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March 23, 2011
The Three Faces of Steve: On Stephen Sondheim
Finishing the Hat makes clear Stephen Sondheim’s belief that being an artist requires intellectual vigilance.
David Schiff
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November 23, 2010
The Dirty Halo: On Sarah Bernhardt
Robert Gottlieb’s vigorous biography of Sarah Bernhardt shows the actress in all her workaholic, passionate and unsentimental force.
Jana Prikryl
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October 6, 2010
Doing the Time: On Paul Chan
Waiting for Godot in New Orleans is a field guide to the life of an idea worked out in a community over eight months.
Nick Stillman
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May 5, 2010
The Most Happy Fela
Fela! is an ambitious but flawed musical about the Nigerian Afrobeat and anti-establishment icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Franklin Bruno
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April 22, 2010
Shelf Life
The Kenning Anthology of Poets Theater; Terese Svoboda’s Weapons Grade; Bob Hicok’s Words for Empty and Words for Full.
Jordan Davis
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April 15, 2009
This Small Extravagance: The Life of Shakespeare’s Mind
Writing a biography of the mind of Shakespeare is a challenge that requires the ingenuity of an artist.
James Longenbach
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April 8, 2009
Back Talk: Young Jean Lee
A conversation with the author of The Shipment about American theater, irony and Mariah Carey.
Christine Smallwood
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April 8, 2009
Violent Grace: Anne Carson’s An Oresteia
Anne Carson’s An Oresteia offers a dark vision of violent grace.
Emily Wilson
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February 17, 2009
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January 22, 2009
Hammerheads: David Mamet’s Money Plays
As David Mamet’s views become more Manichaean, he’s squared the jaws of his tough guys.
Alisa Solomon