Taylor Mac, whose new play ‘Prosperous Fools’ is loosely inspired by ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme,’ and Jeffrey Hatcher, who has a new adaptation of ‘The Imaginary Invalid,’ talk satire, philanthropy, ...

A review of ‘Peter Hall’s Diaries: The Story of a Dramatic Battle,’ by Peter Hall, edited by John Goodwin, Harper and Row, New York, NY. 416 pp, $25 cloth. Available May.

This piece was originally written for and posted on BroadwayWorld. It is republished here with permission. Theatremakers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it’s no surprise that the vast majority of ...

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new play for Arena Stage both celebrates and complicates hard-won marriage equality rights just as D.C. welcomes WorldPride festivities. “I’m always wrestling with things. They ...

This month we talk to 2 Tony-nominated directors who specialize in new plays, and catch up with tireless critic Chris Jones for a recap of the Broadway season. Then managing editor Jerald Raymond ...

A Broadway show about the making of a historic record in Cuba doesn’t sacrifice the authenticity of its deep cultural context—or its original language. This season on Broadway, Buena Vista Social Club ...

A begrudging Pulitzer, a court case turned theatre (twice over), an award-winning life story, and a world premiere. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with ...

6 readings of social justice-themed plays, programmed to respond to the current moment of political retrenchment, will run over 2 weekends in June. “I’m honored to be involved in the Stage Left ...

In a recent keynote address at the New School, a Russian-born theatremaker stirred graduates with a message of hope in the face of despair. Kruzhilina, a Russian-born, New York-based theatre artist, ...

NEW YORK CITY: Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced Kamilah Long as its new director of advancement and philanthropic engagement, a new leadership role for the national organization for ...

Mike Davis, a journalist covering theatre in Chicago for WBEZ, has covered music, visual arts, dance, and theatre over the last 10 years. Davis was in Seattle covering the arts for KUOW when ACT ...

We can’t always claim that articles in American Theatre directly make change in the field we cover. But in August 2022, after reading and discussing an AT op-ed by Michael J. Bobbitt titled “Boards ...