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encounter Oct. 11, 2023

Braiding Her Way Onto BroadwayNana Mensah brings a determined hairdresser to life in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

By Morgan Jerkins

broadway June 12, 2023

Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee Made Tonys HistoryThe performers just became the first openly nonbinary people to win.

By Tariro Mzezewa

whodunnit Mar. 21, 2023

Who Is the Broadway Pooper?Two turds reportedly appeared in the aisle — near Hillary Clinton — during a recent performance of Some Like It Hot.

By Claire Lampen

encounter Oct. 10, 2022

Danielle Brooks Must Go OnThe actress returns to Broadway as a leading lady in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.

By Tirhakah Love

5 questions with… Sept. 21, 2022

Angelica Ross Is Putting Pressure on BroadwayThe Chicago star explains how she made one small — but powerful —change to the beloved musical.

By Juan A. Ramírez

are u coming? May 2, 2022

Michael R. Jackson Doesn’t Really Care How You React to A Strange LoopBut he’d love Tucker Carlson to come see it.

By Brock Colyar

cut covers Mar. 4, 2022

Beanie Takes BroadwayBeanie Feldstein talks to Michaela Jaé Rodriguez about taking the stage in Funny Girl this spring, proving she’ll be exactly where she belongs.

By Lindsay Peoples Wagner

tiktok is harsh Sept. 30, 2021

Wow, TikTok Really Hated Dear Evan HansenBen Platt, I love you, but we need to discuss.

By Brooke LaMantia

pride essentials June 14, 2021

This Theater Collective Is Inspired by Cruella de Vil and The Real HousewivesMichael Breslin and Patrick Foley on the art that’s shaped them.

By Matthew Jacobs

ballet Apr. 30, 2021

The Boldest, Brightest Ballerinas You’ve Ever SeenVictor Glemaud created colorful costumes for the American Ballet Theatre.

By Olivia Evans

advent calendar 2020 Dec. 23, 2020

Gift of the Day: A Workout for Musical-Theater FansYou probably know at least one person who will love this.

By Kerensa Cadenas

q&a Oct. 16, 2020

This Might Be the Most Scarily Relevant Thing on TV Right NowTalking with the writer and director of What the Constitution Means to Me.

By Brock Colyar

creative class Sept. 29, 2020

Condola Rashad on How to Find Your VoiceThe singer/actress talks about her creative path.

mysterious Apr. 27, 2020

Some Questions About Meryl Streep’s BookshelvesWhere did they come from? And why are they so empty?

By Bridget Read

theater Feb. 19, 2020

A One-Man Show about ‘A Woman Who Works’Ryan Raftery, the man behind the Anna Wintour musical, plays first daughter Ivanka Trump.

By Brock Colyar

culture Aug. 9, 2019

9 Women on Whether They Would Abolish the ConstitutionWe posed the question to women leaving the theater after Heidi Schreck’s play, What the Constitution Means to Me.

By Jane Drinkard

gallery June 25, 2019

The Look Book Goes to a Little Tina Turner AuditionDozens of 8-to-12-year-old actresses lined up for the opportunity to play a young incarnation of the star in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.

By Katy Schneider and Jane Drinkard

keeping up with the royals Jan. 30, 2019

Meghan Markle Returns to Her Theater RootsShe seemed perfectly at home during her latest royal outing.

By Lisa Ryan

talking to Jan. 25, 2019

Calvin Trillin on True Love and Being a Good ManVisiting the writer for a conversation about his new play, About Alice.

By Rebecca Traister

theater Jan. 16, 2019

A Night at the Theater With Trump’s AccusersThe Pussy Grabbers Plays tells the stories of the women allegedly assaulted by Donald Trump, in eight acts.

By Alyssa Shelasky

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