Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.
Category: Theater
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Warm-Up Rituals: How Actors, Comedians and Musicians Get Ready
We asked creative professionals how they prepare for their gigs. Jeff Daniels says “budda-gudda” a lot.
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‘The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse’ Review: Down the Y2K Clickhole
In Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley’s fizzy new musical, an internet sleuth searches for a pop star wannabe who went missing along with her low-rise jeans.
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George Clooney and Denzel Washington Power Broadway to Prepandemic Heights
Elphaba helped too. But the good news comes with caveats.
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With This ‘Gypsy’ Song, Audra McDonald Makes You Rethink the Broadway Show
Near the end of “Gypsy,” the Tony-nominated actress sings a song that makes you rethink the show you’ve been watching. I talked to her about it.
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George Lee, Trailblazing Chinese Ballet Dancer, Dies at 90
He is believed to have been the first Asian to dance with New York City Ballet when he was cast in George Balanchine’s production of “The Nutcracker.”
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In ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief,’ Radiohead Riffs on Shakespeare
The band’s frontman, Thom Yorke, created a show with the Royal Shakespeare Company that is both admirably ambitious and a little foolish.
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An Actress of Many Passions, Now Making History in ‘Wicked’
“The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice,” said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway.
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Amid Trump Cuts, Officials Resign From the National Endowment for the Arts
Senior officials announced their resignations after the Trump administration withdrew grants from arts organizations around the country.
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Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67
After turning a derelict lecture hall into the daring Almeida Theater, he had a long career as a director and impresario in Europe and New York.
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The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.