Erwin Piscator

Interview: Wesley Whitson of ANGELS IN AMERICA at Rec Room Arts
by Brett Cullum - Nov 19, 2025

It's one of those dream shows, you know? From the second that I first encountered it, I saw myself in it, and it became an aspiration to be in that show, to tell that story. It's always had this pull to it.

Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at REC ROOM ARTS
by Brett Cullum - Nov 11, 2025

Rec Room Arts has delivered at least the first half of a miracle. This is something that feels less like a revival and more like a call to arms, and Kushner’s words echo louder and more forcefully than ever. 

The Colburn School Launches Digital Archive Of Herbert Zipper And Trudl Dubsky Zipper
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024

The Colburn School has launched a digital archive celebrating the legacies of music pioneer and Holocaust survivor Herbert Zipper and renowned dancer and teacher Trudl Dubsky Zipper, preserving their contributions to the arts.

Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in Ayad Akhtar's MCNEAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2024

This fall, Lincoln Center Theater will produce MCNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher, starring Robert Downey Jr. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Shoshana Bean & More to Take Part in NYTW 2022 Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2022

New York Theatre Workshop announced today performers and presenters for the NYTW 2022 Gala, honoring Artistic Director James C. Nicola, who will depart NYTW after 34 years on June 30, 2022. The Gala will be held on Monday April 11 at 6PM at Capitale (130 Bowery, New York, NY 10013).

New York Theatre Workshop 2022 Gala to Honor Artistic Director James C. Nicola
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2022

New York Theatre Workshop announced today that the NYTW 2022 Gala will honor Artistic Director James C. Nicola, who will depart NYTW after 34 years on June 30, 2022. The Gala will be held on Monday April 11 at 6PM at Capitale (130 Bowery, New York, NY 10013).

Review Roundup: North American Tour of OKLAHOMA! Takes the Stage; What Are the Critics Saying?
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2021

The North American tour of Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! began performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on November 9, 2021 and will continue to play over 25 cities during the 2021-2022 season including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago and Nashville, and more. Read the reviews!

The 34th Annual Erwin Piscator Awards Ceremony To Be Held In Munich
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2021

The 34th Annual Erwin Piscator Awards Ceremony will be held in Munich on August 27, 2021.

Symphony Space Presents Thalia Book Club Salon With Ayad Akhtar
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2021

Symphony Space will present Thalia Book Club Salon: Ayad Akhtar in Conversation with You, Thursday, June 3, at 7pm EST. In this live event, held over Zoom, the award-winning author and President of PEN America discusses his most recent novel, Homeland Elegies, with a public audience limited to 30 tickets.

James C. Nicola to Step Down From Artistic Director Position at New York Theatre Workshop in Summer 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2021

New York Theatre Workshop announced today that Artistic Director James C. Nicola will depart the theater on June 30, 2022. Nicola has been the Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop since 1988.

New York Theatre Workshop Announces First Seven Artistic Instigator Projects for 2020/21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2020

New York Theatre Workshop has announced today the initial group of projects from the 2020/21 Artistic Instigators.

Ayad Akhtar Will Release New Book HOMELAND ELEGIES
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2020

Playwright Ayad Akhtar will release a new book, Homeland Elegies, on September 15.

James C. Nicola & Jeffrey Horowitz to Receive Lifetime Achievement Obie Awards
by Julie Musbach - May 13, 2019

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice announce that Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop, James C. Nicola, and Artistic Director and founder of Theatre For A New Audience, Jeffrey Horowitz, will receive special Obie Awards for Lifetime Achievement at the 64th Annual Obie Awards, which will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street).

Ken Davenport Eager to Bring Harry Belafonte Story to Broadway
by Julie Musbach - Feb 4, 2019

Producer Ken Davenport (Once on This Island, Spring Awakening) has obtained the Broadway stage rights to the life story of the great American singer, songwriter, actor and activist, Harry Belafonte.

Previously Unknown Kurt Weill Song Discovered in Berlin Archive
by BWW News Desk - Nov 6, 2017

In a remarkable find, a previously unknown composition by Kurt Weill was recently discovered in a Berlin archive. The three-page manuscript in the composer's hand bears the peculiar title 'Lied vom wei en K se' ('Song of the White Cheese,' lyric by G nther Weisenborn).

The Trap Door Theatre presents THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2017

Written in 1941, Bertolt Brecht's compelling parable The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a savage satire of social and political corruption.

Jack Garfein Chats SOMETHING WILD Film and More Today at The Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017

The Drama Book Shop will welcome internationally-renowned director and acting teacher, Jack Garfein, to speak about his groundbreaking, psychologically complex film, Something Wild, his book, Life and Acting: Techniques for the Actor and his world-famous Master Classes on acting technique now given at his newly opened Jack Garfein Studio in the Theater District.

Trap Door Theatre to Present THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2017

Trap Door Theatre will present The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, written by Bertolt Brecht and translated by George Tabori and Alistair Beaton. Directed by Victor Quezada-Perez, the production will run March 16 - April 22, 2017.

Jack Garfein Will Chat SOMETHING WILD Film, Acting Techniques and More at The Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2017

The Drama Book Shop will welcome internationally-renowned director and acting teacher, Jack Garfein, to speak about his groundbreaking, psychologically complex film, Something Wild, his book, Life and Acting: Techniques for the Actor and his world-famous Master Classes on acting technique now given at his newly opened Jack Garfein Studio in the Theater District.

Vol 4 of THE LOST GROUP THEATRE PLAYS is Now in Print!
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2017

???????The ReGroup is proud to announce that 3 more classic plays of the Group Theatre finally see publication!