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
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
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
Funnyman and theatre geek extraordinaire Ben Cameron is back with an all new season of Broadway Sessions (Thursday nights at The Laurie Beechman Theatre), after a successful hosting appearance at the very first BroadwayCon, Cameron will bring some of …Read more
Lawrence Edelson, founder and producing artistic director of American Lyric Theater (ALT) wears many hats in the opera world and beyond. For the past nine years, ALT’s Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP) has been a vital and important par …Read more
With an impressive résumé that includes hits such as Emma and Jane Eyre, the award-winning lyricist, composer, and librettist Paul Gordon takes great pride in shining a spotlight on the classics. His most recent work, Daddy Long Legs, which has the d …Read more
The Japanese taiko drum and dance sensation Drum TAO is slated to premiere its new show, Drum Heart, in February at the NYU Skirball Center. At the center of the New York City-only production is the famed Japanese director Amon Miyamoto, reuniting wi …Read more
The first thing that strikes you about Bianca Marroquín is her light. If she were performing in a darkened room, she would make it brighter through sheer force of will. Her megawatt smile lighting every single corner it touched. After that comes her …Read more
Seamus Heaney’s The Burial at Thebes, a translation of Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone, was written as a response to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Telling the story of one woman who dares to defy a king and society for what she believes is just, The Buri …Read more
Recently, I had the pleasure of talking about the new play I and You by Lauren Gunderson, having its New York premiere Off Broadway at 59E59, and the process of developing new work with theater director Sean Daniels. A few days later, I had the good …Read more
