Aladdin doesn't appear in Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights. Neither does Sinbad the Sailor. Both fairy tales weren't originally part of the stories of Scheherazade,...
Although known by many Americans for her portrayal as Dr. Nancy McNally, the national security advisor on NBC's The West Wing, or as Gloria Akalitus,...
Few plays have taken root in the public consciousness — and served as the public conscience — as has ''The Laramie Project,'' Moises Kaufman and...
With Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney returns Studio Theatre audiences to San Pere, La., a housing project that sits somewhere...
On the surface, Marcus Gardley has written with every tongue confess a kind of Southern fairy tale about hatred and racism and rejection in this...
“Staffers” quoted anonymously by various news outlets about the chances of passage for any consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act prompted a critical reaction...
The surest way for any theater critic to cover his ass is to say that a certain play or musical ''will mean different things to...
Moises Kaufman Moises Kaufman enjoys telling stories. He especially enjoys telling stories about how we tell stories. The Venezuelan-born, gay playwright and director says narrative...
As part of the Arena Stage productions of The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, Metro Weekly and Arena Stage will host...
New York theater troupe Tectonic Theater stops at the brand new Arena Stage as part of the national tour of both the original Laramie Project...
Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith is hoping there's a little Ado Annie in all of us. Annie is, of course, the gal from the...
Arena Stage’s Molly Smith sets her production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great American musical Oklahoma!in the robust world of territory life filled with a dynamic...
Arena Stage’s Molly Smith sets her production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great American musical Oklahoma! in the robust world of territory life filled with a...
The President and First Lady help open Arena Stage’s sparkling new Southwest complex with a gala ceremony on Monday, Oct. 25, but first comes a...
There is nothing small about the musical The Light in the Piazza. The songbook is page after page of grand gestures, ornate flourishes and the...