theater

Tracy Letts is Amy Morton's 'Dreamboat' in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'

Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, Carrie Coon, and Madison Dirks star in Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on Broadway.

Annie Q on 'Golden Child' and Her Major Career Move

Annie Q discusses her title role in David Henry Hwang's "Golden Child," onstage now at the Signature Theater.

'Save Me' Is a Rewarding Experience

Stefanie Zadravec takes a clear-eyed look at stark elemental matters in “Save Me,” a straightforward examination of a splintered family facing a sudden crisis, at the Barrow Group.

Patina Miller on the Cover of Backstage This Week!

"Pippin" star Patina Miller is on the cover of Backstage this week! She chats about how she prepared to play the Leading Player - it involves the trapeze! - and why she feels lucky to be on Broadway.

Sounding Beckett

Director Joy Zinoman and musical director William Anderson pair new musical pieces with three Samuel Beckett’s plays in the enlightening “Sounding Beckett,” from Cygnus Ensemble.

‘S 16–Luna Nera’ Conveys Claustrophobia and Danger of Miners

Inspired by a Luigi Pirandello short story, this intense, heavily atmospheric, multi-media theater art installation powerfully conveys the traumatic effects of working in a Sicilian sulfur mine.

Elaine Stritch Needs Your Help

A new documentary about the legendary Stritch is currently conducting an online fundraising campaign for its final phase of production.

Darkly Funny 'Chinglish' Is a Comedy of Blunders

David Henry Hwang’s 2011 play “Chinglish,” in a co-production by Berkeley Rep and South Coast Rep guided by original Broadway director Leigh Silverman, is a tragicomic masterpiece.

'Seagull (Thinking of you)' Flooded With Theatrical Imagination

Writer-director Tina Satter’s impressive “Seagull (Thinking of you),” in P.S. 122’s Coil Festival, is a distilled contemporary homage to the emotional chaos that informs Chekhov.

'Henry IV, Part 1' Best for First Timers

The Pearl’s perfectly serviceable production of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 1” is slightly outshone by its sets and costumes and the company’s gleaming new permanent home.