One of the nation’s most influential musical theatre institutions, now in its 46th year, is on the opposite coast from Broadway. Since 1989, the 5th has shined as a nonprofit theatre known for ...

Orchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes. In the singing land that is the musical theatre, ...

What’s the elevator pitch for Hymn? It’s about two Black men who meet at a funeral and realize they have more in common than they ever imagined. They get to know each other and fall in love—familial, ...

In 1943, when the horrors of the Holocaust were still not widely known, the famed screenwriter joined other big names for a pageant that toured the U.S. to raise awareness—and to celebrate resistance ...

Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s new play at the Bushwick Starr isn’t just about his mother, the physicist Bulbul Chakraborty. She’s also his co-star. My first question for playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury ...

“It came out in a torrent,” Emily Kaczmarek said of the 2018 first draft of her play Soft Target. “Sometimes plays feel like that to me—sort of like a primal scream I just had to get out.” Early in ...

PHILADELPHIA: A new biannual Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival (PDAF) has been announced, incorporating performance and educational elements with the aim of transforming person- and ...

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 ...

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 versatile actor and artist talks about their role in ‘Curious Incident,’ about solidarity and kindness in a time of struggle, and about why intersectional representation matters. American Theatre ...

Nothing escapes Kelli O’Hara. When she sings “To Build a Home” from The Bridges of Madison County, memory rolls across her eyes; each note becomes a tree, a station, a life. You hear landscapes in her ...