Book Review/Interview

In Jeffrey Seller's memoir 'Theater Kid,' the shy, bookish, adopted, gay teen grows up to mastermind Tony–winning musicals 'Rent,' 'Hamilton,' and more. By GEOFFREY MELADA

A new history of the Shakespeare Theatre Company by Drew Lichtenberg and Deborah C. Payne has all the dish and drama. By SOPHIA HOWES

Theater historian Richard Schoch offers perceptive interpretations of Sondheim’s lyrics but doesn't impart their shareable life lessons. By GEOFFREY MELADA

Eric Idle’s entries show all the energy, talent, trust, and humor involved in making the Broadway musical. By CHARLES GREEN

Biographer Mary B. Robinson chronicles the many facets of the legend behind one of the flagships of American theater. By ROBERT MICHAEL OLIVER

The prolific author of plays, musicals, and operas was ahead of his time, and the culture had to catch up. By CHARLES GREEN

Author Patti Hartigan offers insights into how the network of regional theaters and the power of critics shaped the playwright's work and career. By CHARLES GREEN

'Proclaiming Presence from the Washington Stage,' a new book by Blair A. Ruble, tells a history with repercussions today.

The making of 'Sunday in the Park with George' was not a walk in the park.

One sunny afternoon in 1984, Andrew Lloyd Webber (not yet “Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber” or “Baron Lloyd-Webber of Sydmonton” as he is known today)...

In his stirring autobiography A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back, David Hallberg - a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet...

Michael Riedel, the theatre columnist for the New York Post and the co-host of the long running PBS show Theater Talk, sat with me...