Performing Arts
Aspiring Playwrights, Submit Your Work Here
Have a potential Pulitzer winner tucked away in a drawer somewhere? These New York City theater companies accept play submissions, sans entry fee, from unpublished writers.
‘It’s Okay to Feel Angry About This Play’
Tisch professor William Electric Black’s new play, “The Whites,” is controversial and loaded. But what should audiences take away from it?
Somehow, Tisch New Theatre Reinvents Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde’
Tisch New Theatre decides to “Rethink Pink” in their recent production of “Legally Blonde,” showcasing a strong and never wavering Elle Woods by omitting the dumb blonde stereotype from the minute the curtain opens.
‘Madama Butterfly’: New Staging Injects Life Into Age-Old Opera
Producer Anthony Minghella tackles this century-old opera in a visually stunning revival that merges theatre magic from old and new, east and west.
Please Silence your Cellphones: Tisch Students Weigh in on Self-Silencing Phone Case
WSN talked to a number of Tisch students about a new phone case that helps to keep theater-goers engaged. While some praise the device’s merits, others see it as a pardoning of personal responsibility.
NYU Lamplighters Lights the Way for Children’s Theater
The members of the student-run club share their passion for theater through free performances for children of all ages.
‘The Green Room’ Is a Love Letter to Thespians That Falls Short of Its Premise
While the play promises a story of a group of actors’ struggle to make it Off-Broadway, “The Green Room” delivers a high school drama instead.
Rebutting the Warped History of ‘Hamilton’
“The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” refutes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s portrayal of Alexander Hamilton by shedding light on the untold stories of his victims.
‘Stupid F-cking Bird’ Soars in Its Reinvention of a Chekhov Classic
In an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play “The Seagull,” Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F-cking Bird” entertains while breaking convention and examining the role of theater in the world today.
Coming to Broadway in Fall 2019
A rundown of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows opening this fall.
‘Rethink Pink’: Tisch New Theatre’s Vision for ‘Legally Blonde’
Tisch New Theatre aims to reinvent the popular musical, employing extensive character work and unique storytelling devices for a production “unlike anything anyone has ever seen.”
Dining With Ploetz: Food For Thought
Richard Ploetz’s dark comedy, which just completed its run at Theatre for the New City, is comprised of three one-acts centered around hunger, both literally and metaphorically.
