Carey Purcell
Carey Purcell writes about pop culture and politics for Vanity Fair, Politico and other publications. In 2019, she published her first book: From Aphra Behn to Fun Home: A Cultural History of Feminist Theater.
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Sex and the Solo Show
Two writer-performers talk about sex in a pair of very different one-woman plays
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Why Mitchell Jarvis Will ‘Rock’ Till He Drops
The actor on reprising his role as Lonny in Rock of Ages
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How a Planned Rom-Com Transformed Into a Serious Exploration of Captivity
Winter Miller on the unexpected trajectory of her world-premiere play No One Is Forgotten
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He’s the Only Director Who Makes Her Comfortable Enough to Bare All
Halley Feiffer and Trip Cullman discuss collaborating on The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons
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5 Theatres You Need to Know: Women’s Theatre Companies in NYC
Where to see female artists and women’s stories on stage
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Singing the Praises of Chick Flicks on Stage
A new musical comedy celebrates an unfairly maligned genre
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How Being a Dad Helped Tom Kitt Write His New Musical
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Why Smashing the Patriarchy Is So Exhausting
Marin Ireland is all fired up in Abby Rosebrock’s Blue Ridge
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How Do You Conjure a Feminist Icon Onstage?
How playwright Emily Mann turned Gloria Steinem’s life into activist theatre