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Performing Arts

The cast of "Living With...," a production by NYU Steinhardt's Drama Therapy department that explores the current HIV/AIDS crisis. (Courtesy of Sarah Binney, Steinhardt Public Affairs Specialist)

Steinhardt’s Original Production “Living With…” Addresses the AIDS Crisis of Today

“Living With…,” produced by the NYU Steinhardt Drama Therapy program, highlights the stories of newly diagnosed and long-term HIV/AIDS survivors through theatre and music.
Liv Rocklin, Contributing Writer November 30, 2018
“Living With…,” produced by the NYU Steinhardt Drama Therapy program, highlights the stories of newly diagnosed and long-term HIV/AIDS survivors through theatre and music.
A scene from the play "Chasing the New White Whale". A local play drawing inspiration from Moby Dick. (Courtesy of La Mama Experimental Theater Club)

In ‘Chasing the New White Whale,’ Heroin Ravages a Working-Class Community

Alex Cullina, Books & Theater Editor November 27, 2018
Mike Gorman’s new play uses “Moby-Dick” as a metaphor to examine the opioid crisis’ effects on a New England commercial fishing town.
Michael Urie and Michael Hsu Rosen in "Torch Song." (via facebook.com)

‘Torch Song’ Is About a Melancholic and Marvelous Life

Matt Markowski, Contributing Writer November 16, 2018
Harvey Fierstein’s tale of a drag queen’s search for love and family returns to Broadway 36 years after its premiere.
American Son's leads Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale.

Kerry Washington Returns to Broadway in ‘American Son’

Liv Rocklin November 13, 2018
“American Son,” a new Broadway play, highlights the racial in divide in the United States, however, Washington’s Performance doesn’t meet expectations.
Photo via Facebook, Illustration by Rachel Buigas-Lopez

To Boycott or Not to Boycott: Jan Fabre’s ‘Mount Olympus’

Is art made by bad people still worth our time?
Claire Fishman, Staff Writer November 12, 2018
Is art made by bad people still worth our time?
A scene from the production of Peter the Starcatcher. (Courtesy of NYU Steinhardt Educational Theater Program)

Steinhardt Opens Magical Peter Pan Prequel

Liv Rocklin, Contributing Writer October 25, 2018
Steinhardt's developmentally diverse production of "Peter and the Starcatcher" uses accessibility to portray the magic of theater.
Glenn Close and Grace Van Patten in a scene from "Mother of the Maid." (Courtesy of The Public Theater)

Three Tall Women Serving Age-Old Lessons

Matt Markowski, Contributing Writer October 25, 2018
Elaine May, Glenn Close and Stockard Channing prove that age is just a number as all three return to the stage and deliver exceptional performances.
Promotional photo for Tisch New Theater's "Next to Normal." (Courtesy of Tisch New Theater)

Student Cast of ‘Next to Normal’ Juggles Music and Mental Illness

Julia Fields, Contributing Writer October 25, 2018
Tisch New Theater's production of "Next to Normal" delivers a beautiful and heartbreaking performance rooted in themes of loss, mental illness and family.
luciana achugar from the interactive dance performance "Brujx." (Courtesy of NYU Skirball)

‘Brujx’ and the Excruciating Monotony of Labor

Karl Marx Festival "Brujx" dance performance reflects on the labor that goes into theater from both the audience and performers.
Claire Fishman October 23, 2018

Friday night, in the foyer of Skirball, Luciana Achugar greeted her audience nervously; Achugar doesn’t normally give speeches before her performances. “I went back and...

Tisch New Theatre students performing "Next to Normal."

Backstage at Tisch’s ‘Next to Normal’

Lily Dolin, Staff Writer October 22, 2018
Step behind the curtain and see the backstage process behind Tisch's production of "Next To Normal" before it opens on Oct. 23.
A poster for the Karl Marx Festival. (via facebook.com)

Marx Festival: “P-Project” Tests Capitalism Through Audience Immersion

Julia Fields, Contributing Writer October 19, 2018
Part of NYU's ongoing Karl Marx Festival, "P Project" is a completely immersive performance that puts Marx's theories of capitalism into practice through audience interaction and exchange of cash.
The poster for the Karl Marx Festival. (Courtesy of Skirball Center)

A Karl Marx Festival in the Age of Late Capitalism

Alex Cullina, Books & Theater Editor October 15, 2018
WSN talks to the director of Skirball and curator of the upcoming Karl Marx Festival.