I did not think I needed to read more about DEATH OF A SALESMAN, but this piercing meditation by John M. Sandy is one of the best things I've ever read about it. Whaddaya know: Sometimes criticism makes you see things more clearly and feel them more deeply. www.americamagazine.org/theater/2026...

I’m the father of three sons. Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman reminded me how to truly love them.

I had read “Death of a Salesman” the way everyone reads it in school. I had never seen it as a father. That, it turns out, changes everything.

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I hadn’t planned to review the new play at the Atlantic, but I liked it and saw it was a natural for the Jesuit weekly America. This one got a little more theological than usual—last time I went there was for another Atlantic play, Annie Baker’s INFINITE LIFE. www.americamagazine.org/theater/2026...

You can see ‘The Saviors’ and maintain your faith—both in God and the power of theater

Though piercing doubts and discontents surface in “The Saviors,” one never gets the sense that the playwright has an anti-clerical axe to grind.

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bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris

After my parents were visiting set for the first time, I asked my dad what he thought. He said “I didnt realize, it’s like you’re building a house, and once an hour good looking people run in and put on a play for five minutes. Then they leave and you go back to construction.”

Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · last wk.

People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...

Really thoughtful piece, highly recommend.

Derek Miller@visualizingbroadway.com · 3w ago

Some thoughts after seeing Birthright by Jonathan Spector at MCC.

Never cross a photo editor

Wally’s new play is blurbed by Caryl Churchill, who apart from a rare letter to the editor hasn’t spoken in public since 1988

Here’s a rush transcript of Trump’s abysmal WHCD speech last night. Best part is when he tells a mildly funny joke and it falls flat and he tries to explain it and complains about the rest of his crappy speech. www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/0...

Jill Clayburgh sandwiched between Raúl Juliá and Frank Langella in the 1984 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's DESIGN FOR LIVING. George C. Scott directed and oh, how I would love to go back and see this.

Give my regards to Broadway Remember me to Herald Square Tell all the gang at 42d Street I’m one stop away I will be there in a minute or two

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EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

Are you staging a world premiere in the coming months? If so, we need to know about it for our monthly What Else Is New? feature. Send info to at@tcg.org and rwkendt@tcg.org, and/or if you're TCG member theatre, enter the info here: www.americantheatre.org/custom-form/

About to see Dylan at Forest Hills Stadium, chance of thunderstorms very high. The jokes write themselves; the man used a lot of weather metaphors (wind, hard rain, buckets of rain, hurricane, weatherman, you name it)

Helen Shaw and Elizabeth Vincentelli doing short reviews of a bunch of shows all over town—I'm having a (happy) Time Out NY flashback. More like this please! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/t...

‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Dukes,’ With Jane Wickline, and More Must-See Theater (Gift Article)

As the summer heats up, our critics are raving about these seven not-to-miss Off Broadway shows.

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Reading the reactions to "The Perfect Moment," I've been fascinated by how odd people find it that I think government arts funding shouldn't come with any content restrictions. I talk about why here. completeworks.substack.com/p/yes-the-go...

Yes, The Government Should Fund Offensive Art

And here's why!

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Without saying your age, what’s your favorite movie that came out when you were 18.

A Room With A View: Woman Faints, Man Helps

ALT: A Room With A View: Woman Faints, Man Helps

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Sam Horrorwitt@shurwitt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Without saying your age, what’s your favorite movie that came out when you were 18.

If by “this year” you mean, in a couple months, you are correct, thanks for asking.

1godzillafan, The MST3K & Clara Stan@1godzillafan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there are new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 this year.

Had a wild dream last night that Tom Waits was running around some public space with a 3-string guitar doing an R.E.M. cover. It sounded amazing, and I couldn’t figure out how he wasn’t completely out of breath. When I woke I couldn’t remember what song it was; I’ve decided it was “Begin the Begin”

Funny Graceland sendup but what makes this A+ is its spoof of broader trends: 80s boomer-pop's Scramble for Africa (Simon, Byrne et al) AND the Magical Negro theme that ran thru such period pieces as U2's Rattle & Hum, Billy Joel's "River of Dreams," &—of course, supremely—TOTO I bless the rains...

Apparently Schmigadoon! debuted on Apple TV 5 years ago this very day! The same day we celebrate our 100th performance on Broadway! Here's a pic of me on the set way back when. Happy Schmigadoon Day!

Harold Portable Charger

kim@kimmymonte.bsky.social · 3w ago

your baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals

Another historical inaccuracy from Nolan—IMAX had not yet been invented in the Mycenaean period, so this is not the aspect ratio that people saw in! Smh

When Cinco Paul writes a show spoofing movie themes from the 60s, he should call it

I love this. It’s like an acting exercise

Felicity Hannah@felicityhannah.bsky.social · 3w ago

My son just told me is favourite sentence is: “I didn’t say we should kill him” because if you emphasise each different word it changes the entire meaning

Emily Wilson thread, y'all! Real heads (i.e., me writing my Odyssey review today) will be cracking open her translation again in advance of the release of Chris Nolan's film on Friday.

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 3w ago

On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.

This was a difficult story to pull together, for any number of reasons. Thanks to @nathanpugh.bsky.social for help in reporting, to TCG leadership for their support, to the folks who spoke to us on and off the record, and to the other reporters and writers we cite in our work.

American Theatre@americantheatre.org · 3w ago

At Arena Stage, Hana Sharif's departure raises questions about the often fraught relationship among executive leadership, staff, and boards at American theatres. In our reporting, we found that there were conflicts over what art belongs, working conditions, and sustainable paths forward financially.

Sad to see CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL post a closing date. Everyone should see it! It's a real event, and a sunburst of joy. This is my chat with director Bill Rauch about how it's the most Cornerstone show he's directed since, well, Cornerstone. www.americantheatre.org/2026/04/10/c...

Chekhov Unhinged, ‘Cats’ Unleashed

How 2 Russian directors and 1 American one are making Chekhov's work speak to the moment, and how a seasoned community-based theatremaker is having a ball on Broadway.

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Cats: The Jellicle Ball, last season’s best musical, will close on August 8. If you haven’t seen it yet, do so now or you WILL regret it. www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

Broadway review: Paris is purring in Cats: The Jellicle Ball (★★★★★)

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical gets a fabulous new life.

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