The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Geoff Davin, creator of The First Church of Mary, The Repentant Pr …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with director, choreographer, and co-writer Andrew Palermo, whose music …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Scott Gilmour (book/lyrics) and Claire McKenzie (music), the creat …Read more

The Strawberry One-Act Festival, founded by Riant Theatre Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher in 1995, will feature 29 one-acts, as well as five full-length plays. We caught up with six of the playwrights about their work. John Ronan – “The Early Bird …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with composer/lyricist Elliah Heiftetz about his folk musical Dust Can’ …Read more

  Van Dirk Fisher is founder and Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre and the Strawberry One-Act Festival/Strawberry Theatre Festival, at the Theatre at St. Clement’s from July 14-31. We talked to him about the changes he’s seen in the theater …Read more

In Liberty (presented at 42West), the Statue of Liberty sails from France to America in 1885. There she lingers in a sort of limbo as Americans finish raising money for the pedestal on which she will stand. Onstage the statue is a moving, breathing h …Read more

Besides being known for her astonishing acting chops and melodious singing voice, Celia Keenan-Bolger is one of Broadway’s strongest forces when it comes to social activism, which is why it was so perfect that I got to speak to her about her work wit …Read more

The Obie-winning Ice Factory festival presents seven new works from June 29 to August 13 at the New Ohio Theatre — starting with the Byzantine Choral Project’s Icons/Idols. We caught up with playwright/lyricist Helen Banner about working on this cho …Read more

In Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined, Kyle Riabko takes the catalogue of one of the world’s most beloved composers, and turns it into something that’s both new and classic. His stripped down takes on numbers like “The Look of Love”, “Alfie” and “I’l …Read more