Pop music is often judged and misunderstood for its lack of substance and depth, as if catchiness and joy were any less important than the depictions of pain and loss explored in other musical genres. It appears that the creatives behind KPOP (concei …Read more

Rinde Eckert defies the conventions of form and structure with his boundary-pushing works which combine opera, musical theatre, film and dance. As a librettist he’s reinvented works of literature, as a composer he’s channeled personal history through …Read more

Puppeteer James Godwin is bringing back his critically acclaimed show The Flatiron Hex to New York, where it’s running at HERE Arts Center through the end of September. We caught up with him to talk about his craft, designing puppets, and making the …Read more

After the success of the first installment of The Joshua Show, puppeteer Joshua Holden wanted to spread more kindness and good vibes to audience members of all ages, which is why he’s currently doing the second part at HERE Arts Center. We spoke to H …Read more

Rachel Tucker is making her Feinstein’s/54 Below solo debut this week. We caught up with her via e-mail to learn what she has in store for the shows, playing beloved characters, and how Oz has influenced her life. You played Elphaba longer than any o …Read more

The promise of popularity and getting to date the cool kid are what most high schoolers dream of, and if there was some sort of magic way to achieve them probably very few would refuse it. In Be More Chill, the Faustian device comes in the shape of T …Read more

Roberto Bolaño’s Distant Star takes place in the aftermath of the Chilean coup that saw Augusto Pinochet oust and murder President Salvador Allende, in order to impose a reign of terror that would alter the political landscape in Latin America for ge …Read more

Maria Friedman calls me from a landline in Saks Fifth Avenue in Boston (where she is directing Merrily We Roll Along), where a saleswoman (thank you, Paige!) has kindly let her use the phone so we can talk about her upcoming shows at Feinstein’s/54 B …Read more

Composer Joe Kelly and Musical Director Jonathan Evans discuss the influences and creative process behind their hilarious sci-fi musical Aliens Coming! What were the challenges in coming up with the sound of aliens? Joe: Each song came about in a dif …Read more

Everyone knows the story of the boy wizard with the electric scar on his forehead, but few know the tale of some of his less popular classmates, who also left their mark in the world. Leave it to the ingenious folks behind Puffs to share their achiev …Read more