Showing posts with label Art Times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Times. Show all posts
Monday, August 19, 2019

Art Times: Whose Opinion Matters?

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My latest essay is up at Art Times: The holy grail of New York theater is a rave review in the  New York Times.  It doesn’t guarantee succ...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Art Times: What We Can Do When We Work Together

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My latest essay is up at Art Times :  I just voted, and I’m a nervous wreck. The sad truth is that no matter who wins, it’s not going to ...
Sunday, August 05, 2018

Art Times: Choreography: Intrinsic or Replaceable?

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My latest Art Times  essay is up: In some ways, it’s exciting news: Director Ivo van Hove will stage a production of  West Side Stor...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Art Times: Theatre Vs. Theater: Does It Matter?

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My latest essay is up at Art Times : When I was in college, one of my fellow students was Broadway producer David Merrick’s assistant/gof...
Monday, March 19, 2018

Art Times: The Thing About Revivals

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My latest essay is up at Art Times.  I would love to hear what you all think about the issues discussed. Periodically, old shows with iff...
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Art Times: Let's Make Sure Their Time Is Up

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My latest piece is up at Art Times. It's about how we can help women in the arts get more power. Almost as far back as I can remember,...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The Oldish Woman and the Show (Art Times)

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My latest essay is up at Art Times: Many years ago, I had the magical experience of being there when my nephew Charlie, who was around six...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

Trust the Author!

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My latest essay is up at Art Times : I walked out on a production of the brilliant comedy Cloud Nine the other night. The problem? The...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Art Times: Is Broadway Invulnerable?

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My latest essay is up at Art Times: The original title of this essay was “Is Broadway Committing Suicide? And Does It Matter?” But the mor...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Art Times: What Is Good Acting?

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My latest essay is up at Art Times: Good acting is a matter of opinion. A performance that you perceive as brilliantly emotional, I might ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Same RIver Twice: Art Times Essay

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My latest Art Times essay is up: The Greek philosopher Heraclitus believed that you can never step into the same river twice because the w...
Monday, July 18, 2016

When Less is More: The 90-Minute Play

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My latest essay is up at Art Times : What accounts for the rise of the intermissionless 90-minute play? A prevalent theory points to the s...
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Why Do Spoilers Suck? Because Art Is Always New

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My latest essay is up at Art Times . Here's a taste. A recent cover of  Entertainment Weekly  achieved a new low in spoilers. It blare...
Tuesday, April 05, 2016

The Tricky Limits of Color-Blind and Gender-Blind Casting

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From Art Times: Once upon a time, boys played the women’s roles in Shakespeare’s plays. Once upon a different time, Al Jolson and Eddie Ca...
Monday, January 25, 2016

To Stay or Not to Stay: That Is the Question

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My latest Art Times   essay is up:  Every now and then, a controversy breaks out about leaving shows during intermission. Is it fair, acce...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Theatre: How to Love Musicals and Still Be Hip

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My latest article is up at Art Times : An odd thing happens to some people when faced with the existence of musicals. They start saying ...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Wendy Caster Now Theatre Writer for Art Times

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I'm pleased to announce that I now have the honor of being the theatre writer for Art Times, where I will write essays most months. Here...