rarely has the theater produced so intimate and in-depth a portrait of urban millennial unmarried woman as that seen in [Porto], Kate Benson’s winsome and winning play, currently at Women’s Project Theater.
How Cynthia Von Buhler Turned A Crowdfunded Party Into A Lavish Illuminati Ball
Playwright Robert Anderson famously said, "You go into show business to make a killing, not a living." But Cynthia von Buhler can say, quite literally, that she has done one by staging the other.
‘Say Something Bunny!’ Re-Animates a Family's Mysteries
Say Something Bunny! combines immersive theater, documentary, and history — all of which unfolds with the help of a projector screen, two old audio recordings, and a few props.
Hayley Mills Shows Her ‘Party Face’ Off-Broadway
After seeing this chaotic new play, it’s safe to assume that drunken guided meditation and flying topiary are not on most partygoers’ lists.
How A 'Robin Hood' Business Model Supports An Artistic Clubhouse In Tribeca
Robin Sokoloff, the founder and Executive Director of the artistic hub Loft227, recently signed a lease on a 9,000-square-foot storefront facility in Tribeca. Located at 221 West Broadway, this space is now known as Town Stages, a new female-driven cultural institution and event venue that functions as a for-profit with a not-for-profit arm.
We Applaud Natalie Portman for Calling Out the Globes' All-Male Directors
Natalie Portman is easily one of the more accomplished women in Hollywood, with many titles and honors to her name: Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA, to name just a few. But now the actor, producer and director can claim yet another honor: “savage queen” of the 2018 Golden Globes.
Lesli Margherita Slays in the Raunchy Grinch Spin-Off ‘Who’s Holiday!’
In Matthew Lombardo’s one-woman show Who’s Holiday! (directed by Carl Andress), Cindy Lou Who is all grown up — and she isn’t quite the adorable child you remember from Dr. Seuss’s classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
A Ranking of Hallmark's Most Iconic Holiday Movies Based on How Problematic They Are
We hereby present to you, the Snowflake Scale.
December is an expensive time to be single
January is a month of disciplined eating for many attempting to drop extra pounds gained during two months of holiday parties and dinners. But for Lauren Peckman, four weeks of dining on lentils and rice were not an attempt to lose weight