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Michelangelo Signorile

Harvey Fierstein On The 'Kinky Boots' Surprise That Critics Have Ignored

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.18.2013 | Gay Voices

“Would I be scared to say ‘gay?'" asks the very openly gay Harvey Fierstein, discussing the hit Broadway musical "Kinky Boots," which has garnered...

Aisle View: David Byrne Meets Imelda in the Dazzling Here Lies Love

Steven Suskin | Posted 05.15.2013 | Arts
Steven Suskin

Byrne has joined with the Public's Oskar Eustis and an altogether impressive production team to turn Here Lies Love into -- what? A musical? A disco musical? A theatrical extravaganza? All three jumbled together.

There's Sex in Mommyville? A Chat with Playwright Anna Fishbeyn

Wendy Widom | Posted 04.26.2013 | Parents
Wendy Widom

"Our sexuality becomes so deeply and misguidedly tied up in our looks that we cannot feel sexual until we feel we look good. To be powerful sexual beings, we need to be able to separate our desire from what society dictates to be 'desirable.'"

Curtis M. Wong

'Showgirls! The Musical!' Makes NYC Debut

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 04.24.2013 | Gay Voices

How does an infamous erotic thriller-turned-cult-classic like the movie “Showgirls” become an effective stage musical? For writers Bob and Tobly M...

Some Plays

James Franco | Posted 04.10.2013 | Entertainment
James Franco

Lucky Guy is a tribute to the late Nora Ephron. The performers say at least 50 percent of their lines directly to the audience, so it becomes a case of telling rather than showing. I didn't find this to be a fault as much as a device that altered the theatrical form.

Matthew Paul Olmos: so go the ghosts of mexico

Jody Christopherson | Posted 04.05.2013 | Arts
Jody Christopherson

so go the ghosts of mexico, part 1, is inspired by the true story of Marisol Valles Garcia -- who made headlines as the "bravest woman in mexico" when she volunteered to be the police chief of Praxedis, Chihuahua, Mexico - despite the execution of former chief Manuel Castro-Martínez.

Broadway, 'Smash' Stars Hit NYC's Town Hall For Historic Celebration

Posted 03.29.2013 | New York

Broadway performers, local lawmakers and other Manhattan personalities were on hand to celebrate the designation of New York's Town Hall performance v...

An Interview With Playwright/Director Daniel Talbott on Slipping at Rattlestick West

Jody Christopherson | Posted 03.28.2013 | Arts
Jody Christopherson

"Slipping... came out of reading an article in The New York Times about Sarah Kane, and her life and work. ... I just loved so much how she talked about experiential theater and why she attempted to write plays, and something just popped in me and I was like, 'I want to try this.'"

Spring Is Here! B'Way Producers Talk About Their Shows

Cara Joy David | Posted 05.18.2013 | Arts
Cara Joy David

Speaking of back to Broadway -- Bette Midler is coming. I've been waiting for years, and now she is coming. Midler is starring in one of three one-woman shows on the Great White Way this season.

From Bowery to Broadway: The Evolution of Daniel Nardicio

Tim Ranney | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Tim Ranney

When I discovered Daniel Nardicio organized the Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming show, I wanted to find out how the event New York magazine is calling "the gayest evening in the history of evenings" came about. Daniel opened up to me about his past, present and future.

Neva Say Neva: Guillermo Calderon's Neva at The Public Theater

Bess Rowen | Posted 05.12.2013 | Arts
Bess Rowen

A single light, a chair, and three actors are on a raised stage. This minimalism belongs to Chilean director and playwright Guillermo Calderón's Neva, currently playing at The Public Theater.

Classic Stage Company: A Reversal of Fortune

Cara Joy David | Posted 04.23.2013 | New York
Cara Joy David

During my career I have seen theater companies have a bad season or two and then rebound with good ones. But I don't think I've seen a company go from virtual obsolescence to consistent hit maker. What CSC has done is rather amazing.

