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Rob Weinert-Kendt, an arts journalist and editor of American Theatre magazine, has written for The New York Times and Time Out New York. He writes a blog called The Wicked Stage.
Byron Tittle and Robbie Fairchild in “Illinoise” at Park Avenue Armory (photo: Stephanie Berger)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
‘Illinoise,’ the new dance-theater piece by choreographer Justin Peck, is as bespoke as Stevens’s carefully composed album.
Liev Schreiber (Father Flynn) and Zoe Kazan (Sister James) in Roundabout Theatre Company’s new Broadway production of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Scott Ellis.
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
It is only two decades old, but “Doubt” already feels like it’s been with us forever.
Arts & CultureInterviews
Rob Weinert-Kendt
In an interview with Rob Weinert-Kendt, the playwright John Patrick Shanley discusses the continued resonance of ‘Doubt.‘
Heather Christian performing in ‘Terce’
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
“Terce: A Practical Breviary” doesn’t feel all that far from a worship experience—at least, what an ideal worship experience might be.
Richard Masur and Aria Shahghasemi in “A Prayer for the French Republic.”
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
For playwrights, family dramas are never just about families.
Chris Lee and Maleah Joi Moon in the premiere of “Hell’s Kitchen,” a new musical with music and lyrics by Alicia Keys at the Public Theater (photo: Joan Marcus).
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Three new Off-Broadway shows don’t just show us what draws musicians to their chosen medium; they make us hear it, with often bracing effect.
David Hyde Pierce in “Here We Are” (photo: Emilio Madrid)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Sondheim has left the building, and he lives on only in interpretation and iteration, no less than Shakespeare or Mozart.
Arts & CultureBooks
Rob Weinert-Kendt
In 'August Wilson: A Life,' an excellent new biography by Patti Hartigan, we read of the winding path that led Wilson to his ascendance, then delves into the tumults and triumphs of his two decades at the heights of achievement.
Leslie Odom, Jr. and Kara Young in ‘Purlie Victorious’ (photo: Marc J. Franklin)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Can I get an amen?
Christine Kirk as Sofi in ‘Infinite Life’ at the Atlantic Theater Company (photo: Ahron R. Foster)
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
For theater fans, the arrival of a new Annie Baker play is cause for celebration.