The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. [display_podcast] Guest: James Magruder, Adaptation (Head Over Heels) James Magruder made his Broadway debut with the book for Triumph of Love. His adaptations of read more
Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Jan Simpson talk with Peter and Will Anderson about their upcoming Songbook Summit concert series at Symphony Space. We review On A Clear Day You Can See Forever @ Irish Repertory Theatre, Fire in Dreamland @ The Public Theater, The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production of Antigone @ read more
Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Lucie Arnaz. Jan Simpson joins in and we review Mary Page Marlowe @ Second Stage Theater, Log Cabin @ Playwrights Horizons, Cyprus Avenue @ Public Theater, Hairspray @ The Argyle Theatre, and The Saintliness of Margery Kempe @ The Duke on 42nd Street. We read more
James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson review Carmen Jones @ Classic Stage Company, Girls & Boys @ Minetta Lane Theatre, Skintight @ Roundabout Theatre Company, Log Cabin @ Playwrights Horizons, Songs for a New World @ Encores! Off-Center, Transport Group’s Promises, Promises in Concert, and Sugar in Our Wounds @ Manhattan Theatre Club. read more
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. [display_podcast] Guest: Dominique Morisseau Kennedy Prize for Drama Award-winner Dominique Morisseau’s Signature residency includes the New York premiere of Paradise Blue directed by read more
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. [display_podcast] Guest: Anthony Giardina Off-Broadway: The City of Conversation (Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Drama Desk and Outer Circle Critics nominations read more
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. [display_podcast] Guest: Lindsey Ferrentino Lindsey Ferrentino is a New York-based playwright originally from Florida. Lindsey’s critically acclaimed Ugly Lies the Bone premiered at read more
James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about The Amateurs @ Vineyard Theatre, Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story @ Signature, Mufti’s Subways Are For Sleeping, Kings @ The Public Theater, queens @ LCT3, Lenny’s Lyricists @ 92Y, and MCC Theater’s Relevance This read more
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. [display_podcast] Guest: Hammaad Chaudry An Ordinary Muslim marks playwright Hammaad Chaudry’s professional debut. He is currently a Van Lier Fellow at New read more