Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck’s new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture—and the inequalities that are still with us. But Lauper isn’t ...

A new book explores what the life of a middling actor in the pre-Civil War era can teach us about his time—and about notions of individualism and merit that are still with us in American theatre ...

A story that refuses to stay buried. Arthur Kipps has carried a dreadful secret for years—determined to confront his darkest memories, he hires a young actor to help bring his nightmare to life and ...

An Asian American theatremaker reflects on the intent and impact of Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and the precedent its latest casting decision may set. AAPAC noted MHE’s South Korea setting, and ...

6 writers from abroad who make theatre in the U.S. reflect on their craft and careers in a cultural climate that feels freshly fraught and urgent. That’s an Agnès Varda quote I love. I think about it ...

The complete playscript of ‘Amm(i)gone’ appears in our Summer 2025 issue. Here the author talks with a crucial mentor about the work’s inspiration, production history, and meaning. CADEN MANSON: This ...

The administration’s 2026 budget comes at a time when the future of NEA staff and grant programs remains in doubt. WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Trump has released a 2026 budget proposal which includes, ...

Every time the disabled dance ensemble Kinetic Light wraps up a production, they leave a wave of change in their wake. That is always their plan. Before the ensemble agrees to perform at a venue, they ...

This list was culled from 1,281 productions at 305 TCG member theatres, plus 176 productions at commercial or non-member theatres, excluding plays by Shakespeare (who this season will have a total of ...

*There will actually be 12 productions of Dial M this season, but two will use the original Knott version, not the Hatcher adaptation. This list was culled from 1,281 productions at 305 TCG member ...

Attendance and funding may be down at many U.S. theatres, but the variety of creative responses to crisis and precarity is ever increasing. It’s no secret that the nation’s resident theatres didn’t ...

A far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they’re past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints. Once begun, the play took just two weeks ...