TDF Stages Archive
An online theatre magazine
Read about NYC’s best theatre and dance productions and watch video interviews with innovative artists
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At 13, He’s TDF’s Youngest Donor
Meet Val Zvinyatskovsky, a California middle schooler who’s as committed to theatre accessibility as we are
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I Admit It! Sometimes I Fall Asleep at the Theatre
Not everything can keep me awake, and that’s okay
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How Do You Remember the House You Grew Up In?
Theater Mitu’s latest experimental piece deconstructs the concept of home, with an assist from technology and Chekhov
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10 Dance Performances to See This September
Dive into the fall dance season with New York City Ballet, a 40-piece fest and even a FREE event
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Why Boys Doing Ballet Should Be No Big Deal
Quashing the bullying isn’t enough to lift the stigma. Boy dancers need to be championed
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Why Theatre Row’s Makeover Is More Than Façade Deep
How the overhauled multi-theatre complex plans to help nonprofit companies while attracting new audiences
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Why ‘Hercules’ Needs Puppets of Mythic Proportions
How Obie winner James Ortiz is helping to bring Disney’s animated movie to the stage
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Why Alan Ariano Is Overjoyed to Finally Play a Filipino on Stage
Ma-Yi Theater Company presents the first musical created by Filipino Americans in NYC
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How Hal Prince Changed My Life as an Audience Member and an Artist
Editor’s note: In the summer of 2021, the author of this piece, Christopher Massimine, was exposed as a fabulist with a résumé riddled with lies . He subsequently resigned from his position at Arizona’s Pioneer Theatre, citing mental illness. When editing this essay in 2019, I removed multiple “facts” that I could not verify regarding his theatre credits. Admittedly, there’s no way to confirm his