Category: theatre

“The 2014 Pulitzer Prize for theater went this month to Annie Baker for her play The Flick. The runners-up were Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori for Fun Home, and Madeleine George for The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence. All those works have two things in common: They were written by women, and they didn’t play on Broadway.”

“The subsidised company has announced a long-term partnership with commercial producers Michael Grade and Michael Linnit, which it said would see it present ‘world-class musical theatre’ in its London Coliseum home. It is understood that ENO hopes these productions may transfer to the West End.”

“As the museum’s first theatrical group in residence, the Civilians, a self-described center for investigative theater, will collaborate next season with Met curators and visitors to create works of theater inspired by objects in the museum’s American and Egyptian art collections.”

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” led the Tony field with 10 nominations. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” received eight, including one for its star, Neil Patrick Harris.

“Will the 2014 Tony Award nominations, which will be announced Tuesday morning, reflect the hottest-selling plays and musicals on Broadway? Or did the Tony nominators, who cast their votes in secret on Monday, favor shows with more artistic merit than box office juice?”

“Before this year theaters in the five boroughs were ineligible for the annual award, which was created to honor theaters that did outstanding work outside of the unofficial industry capital of New York City.”

The increase in black roles and shows that attract a black audience builds on recent successes, such as last year’s hits “Motown the Musical,” ”The Trip to Bountiful” and “Kinky Boots,” which boasts newly crowned Tony Award-winner Billy Porter.

“Belarus Free Theatre, for instance, understand more about political violence and how that can impact on emotions than we do. An Urdu Taming of the Shrew understands the idea of being told by your father that you’re going to be married newt Sunday better than we do.”

“Pay attention, Canadian theatres: Maybe your lack of culturally diverse audiences isn’t a problem after all, but an opportunity.”

“Theater practitioners must remind themselves to allow the content of the performance to suit the particular geographic area in which performances take place.”