Some shows leave you uncomfortable because they've challenged your thinking; Slam Frank left me uncomfortable because I wasn't convinced it understood the damage it was doing

A Texas school district canceled Little Shop of Horrors after a girl was cast as Seymour. This is how stupid this country has become, and I blame Trump and MAGA for helping get us here.

Licensing costs can make producing theatre unnecessarily expensive. Ozark Actors Theatre found another way.

After yet another high school production in Ohio was shut down because of one single complaint, I have to ask: why does that parent get to decide for everyone else’s kid?

Why do you do theatre? My first answer was that I loved performing. But the longer I thought about it, the more I had to admit: I wanted attention.

How thin can Tracy Turnblad be before the casting starts changing the story Hairspray is trying to tell? A local production outside Atlanta has sparked that exact debate.

Scare actors deserve more respect. They’re performers. They’re doing physically demanding work. And underneath the makeup, masks and costumes, they’re still people.

Trump’s new college loan rule could put theatre programs at real risk by tying federal loan access to what graduates earn. For an industry where careers often take years to build, that’s a dangerous standard.

William Ivey Long has faced multiple serious public allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse. Now, the Tony Awards have named him to its Nominating Committee. That decision is indefensible.

Annie is coming back to Broadway for its 50th anniversary. But what do we actually want from this revival?

With Duncan Sheik’s death last week, I keep thinking about the work we already got from him and the new work we were still waiting to hear.

Yes, Wicked’s Broadway grosses are down from last year. But some of the panic online is completely ignoring the numbers that actually matter.