“The Tony Awards single out — sometimes rightfully, often capriciously — outstanding artistry. But as this season has rousingly shown, there’s no success like shared success.”
Category: theatre
Swift Responses, In Chicago And Beyond, To Investigative Report Of Onstage Abuse
“Theater communities in Chicago and across the country reacted swiftly to the publication of this week’s Reader cover story … condemning the alleged abuses at the north-side storefront theater and standing behind a group that has emerged to protect non-Equity theater professionals.”
How Shakespeare Grappled With The Issues And Why He Still Resonates
Even though our values have evolved in crucial areas beyond those of Shakespeare’s era, we can talk back to the plays because they talk back to themselves. Whether it’s sexism in “The Taming of the Shrew,” racism in “Othello,” anti-Semitism in “The Merchant of Venice” or colonialism in “The Tempest,” it is hard to find a point of view that Shakespeare hasn’t already anticipated and embodied.
The (Real) Abuse And (Real) Psychopath Onstage (And No One Said Anything)
The reason Killer Joe felt so vicious and so real was because it was. All of it: the choking, the bruises, the deep-throating of a chicken leg, the body slam into the refrigerator, Cox’s groping of Wellin through her dress as Joe attempts to seduce Dottie, Cox’s semi-erection at the beginning of Act II after Joe succeeds. “It was real,” says Darcy McGill, the costume designer, “because there was a psychopath onstage.”
‘Hamilton’ Raises Top Ticket Price To Staggering High, Doubles Number Of Cheap Lottery Seats
“The paired moves – raising the price for premium seats to $849 while offering 46 seats per show at $10 each – are part of a broader effort to stanch the loss of tens of millions of dollars in potential revenue to scalpers, and to make the show available to people who can’t afford costly theater tickets.”
The Massive Pile Of Money ‘Hamilton’ Is Going To Make, And Where It’s Going To Go
“Just how many Hamiltons can Hamilton make? … Here, based on documents filed with government agencies and interviews with people familiar with various aspects of the musical’s finances, is a look at how Hamilton makes money and where that money goes.”
Sexual Harassment In The Theater, And How Chicago’s Theater Community Is Combating It
“Auditions are tough, and casting directors may be unwilling to hire a so-called ‘problematic’ actor when there are so many talented people in line for the job. If you’re worried that one complaint could stall your career, you’re not alone. The dynamics of power persist from one type of performance to another, and we can learn from what happened in Chicago.”
History Of Minorities Is Missing In American Schools. Can Theatre Help?
“It’s not like brown and non-white faces appeared on the scene recently. It’s been there for a while and it’s been part of the building of this country, which is similar to the point of Hamilton. You’re part of America, you’re part of the history.”
First Time In 70 Years: Edinburgh Festival Offers Fewer Shows
“The 1.3 per cent drop is also mirrored in a six per cent slide in the number of Fringe venues this summer, when the event will go head-to-head with the Rio Olympics. Fringe organisers said the drop in the number of shows was down to a number of site-specific venues not reappearing this year and a decision not to include events in its own headquarters.”
An Artistic Director Is Fired. Now He Wonders Who Owns His Work
I was told that “the company is going in a different direction” and that “I didn’t have the qualifications or the time” to continue in my role as artistic director. When I asked what the new direction was or how it pertained to the company’s new mission statement that I recently wrote, I was told I “couldn’t be privy to that information.”