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New York Times

Online, Onstage: Interfacing With the World
Modern technology is both the subject of “Continuous City” and an integral part of the way it tells its story

Assault on the Gentrifiers, and the Audience
In his new show, “Taking Over,” Danny Hoch addresses a subject bound to make some New Yorkers more than a little uncomfortable.

New York Daily News

New respect for boys & ballet
With the flurry of attention for the ballet history of congressman Rahm Emanuel (Obama's pick for White House chief of staff), it's suddenly become a lot cooler to be a guy who knows his way around toeshoes, turnouts and tights.

Associated Press

Times Square Getting Its First 'Green' Billboard
This winter, New Year's Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square's first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely by wind and sun.

The Independent

Stage giants fight to save Chekhov villa
Stoppard, Frayn and Branagh in campaign to stop the great writer's house falling into disrepair

Playbill

* STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Osment, Lindsay-Abaire, Ashley and Gaynor

Baltimore Sun

'Garden of Earthly Delights'
Get glimpse into a new staging of the 1984 production.

Boston Globe

A queer theater festival faces a shifting world
This year's Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater is making its way in a changed post-election world.

Orlando Sentinel Attention Must Be Paid Blog

Arts district names Larimer
Shanon Larimer, former executive director of Enzian Theater and the Florida Film Festival, will become executive director of the Downtown Arts District Dec. 1.

Chicago Tribune

'Porgy and Bess' a milestone in America's long saga of racial politics

Could 'Billy' be the next to defy gravity?
3Assuming Chicago gets the show first?and that's a key assumption?it's the kind of destination attraction that will draw tourists.

Chicago Sun-Times

A cruel story she had to tell
For decades, Congo and other countries have turned the heart of Africa, rich with mineral resources, into an off-and-on war zone ruled by greed and ethnic hatred. It was in this unstable corner of the world...

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Papatola: Shrewd hire gives Latte full head of steam for becoming institutional theater
When Theater Latte Da stole Kim Motes from the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center, the company did more than persuade a high-powered arts administrator to take a pay cut to pursue her bliss: It took a bold step toward becoming the Twin Cities' first new institutional theater in almost 20 years

Louisville Courier-Journal

Humana fest to honor Kentucky writer Wendell Berry
The economy is in the dumps, but next year's 33rd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays looks no less ambitious and enterprising. As in previous years, Actors Theatre of Louisville will produce six new full-length plays, a collaborative work and three 10-minute plays

Denver Post

Colorado's only gay theater company evicted from residence

San Diego Union-Tribune

Wizard behind 'Wicked' booked for benefit concert at the Globe
The composer-lyricist behind the Oz-inspired musical “Wicked” will blow into town (without benefit of tornado) this spring for a one-night performance benefiting the Old Globe Theatre.

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