George Jean Nathan

Industry Pro Newsletter: Woolly Mammoth Announces New AD, RSC Faces ‘financial peril’
by Alex Freeman - Dec 8, 2025

This week’s stories highlight a theater landscape in motion, with notable leadership shifts, community celebrations, and major institutional changes shaping the field. Helen Shaw’s appointment as Chief Theater Critic at The New York Times marks a significant moment in arts journalism, while audiences worldwide engage with the newly opened voting for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards. Onstage, Broadway prepares for star-studded fundraising at Red Bucket Follies, and regional companies navigate both exciting transitions and unexpected setbacks. Internationally, major UK institutions confront financial challenges and ambitious renovations, reflecting a moment of both reckoning and renewal across the global arts community.

Helen Shaw Joins The New York Times as Chief Theater Critic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Helen Shaw has joined The New York Times' Culture desk as chief theater critic. She will begin the position in mid-January. Helen was previously the theater critic and a staff writer at The New Yorker.

MEMNON Revealed As The Classical Theatre Of Harlem 2025 Uptown Shakespeare In The Park Production
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2025

The Classical Theatre of Harlem has announced that MEMNON will take center stage as the 2025 Uptown Shakespeare in the Park production, bringing a lost epic to New York audiences for the first time.

Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand to Bring Harold Clurman In LET IT BE ART! To Athens
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2024

Ronald Rand will perform his acclaimed solo play LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman in Athens during the Global Arts Education Summit, marking nearly 25 years of world tours. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Theatre for a New Audience to Present Free Post-Show TFANA Talks Discussion
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024

Theatre for a New Audience will present a free post-show TFANA Talks discussion at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. Learn more about the event and see how to attend!

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Will Reunite on Broadway in GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 22, 2023

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells are set to reunite on Broadway for the first time in over a decade for Gutenberg! The Musical!, written by Tony and Emmy Award® nominees Scott Brown and Anthony King, and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers. We have all the details!

The Segal Theatre to Host Book Talk with Avra Sidiropoulou Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

The Segal Theatre will host a book talk with theatre scholar and director Avra Sidiropoulou discussing her latest publication Staging 21st Century Tragedies. Τheatre, Politics, and Global Crisis (Routledge 2022).

The New Yorker's Vinson Cunningham Wins 2021-22 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

Vinson Cunningham, a theatre critic at The New Yorker magazine, has been named winner of the 2021-22 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The award comes with a $10,000 prize and commemorative trophy.

Theatre For A New Audience Presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2023

Theatre for a New Audience  presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES.  Performances run January 26-February 5, 2023.

Theatre Critic and Artist Michael Feingold Passes Away At Age 77
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2022

Esteemed theatre critic and artist, Michael Feingold has passed away. He was 77 years old.

Theatre Critic Helen Shaw to Depart Vulture, and Joins The New Yorker Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2022

Theatre critic Helen Shaw is departing from her position at Vulture/New York this week, and taking up a new job at The New Yorker!

TFANA's Production of WEDDING BAND Starring Brittany Bradford, Thomas Sadoski & More Has Been Extended
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022

TFANA has extended the run of Alice Childress’s Wedding Band, directed by Awoye Timpo, to May 22. (The production, which began previews April 28—postponed from an original date of April 23 due to two COVID-19 cases—was formerly set to close May 15).

TFANA to Present Alice Childress's WEDDING BAND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022

TFANA will present Alice Childress’s Wedding Band. Director Awoye Timpo’s new staging, running April 23–May 15, brings Childress’s masterpiece to New York audiences for the first time since 1972, when it made its New York premiere in a production directed by Childress and Joseph Papp.

Bonnie Marannca to Join SEGAL TALKS to Discuss New Book
by Gigi Gervais - Nov 20, 2021

The Segal Book Talks series will be joined in conversation by Bonnie Marranca about her new book, Timelines: Writings and Conversations, as part of the Segal Center's Fall 2021 Book Talk Series. Moderated by Frank Hentschker, Director, MESTC, The Graduate Center CUNY.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Announces its 16th Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2021

The 2021 lineup will be produced and performed by artists from Cape Cod, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Champaign-Urbana, and New Orleans. The Festival's roster of live performances will be complemented during Festival week by workshops, parties, and educational programming to celebrate the enduring inspiration of America's great playwright.

THE FATAL WEAKNESS by George Kelly to Conclude Mint Theater's Silver Lining Streaming Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2021

Mint Theater Company will conclude the highly popular Silver Lining Streaming Series with the on-demand streaming of the three-camera archival recording (filmed in HD!) of The Fatal Weakness by George Kelly, beginning Monday May 17th, and continuing through June 27th.

Celebrating Black History Month: SHUFFLE ALONG Shuffles to Broadway in 2016
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 27, 2021

Based on the original book of the 1921 musical revue Shuffle Along, the story focuses on the challenges of mounting the original production of Shuffle Along and its effect on Broadway and race relations.

Nick Blaemire, Brian Eugenio Herrera, and Dan Domingues Announced for KEEN AFTER HOURS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2021

Keen Company has announced new guests for upcoming evenings of the popular FREE event, Keen After Hours: Brian Eugenio Herrera on March 15th, Nick Blaemire on March 22nd and Dan Domingues on March 29th, joining the previously announced Thomas Jay Ryan (March 1st) and Jennifer Ashley Tepper (March 8th). Keen After Hours is free and open to all. 

The Drama League Announces Formation of Directors Council Featuring Daniel Banks, Melia Bensussen and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2020

The Drama League has announced the formation of its first Directors Council, featuring nationally-renowned directors Daniel Banks, Melia Bensussen, Christopher Burris, Jillian Carucci, Jennifer Chang, Desdemona Chiang, R.J. Cutler, Estefanía Fadul, Raz Golden, Brian Eugenio Herrera, Adam Immerwahr, Gwynn MacDonald, Tony Phelan and more.

Sara Holdren Is Coming To Epic's THE DRAG
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2020

Epic Theatre Company has announced that the third episode of 'The Drag' will feature Sara Holdren.