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  1. coronavirus
    Andrew Lloyd Webber, All Alone in the Moonlight, Joins a COVID Vaccine Trial“I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  2. stage dives
    No Sense, No DecencySenator Joe, an experimental musical about Joseph McCarthy, lasted for two previews, and its producer went to jail for fraud.
    By Mark Harris
  3. stage dives
    A Dud Among Duds: The Story of Moose MurdersThe tale of Broadway’s most notorious bomb.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  4. theater
    Broadway’s Diana Musical to Be Filmed Without an Audience for NetflixIt’ll drop early next year, while the show still plans to return to the stage.
    By Jackson McHenry
  5. stage dives
    Donald Trump’s One-Show Career As a Broadway ProducerIf he’d had a hit in Paris Is Out!, the world might be in a better place now.
    By Sarah Weinman
  8. stage dives
    The Making of Superman’s Brief Flight on BroadwayAnd how Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa almost got him back off the ground nearly 50 years later.
    By Abraham Riesman
  9. theater review
    These Two New Theater Works Need You to ListenOne of the surprises of pandemic theater-making has been this embrace of audio work.
    By Helen Shaw
  10. the rockettes
    Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular Show Canceled Because of COVID-19For the first time in 87 years, the New York City icons won’t be kicking.
    By Justin Curto
  11. fair points
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Says the Cats Movie Is ‘Ridiculous’ and He’ll Tell You WhyWell, he’s not wrong.
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. streaming theater
    Go Small and Go Home: Tiny Theater Made in QuarantineThe 7th voyage of egon tichy was streamed from an apartment closet.
    By Helen Shaw
  15. parade movie when
    Disney+, Clearly Run by Theater Kids, Is Making a Once on This Island MovieJocelyn Bioh is writing the script, with Wanuri Kahiu directing.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. reunions
    Scandal Cast Reunites for Charity, Claim to Be Theater Kids Yet Refuse to SingYes, Kerry Washington was in A Little Night Music in college, but do not ask her to sing a song from the show now.
    By Chris Murphy
  17. the coronavirus
    The Phantom of the Opera, the OG Masked Singer, Closes in West EndAfter nearly 34 years, it’s shuttering due to COVID-19.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. crisis 2020
    Does Arts-Funding Advocacy Need a Famous Face?Many are working behind the scenes, but no one’s willing to get in the spotlight.
    By Helen Shaw
  19. theater review
    This Sceptered Dial: Richard II on the RadioShakespeare in the Park in your headphones.
    By Helen Shaw
  22. london theater
    Hot Priest Livestreams: Andrew Scott Is Doing Solo Play in LondonThree Kings will stream from the Old Vic.
    By Jackson McHenry
  23. theater
    Gee, Officer: Why Are There So Few Plays About Cops?They’re all over TV and movies. But there are almost no police dramas onstage.
    By Helen Shaw
  24. records on records
    Pop Smoke Joins Biggie and Tupac With Posthumous No. 1 Debut AlbumAnd the Hamilton cast album broke records by rocketing to No. 2.
    By Justin Curto
  25. hamilton
    Who Tells Your Story on Camera? How Hamilton Was Edited Into a Movie.Director Tommy Kail and editor Jonah Moran explain how they pieced together key moments from the musical — including the ending.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. two friends
    Okieriete Onaodowan and Daveed Diggs Discuss Hamilton’s Slavery Issue“I definitely appreciate everybody questioning it,” Diggs told Onaodowan on the latest episode of Two Friends.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  29. miranda refuted
    The Academy Says the Hamilton Movie Won’t Be Eligible at Next Year’s OscarsDespite what the Academy says, Disney reportedly plans to submit the project for the Oscars and various guild awards.
    By Nate Jones
  30. sorry
    Just a Post About Jonathan Groff’s King George Spit in HamiltonSorry, we had to.
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. in memoriam
    Broadway and Hollywood Communities Remember Late Actor Nick CorderoThe Bullets Over Broadway performer passed away after a months-long battle with COVID-19.
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. the arts
    United Kingdom Unveils Nearly $2 Billion Government Relief Package for the ArtsThe funds will be split between museums, independent theaters, and other arts and cultural organizations.
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. obits
    Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Dead at 41 Due to Coronavirus ComplicationsThe Broadway performer was nominated for a Tony in 2014 for his turn in Bullets Over Broadway.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. theater review
    Uses for a Dull Knife: Productive Boredom in Three ZoomertainmentsState vs. Natasha Banina, And So We Come Forth and Zero Cost House
    By Helen Shaw
  37. work!
