In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more. Source: New York Times
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Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama has four shows this season. “If you can hear the world singing, it’s your job to write it down,” she said. Source: New York Times
Review: Finding Community in ‘As You Like It’
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
This shimmering Shakespeare adaptation at the Delacorte Theater retains the outline of the original, while making space for songs. You don’t have to sing along, though you may want to. Source: New York Times
With ‘As You Like It,’ Public Works Aims for a Reflection of Humanity
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
The musical adaptation, part of Free Shakespeare in the Park, is a remounting of an acclaimed production that had a short run in 2017. Source: New York Times
James Ijames on Winning a Pulitzer and Making ‘Hamlet’ a Comedy
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2022
The 41-year-old playwright’s show “Fat Ham,” set at a Southern barbecue, hasn’t even had an in-person production yet because of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
5 Monologues, Each a Showcase for Asian American Actors Over 60
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2022
“Out of Time” at the Public Theater is intended to showcase the talents of older actors. “People want to dismiss your stories,” the show’s director says. Not here. Source: New York Times
Under the Radar Theater Festival Canceled as Omicron Surges
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
Putting off the Public Theater’s annual showcase for experimental work was the latest sign of the variant’s impact on live performance. Source: New York Times
New Work by Suzan-Lori Parks to Be Part of Public Theater Season
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
“The Visitor” and “cullud wattah,” two shows postponed by the pandemic, will get their premieres alongside works by James Ijames, Shaina Taub and Lloyd Suh. Source: New York Times
Review: Shakespeare’s ‘Merry Wives,’ Now in South Harlem
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
Jocelyn Bioh reshapes a comedy of clever women, frail men and harsh revenge into one of love and forgiveness, just when New York needs it. Source: New York Times
Positive Coronavirus Test Halts Shakespeare in the Park for Third Night
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
“Merry Wives,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, had already pushed back its opening night by nearly two weeks after an injury to its leading man. Source: New York Times
Hot Vax Summer? Falstaff and Shakespeare in the Park Are Ready.
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
The Delacorte Theater in Central Park is reopening with a Harlem-set version of Shakespeare’s comedy “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Source: New York Times
Is New York’s Arts Diversity Plan Working? It’s Hard to Tell
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
While the CreateNYC program increased funding for smaller neighborhood arts organizations, it never required institutions to disclose the demographic data that would help measure progress. Source: New York Times
Unemployment Is Rampant. So This Theater Is Giving Freelancers Money.
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
Several hundred workers are receiving $1,000 relief payments from the Public Theater. Source: New York Times
Seeking Shakespeare in the Park This Summer? Turn on Your Radio
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2020
The Public Theater, prevented by public health concerns from performing in Central Park, has joined forces with WNYC to turn “Richard II” into a four-part radio play. Source: New York Times
Enter WSR’s Short Essay Contest to Win Two Free Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2019
Enter WSR’s Short Essay Contest to Win Two Free Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park If William Shakespeare had set his romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, on the Upper West Side, he would probably have called it, Much Ado…