Celebrated actor Ed Asner, known for his performances as Lou Grant and the voice of the old man in Disney/Pixar’s Up, talks with Evan Seplow of StageBuddy about his history, opinions on acting, and his new off-Broadway comedy A Man and his Prostate, …Read more
As Edmond Rostand’s famously big-nosed romantic who is capable of dispatching a hundred sword-wielding opponents, yet can’t quite work up the nerve to tell a beautiful girl he loves her, actor Gabriel Barre exudes a sort of world-weariness that seems …Read more
#therevolution, directed by Seth Rozin and presented by InterAct Theatre Company at their new home at The Drake, is bubbling with ideas. Like all good satire, it is not so hard to imagine a world in which the events that initiate revolution in the p …Read more
In the Amoralists’ Utility, written by Emily Schwend and directed by Jay Stull at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, life is neither cruel nor glamorous. Days are merely an accumulation of hours that must be waded through so we can wake up and do i …Read more
Two queens, two religions, one throne, and one man equals constant conflict, and the Metropolitan Opera’s spellbinding production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda does not disappoint! From the opening roll of the timpani to the frenzied violins …Read more
Phrases, hashtags and statistics abound about gender and racial parity in the American theater today. Theater artist Nandita Shenoy, a multi-talented petite powerhouse, doesn’t just talk about these pressing issues, she’s doing something about it. H …Read more
Being in a production of A Chorus Line is almost a rite of passage for any actor trying to make it into musical theatre. An irony really, for the show is about nothing if not last chances; it’s a musical about people who have one last chance of being …Read more
Brendan Gall’s Wide Awake Hearts (at 59E59 Theaters—directed by Stefan Dzeparoski for Birdland Theatre) is one of those plays in which life imitates art, hell is other people, and you always kill the thing you love. It’s the sort of play where the cl …Read more
Company XIV’s dark and dramatic production of Snow White takes the stage this season with its signature XIV flair. Hilly Bodin, a newcomer not just to Company XIV, but to the New York dance scene, has landed the title role, and we talked to her about …Read more
The ingenuity of Austin McCormick — the choreographer, Artistic Director and founder of Company XIV — shines in Company XIV’s production of Snow White. He’s taken on Cinderella, The Nutcracker and, now, this darkly stylized burlesque ballet version …Read more
