The tragic life of Judy Garland has been the object of works of fiction before including an Emmy-winning miniseries and Broadway musicals like End of the Rainbow; however, her early life remains rather unexplored, which is why Chasing Rainbows feels …Read more
We sat down with performance artist Heather Anne Chamberlain and Marseille-born actor/director Ludovic Coutaud to chat about the differences between European and American theatre, what it means to collaborate artistically and their new show A Very Ab …Read more
Ralph Peña has been at the forefront of Asian-American theatre since the early 1980s. He is a founding member and current Artistic Director of Ma-Yi Theatre Company, an award-winning Off-Broadway theatre company that cultivates the development and pr …Read more
When we hear the name “Mozart,” we think, of course, of Wolfgang Amadeus, the composer whose music and life story remains so present in our modern culture. There was, however, another Mozart: his older sister, Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart. Also a musi …Read more
Broadway’s Jarrod Spector has been living that jukebox life from the ripe age of three. Inspired by the music of his parents, Spector’s journey has taken him from Star Search to the Great White Way. Starring in hits such as Jersey Boys and Beautiful: …Read more
In Company XIV’s latest “baroque burlesque ballet” Paris, Charlotte Bydwell plays a dual role (quite literally) as Zeus the emcee and his other half Fifi, a shy, tuba-playing showgirl. The inventive role requires the actress to wear a half tuxedo, ha …Read more
Larissa FastHorse started out as “the only ballet dancer she] knew in the middle of the prairie,” but is now a playwright whose works are produced all over the United States and beyond. As an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and Sicangu Tr …Read more
It’s been said it takes five to ten years to get a musical produced, which obviously makes writing a musical a genuine labor of love. I was fortunate to experience a few of these labors of love recently at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s …Read more
When we think of Shakespeare, we often think of his mastery of the English language, his undeniable brilliance with words. The Combative Theatre Co., however, takes a different approach, focusing on stage combat as a storytelling method. Presented by …Read more
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre will hold its 28th annual Festival of New Musicals on October 27 and 28 at New World Stages. We Live in Cairo, by Daniel and Patrick Lazour, is one of eight new musicals this year. What was the first musical …Read more
