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A STAR IS REBORN. Brandon Victor Dixon and Audra McDonald in “Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed” (photo: Julieta Cervantes).
Theater
'Shuffle Along' and the progress of African-Americans on Broadway
Michael V. Tueth
'Shuffle Along' was the first musical to feature an all-black cast.
EMOTIONAL SEESAW. Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois and Ben Foster as Stanley Kowalski.
Theater
'Long Day’s Journey' and 'Streetcar' demonstrate the genius and challenge of American drama.
Rob Weinert-Kendt
It is hard to imagine two more different writers or plays, but these two new stagings offer instructive contrasts.
Saoirse Ronan, center, in "The Crucible"
Theater
In “Blackbird” and “The Crucible,” troubled relationships have tragic consequences.
Rob Weinert-Kendt
In two new productions intimate transgressions have world-shattering consequences
Theater
Shades of Gray: Two nuanced plays from Danai Gurira
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Two nuanced plays from Danai Gurira
STANDING TALL. Jennifer Hudson, center, in “The Color Purple”
Theater
Arguments With God: The spiritual side of two Broadway revivals
Rob Weinert-Kendt
The spiritual side of two Broadway revivals
Mark Strong and company in “A View From the Bridge” (photo: Jan Versweyveld)
Arts & CultureTheater
A View from the Edge: You can’t turn away from Ivo van Hove’s vision.
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Arthur Miller's 'A View From the Bridge' stripped to its essence is a painful family tragedy.
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