Theatre students learn best, one educator asserts, from futzing around with the unstructured fringes of the art form.

An original collaborator on ‘The 25th Annual Spelling Bee’ recalls its intense creation and the generous spirits that blessed it. I was working as a weekend nanny for Wendy Wasserstein when she ...

KANSAS CITY, MO.: On April 3, Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep) announced that Jeremy Dewey has been selected as the new executive director, effective June 1. Dewey is currently the chief of staff ...

The brilliant composer/lyricist is remembered by a Tony-winning collaborator for his unique, unpredictable taste and his fierce but unassuming craft. William Finn left lyrics everywhere—in margins, ...

NEW YORK: The Guggenheim Foundation announced its 2025 fellows on April 15. This year marks its 100th class of fellows. The program is part of its yearlong celebration marking a century of ...

Like so many of us who work in theatre, Miranda Gohh has spent the past few years wrestling with questions. Chief among them: How can we change the industry? How do we create seats at the table for ...

A roundup of notable publications.

Scéal Nua regularly gathers writers with varied relationships to a common heritage to develop their work in a culturally responsive setting. New York has long been home to a vibrant community of Irish ...

The ‘Falsettos’ and ‘Spelling Bee’ composer tries his hand at the Kaufman/Ferber backstager about a clan of larger-than-life stage creatures. Matthew Lopez’s two-part epic uses E.M. Forster as a ...

Twenty-seven artists, including two participants from Romania, will partake in the Drama League’s residency program. The ‘Spring Awakening’ composer, who enjoyed working on Brecht’s thorny classic ...