Can 'Antigone' Help Communities Heal?
By JOSE SOLÍS
Why Sophocles' play speaks to the Black Lives Matter movement
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When Antigone in Ferguson opens this week, it will be the second Black Lives Matter-infused take on Sophocles' tragedy to play Harlem this year. But while Classical Theatre of Harlem's version was set in a politically charged dystopian future, Theater of War Productions' mounting tackles...
Your Broadway Fall Preview! 2018 Edition
By RAVEN SNOOK
Although the 2018-2019 Broadway season officially began when The Boys in the Band opened back in June, it kicks into high gear this fall with 15 new productions bowing on the boards. (We've also included two that opened over the summer and are still running.) As usual, autumn is play heavy, with lauded London imports such as Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman...
Seeing War Through a Teenager's Eyes
By DIANE SNYDER
How director Simon Reade translated Michael Morpurgo's novel Private Peaceful to the stage
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You know from the outset that the titular character of Private Peaceful dies at the end. But discovering how the 17-year-old World War I soldier came to be awaiting execution is a compelling journey. "Tonight, more than any other night of my life, I want...
Making 'Spaces' for Different Styles of Dance
By SUSAN REITER
Jazz at Lincoln Center kicks off autumn with the return of a powerhouse collaboration
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Dance and jazz have an illustrious intertwined history. But Spaces -- a full-evening collaboration between legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and innovative hoofers Lil Buck and Jared Grimes -- is particularly thrilling. The program sold out during its two-night...
You've Never Seen 'Heartbreak House' Like This
By GERARD RAYMOND
How the late Hermione Gingold inspired this new take on Shaw's antiwar comedy
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The spirit of Hermione Gingold permeates the new mounting of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House at Off-Broadway's Lion Theatre. Produced by Gingold Theatrical Group, which is named in honor of the late British character actress (the films Gigi and The Music Man;...
Eleven Collaborators, Three Playlets, One Singular Experience
By JEN GUSHUE
Theater Mitu's new show explores war and death from many angles
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How do you create a multimedia meditation on war, death and loss by artistic consensus? That's what Brooklyn-based company Theater Mitu set out to do with Remnant, the inaugural production in the troupe's new Gowanus home. Crafted out of extensive interviews and research conducted...
Is This the Most Diverse Show Off-Broadway Right Now?
By DIEP TRAN
Two of the actresses in Collective Rage discuss their roles
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When's the last time you saw five diverse women headlining a major play? I mean a group of actresses truly heterogeneous in terms of ethnicity, age, identity and even shape? Adina Verson (of Broadway's Indecent) never had until she was cast in Jen Silverman's Collective Rage: A Play in...
WATCH: Backstage at the Autism-Friendly Performance of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'
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Last month, we kicked off our autism-friendly performances for the 2018-2019 season with SpongeBob SquarePants. We were thrilled to get a chance to share this exuberant musical with families who have children on the spectrum before it closes on September 16. Cast member Kelvin Moon Loh took over our TDF Instagram feed to give theatre lovers a backstage...