Stars Of Stage And Screen To Hit NYC For A Great Gay Cause

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 02.15.2013 | Gay Voices

Some of New York's finest theater talents are set to take the stage March 18 for a great cause. Tony Award winners Len Cariou, Brian Stokes Mitche...

Theater Review: All In The Timing, The Mark of Zorro

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.15.2013 | Arts
Fern Siegel

The Mark of Zorro at the New Victory Theater has its own brand of memorable theater. Scottish company Visible Fictions has turned the classic swashbuckling adventure into a fun lesson for children about justice and heroism.

'This Isn’t The New York City I Know'

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 02.12.2013 | Arts

In Marc Spitz's new book, "Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the '90s," the author offers a glimpse into the gritty beginnings of his life...

Not By Bread Alone: A Deaf-Blind Theater Troupe Makes Its U.S. Premiere

Seamus McKiernan | Posted 04.03.2013 | Arts
Seamus McKiernan

When is the last time you saw a play with a blind actor? What about a deaf-blind actor? How about an entire cast of deaf-blind actors maneuvering the stage with precision and poise as they dance and act -- and bake bread? That's the premise of Not By Bread Alone.

Still the Greatest You've Never Heard Of -- and Now It's Back

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 03.27.2013 | New York
Robert J. Elisberg

Fiorello!, you see, was the very first musical chosen by the renowned Encore! series in New York, where the NY City Center brings back great, less-known shows, in trimmed down productions. And now, in honor of the series' 20th anniversary... they are bringing it back.

All the World's a Stage for James Latus

Yvonna Russell | Posted 03.07.2013 | Arts
Yvonna Russell

The producers of the NBC hit, SMASH should give James Latus a call to learn how it's done.

Ten Theater Companies That Made My 2012

Shoshana Greenberg | Posted 03.02.2013 | Arts
Shoshana Greenberg

It was a joy to see these actors -- every movement was a sort of dance. I'll be looking forward to whatever they bring to New York next, especially if Cate Blanchett is starring.

Top 10 Shows of 2012

Carey Purcell | Posted 02.23.2013 | Arts
Carey Purcell

Throughout 2012, I had the privilege of seeing so many incredible performances while covering the New York theater beat. Here is a list of the top 10 performances I saw in 2012.

An Interview With Meiyin Wang on The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival

Jody Christopherson | Posted 02.17.2013 | Arts
Jody Christopherson

The best, the strange and the relevant from all over the world gather at this world's fair of experimental theater known as the Under the Radar Festival. 2012-12-17-tptpull.jpg

"If It's With Your Mouth, Does It Count?" -- Sex, Art and Women -- An Interview With the Founders of A Red-Lipped Rebellion

Carey Purcell | Posted 01.30.2013 | New York
Carey Purcell

"Maybe subliminal is the way to sneak it in. In the whole mixture of things, the best way to get the message across is through art. In my deepest intuition, I know art is the way to get it done," says Samantha Shane, co-founder of A Red Lipped Rebellion.

Scandalous Needs a Miracle, Virginia Woolf Is One

Cara Joy David | Posted 11.28.2012 | New York
Cara Joy David

The Broadway grosses have recently told me two things. First, Kathie Lee Gifford is not a very good salesperson. Second, not everyone in the world is going to see Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, even though everyone in the world should be.

What Is a Dramaturg?

Bess Rowen | Posted 01.20.2013 | Arts
Bess Rowen

Several years ago I couldn't tell you what that word meant, and as I write this Microsoft Word has underlined it with a red squiggly line. Despite Word's harsh judgment, and my own former ignorance, a dramaturg is an important member of the theatrical equation, and one that is too rarely discussed.

Lenny Leibowitz: The Weird and Wonderful Musical Virtuoso Who Became a Theatrical Visionary

Myra Chanin | Posted 12.22.2012 | Arts
Myra Chanin

Marvell's current season consists of two what-else-but-burned-and/or-banned classics: to wit, Franz Wedekind's Spring's Awakening and Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance.