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How the Members of Bonobo Make Sense of the World Through Theatre

Since 2012, the members of Chilean theatre company Bonobo have been creating works that address social issues regarding the way…

Bonobo, Interview

Cezary Tomaszewski is Battling the Patriarchy with a Queer Military Fever Dream

For well over a decade, Polish director/choreographer Cezary Tomaszewski has been knocking down elitist symbols of classical music and Western…

Cezary Tomaszewski, Dance, Poland

Meet the Stars of Shanghai Ballet’s “Grand Swan Lake”

Featuring 80 dancers (including 48 swans!), live music by the New York City Ballet Orchestra, and choreography by Derek Deane,…

Ballet, Dance, Qi Bingxue, Wu Husheng

“We’re just trying to return people’s humanity,” an Interview with Stephanie Gomérez of Baltimore Center Stage’s “Miss You Like Hell”

In Miss You Like Hell, a cross-country journey between an estranged mother and daughter becomes a trip to the center…

Erin McKeown, Miss You Like Hell, Musicals, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Stephanie Gomerez, Stephanie Ybarra

“It is a proud moment in time to be Latino,” an Interview with Lorraine Velez of Baltimore Center Stage’s “Miss You Like Hell”

In Miss You Like Hell, a cross-country journey between an estranged mother and daughter becomes a trip to the center…

Erin McKeown, Lorraine Velez, Musicals, Stephanie Gomerez, Stephanie Ybarra

An Ingenue with a Twist: A Conversation with “Bat Out of Hell” Leading Lady Christina Bennington

When we first meet Raven, the protagonist of Bat Out of Hell, she is trapped. Living with her parents atop…

Bat Out of Hell, Interview, Musicals

Review: Gary Ferrar’s Got Magic to Do, Just For You

By its very nature, magic is defined by what’s impossible to explain. For early civilizations the rising sun seemed like…

Gary Ferrar, magic

Reviews: “Playing Hot” and “Lady in the Dark”

Two musicals explore the nature of memory and prove theatre is a time machine.

Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Moss Hart, Musicals, Victoria Clark

A Dormant Volcano: LaDonna Burns Takes on ‘Caroline, or Change’

Checking Caroline off her bucket list meant the actress playing her had to seek change within herself.

The Vegetable World of Manuela Infante

In “Estado vegetal” the Chilean playwright/director wants to let plants speak for themselves.

Chile, Interview

Review: What the Constitution Means to Me

I took my 17-year-old niece to Heidi Schreck’s riveting, political play. Here’s what she thought about it.

Broadway, Heidi Schreck, Oliver Butler, Rosdely Ciprian
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