broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine3 days agoDanai Gurira on Starring in Robert O’Hara’s ‘Richard III’: ‘It Should Be a Historical Play, But It’s Actually a Political Thriller’Variety - Michael ApplerRobert O’Hara, the Tony Award-nominated director and acclaimed playwright, sat beneath a tree near the side of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. …
broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine1 day agoBlack British theatre’s great leap forwardverified_publisherThe Guardian - Pauline WalkerWe are in a new golden age for Black British theatre. Over the last two years, a raft of productions from Black theatre-makers have been making waves, garnering critical acclaim and exciting audiences. Black writers and directors are relishing telling the stories that they want to tell and are …
broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine2 days agoPeter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97verified_publisherThe Guardian - Chris Wiegand Stage editorThe groundbreaking British theatre director Peter Brook, whose huge influence reached around the world, has died at the age of 97. His death on Saturday was confirmed by his assistant, Nina Soufy. Brook redefined the way we think about theatre with his productions at Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare …
broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine1 day ago1776: DANIELS, DA SILVA & HUNTstck.me - Ron FasslerCan't let July 4th go by without my annual tribute to the musical 1776, a brilliant piece of theatre (IMHO) that managed to make a subject with little …
broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine4 days agoAccess all areas: the creatives opening theatre up to disabled audiencesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Caroline Butterwick‘Small changes do make a difference’ Shona Louise, access consultant “I think a lot of people view me as just a bit of an angry disabled audience member,” says Shona Louise. “And that’s definitely not the case at all – we have something of value to give.” Louise’s lived experience of being a disabled …
broadwayandmeflipped into Broadway & Me: The Magazine2 days agoInfluential theater director Peter Brook dies at 97verified_publisherNPR - Bob MondelloTheater and film director Peter Brook has died. He was 97. Brook's work spanned seven decades and ranged from star-studded Shakespeare productions to radical experiments in theater form. A defining moment in his career was the sensation he created in 1964; a play with a 26-word title seemed to say …