    How We Told the Story of HamiltonA guide to Vulture’s nonstop coverage of a Broadway cannonball that was never just a musical.
    By Vulture Editors
  38. movie review
    The Hamilton Movie Swings Open the Doors of BroadwayThe Disney+ version of the musical is in-your-face at a moment when nothing is allowed to be in your face.
    By Helen Shaw and Mark Harris
  39. theater
    Dustin Hoffman to Star in Our Town on BroadwayBartlett Sher is attached to direct.
    By Charu Sinha
  40. broadway
    Broadway’s Coronavirus Shutdown Officially Extends Until January 2021The Broadway League has confirmed what’s already seemed apparent.
    By Jackson McHenry
  43. broadway
    Trouble in Mind, Landmark Play About Race and Theater, Finally Heads to BroadwayAnd Caroline, or Change will return in Spring 2021.
    By Jackson McHenry
  44. broadway
    Hugh Jackman’s Music Man Won’t Be a-Comin’ to Broadway Until Spring 2021As it becomes increasingly clear Broadway isn’t coming back this fall.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. theater
    Gradually and Then All at Once, Racial and Labor Reckoning at the Flea TheaterAfter years at a simmer, the situation suddenly reached a boiling point.
    By Helen Shaw
  46. trailer mix
    Look Around, Look Around, Disney’s Hamilton Trailer Has Arrived Right NowFinally, you can see what all the hype is about.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. theater
    Holland Taylor on How Playing Ann Richards Changed Her LifeTaylor explains her fascination with the Texas governor.
    By Jackson McHenry
  50. performing arts
    The Precarious Future of High Culture in New YorkThe pandemic silenced the city’s symphony halls and grand opera houses. But will the (eventual) restart bring with it a reckoning?
    By Justin Davidson
  51. cool babies
    David Byrne’s American Utopia Is on the Road to HBODirected by his “art brother” Spike Lee.
    By Devon Ivie
  52. drama desk awards
    A Strange Loop, The Inheritance Lead This Year’s Drama Desk WinnersThe (awards) show went on Saturday night.
    By Halle Kiefer
  53. q&a
    Jagged Little Pill’s Lauren Patten Will Not Admit That She Steals the ShowPatten won a Drama Desk Award for her emotional “You Oughta Know.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  54. theater review
    Does Interactive Theater Work on Zoom? Two Theaters Switch On the VideoWhat exactly makes something feel “live”?
    By Helen Shaw
  57. girl from the north country
    The Bob Dylan Musical Made Bob Dylan Cry“I’ve seen it and it affected me,” he said of Girl From the North Country.
    By Justin Curto
  58. theater
    Building Trust After Inclusivity Failed: Lessons for the TheaterAfter years of talk, minimal progress. So what now?
    By Helen Shaw
  59. theater
    BIPOC Theater Artists Petition for Change: ‘We See You, White American Theater’Co-signed by Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, Viola Davis, Leslie Odom Jr. and hundreds of other theater makers.
    By Halle Kiefer
  60. the coronavirus
    For the Apollo Theater, the Show Must Go OnThey’re taking their talent online. Literally.
    By Zoe Haylock
  61. theater
    Shaina Taub Describes Being Arrested on Her StoopShe said the officer was “snarling intense verbal intimidation.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  64. black lives matter
    Slave Play Donates $10,000 Intended for Awards Season to National Bailout Fund“Enough is enough.”
    By Chris Murphy
  65. theater
    Black Theater Workers Call Out Racism on BroadwayGriffin Matthews, Schele Williams, Cody Renard Richard, and others have described racist experiences working in theater.
    By Jackson McHenry
  66. postponements
    Drama Desk Awards Postponed Out of Regard for Ongoing Protests“We stand together with our black colleagues against the racial injustice and violence in our nation and city.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  67. theater
    Props? Trombone Zones? Dressing Rooms? A COVID Theater Think Tank Plans AheadProp-handling rules? Dressing-room airflow checks? Trombone-free zones? What will it take to open safely?
    By Helen Shaw
  68. the longest lives
    What I’ve Learned So FarLessons from artists and thinkers.
    As told to Jackson McHenry, Helen Shaw, and Amelia Schonbek
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