The prominent Los Angeles nonprofit chose the playwright to oversee its artistic programming at a time of crisis for American theaters.
Category: Theater
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Rachel McAdams to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Mary Jane’
The play, by Amy Herzog, is about a mother caring for a chronically ill child.
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Carrie Mae Weems and George C. Wolfe on Defiance and Claiming Space
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the “Kitchen Table Series” artist and the theater and film director.
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Charles Busch, Drag Legend, Tells All in His New Memoir
“Leading Lady,” a mosaic of reminiscence and self-analysis, explores the ascent of a man who’s really good at playing women.
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Jessica Lange Leads Starry Cast in Paula Vogel’s ‘Mother Play’
“Mother Play,” set in the 1960s, will feature Lange as a mother raising two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
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First Look: ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Musical
The director Blitz Bazawule added magical realist elements to his adaptation. But convincing Fantasia Barrino to return after Broadway took some work.
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Reeling From Heartbreak, and Then ‘Penelope’ Showed Up
Alex Bechtel’s new musical, sort of “a pandemic parable,” gives voice to a mythical character in “The Odyssey.”
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Léa Garcia, Who Raised Black Actors’ Profile in Brazil, Dies at 90
Best known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” she challenged racial stereotypes over a seven-decade career.
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Feminist Stories Are Being Set to a Pop Beat. But Are They Empowering?
Our critics debate how well shows like “Six,” “& Juliet” and “Once Upon a One More Time” engage with the inner worlds of women onstage.
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‘The Outsiders’ Heads to Broadway in March
A new musical adaptation of a popular novel by S.E. Hinton will begin performances in March.