He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a long-shot musical that became an enduring staple of Black theater.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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The N.E.A.’s New Gender and Diversity Edicts Worry Arts Groups
As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, “gender ideology” is out and works that “honor the nation’s rich artistic heritage” are in.
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As Off Broadway Crews Unionize, Workers See Hope, Producers Peril
Workers say the move is overdue, but theater companies fear it will drive up costs in a wounded sector that has yet to recover from the pandemic.
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In a ‘Show Boat’ Reboot, Ol’ Man River Gets an Extreme Makeover
“Show/Boat: A River” reverses the racial lens on the great-grandfather of American musicals.
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21 Movies, Books and Albums With a Theater Focus to Consume During the Holidays
Make it through the holidays with these movies, books and music from the past year that are adapted from stage productions or evoke a theatrical spirit.
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‘Dead Outlaw,’ a Musical With a Corpse, Is Broadway Bound
“Dead Outlaw,” a musical about the mummified body of a bandit, will open at the Longacre next spring, following a successful Off Broadway run.
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Marvin Laird, Musical Presence on and Off Broadway, Dies at 85
He conducted Broadway shows and worked with Bernadette Peters. But he was probably best known for writing the music for the darkly comic “Ruthless!”
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Review: ‘We Are Your Robots,’ Still Tuning Up
In Ethan Lipton’s musings on A.I., Mozart has a place alongside humpback whales.
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In ‘Music City’ and ‘Babe,’ Existential Battles of the Heart and Soul
Bedlam’s country music show is a rollicking good time. But the New Group’s production of “Babe,” starring Marisa Tomei, is a frustrating one-act lacking cohesion.
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Francesca D’Uva Works It All Out Onstage
With a solo show about grief and life, the comedian and composer brings her experimental musical comedy to an Off Broadway audience.
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TKTS to Open Booth in Philadelphia, Hoping to Boost Local Theaters
The first domestic TKTS outpost outside New York comes at a time of rising concern about ticket prices and theater economics.
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‘Shit. Meet. Fan.’ Review: Packed with Stars and Vulgarity
Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, Debra Messing and Constance Wu star in the vulgar and entertaining new work from Robert O’Hara.