We visit the Egyptian Art wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with playwright Betty Shamieh to discuss her play “Fit for a Queen” about Hatshepsut, how stories about women are told, and how new play development can be improved.
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We visit the studio of set designer Anna Louizos and we talk to her about her design process for Holiday Inn, her dream to start a theatre museum, the challenges female designers face, and much more.
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We talk to Rebecca Naomi Jones and Kecia Lewis, who are currently starring in “Marie and Rosetta,” about how they prepared, mentorship on and off stage, being ambitious, and much more.
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Alexandra Silber writes about the impact of her mentor, Tyne Daly, and why having mentors is an important part of life and art.
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On September 10th, 2016, the history-making musical “Fun Home” closes on Broadway. “Fairytale of Fun Home” celebrates the impact and importance of this glass ceiling-shattering musical by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori.
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Despite the dearth of women writing, directing, and designing on Broadway, there are a lot of fabulous women making theatre and changing the theatrical landscape beyond the Great White Way. Here are 16 female writers, directors, designers, and producers who the theatre community should be watching.
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For Women’s Equality Day, we ask women of theatre to tell us why voting is important to them. And then we give you all the resources you need to register to vote and find out about your rights as a voter. Let’s #JazzHandsTheVote.
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We talk to Shaina Taub about her process for adapting and composing Twelfth Night for Public Works of The Public Theater, and her next project, a musical about the women’s suffrage movement.
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We profile seven more women who have made major contributions to the American theatre: Tisa Chang, Rachel Crothers, J.E. Franklin, Carolyn Leigh, Ellen Stewart, Megan Terry, and Nina Vance.
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Choreographer Sonya Tayeh is currently creating the piece “you’ll still call me by name” for New York Live Arts. We talk to her about what inspired the piece, translating things physically, and the challenges of fundraising.
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On the eve of her concerts at 54 Below, we talk to Carmen Cusack about Bright Star, answering the question, “Who is Carmen Cusack,” and her life both past and present.
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On a recent Wednesday evening between preview performances of Engagements at Second Stage Uptown, we took playwright Lucy Teitler and director Kimberly Senior to The Garret in the West Village. They talk about working together and working on a comedy.
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Throughout July we’ll be featuring women involved in this year’s New York Musical Festival. We visited them at rehearsal studios throughout Manhattan to find out about their shows and their thoughts on the theatre. Featuring “Remission,” “Molly Murphy & Neil deGrasse Tyson…,” “A Lasting Impression,” “Normatively,” “Eh Dah? – Questions for My Father,” ” One Child Born,” “Tink!” “Forest Boy,” and “Dust Can’t Kill Me.”
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We speak to Heather Headley, in her dressing room at The Color Purple, about how she prepared to play Shug Avery, developing as an artist, coming back to Broadway, and much more.
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We talk to choreographer Lorin Latarro about Waitress and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater at Encores! Off-Center. Plus, we talk about the transition from dancer to choreographer, using art for social change, and more.
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We talk to playwright Bess Wohl and director Rachel Chavkin about “Small Mouth Sounds,” which is now playing at the Signature after a successful run at Ars Nova. We sat down with them to discuss how the play was developed, their collaboration, audience engagement, and more.
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Leigh Silverman is one of the most accomplished contemporary directors on Broadway. We go behind the scenes and profile what makes Leigh so good at her job.
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Elizabeth Swados was a pioneering woman of the theatre. Liz was a writer, composer, director, choreographer, and so much more. When she passed away from esophageal cancer in January 2016, she left behind an impressive theatrical legacy not only in terms of her shows, but also in how profoundly she impacted young people, and notably, the young women with whom she had worked.
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To help celebrate ASTEP’s tenth anniversary, we asked Mary-Mitchell Campbell to share some of her photos from the organization’s work around the globe.
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Daniella Topol recently took over as artistic director of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. We speak to Daniella about the life of an artistic director, her plans for the future of the company, developing new work, and more.
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We visit lighting designer Natasha Katz in her midtown studio to discuss Long Day’s Journey into Night, storytelling through light, how the field has changed, and much more.
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The day after opening night of The Ruins of Civilization, we talk to director Leah C. Gardiner and writer Penelope Skinner about the tone of the show, issues that inspired the play, cultural differences, and more.
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We talk to Jessica Hecht and Alexandra Silber of the 2016 Tony-nominated revival of Fiddler on the Roof, about how they incorporated historical material into their roles, generational differences, doing a revival for a modern audience, and more.
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Before her return engagement at the Cafe Carlyle, we have a quick chat with Broadway legend Chita Rivera about her career and how Broadway has changed.
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We talk to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, at her home in Washington Heights, about her new play Daphne’s Dive, her writing process, new play development, and more.
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