New York, NY – American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), is proud to announce the publication of its April 2019 theme issue on Broadway (and Beyond). In a series of stories, the magazine and its writers look at trends, people, and productions along the continuum between the nation’s not-for-profit theatres and its most high-profile theatre district and brand.
“The interdependent relationship between the commercial and not-for-profit theatre sectors is as vital as it’s ever been,” said Teresa Eyring, executive director, TCG. “This issue reflects the increasing depth and maturity of that relationship, and how the call-and-repsonse between them shapes our broader culture in critical ways.”
“We’re based in New York City, but most of the coverage in our magazine is focused away from the bright lights of the city’s commercial theatre district,” said Rob Weinert-Kendt, editor-in-chief, American Theatre. “That’s because almost nothing makes it to Broadway without development or production elsewhere, whether it’s a musical having regional tryout, like the viral hit Be More Chill, or an actor honing their chops in a Midwestern storefront theatre, like our cover subject, Laurie Metcalf. In fact, by the time these artists and this work makes it to the nation’s highest-profile stages, we’ve often already written about them. In this issue we put the focus on some trends, players, and properties that had their start before, and whose impact will certainly stretch beyond their moment in the commercial theatre spotlight.”
The Broadway (and Beyond) issue includes the following articles (the first four in print, all online):
- Laurie Metcalf and Her Double: A profile of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company-bred powerhouse now dominating Broadway in Hillary and Clinton.
- The Golden Age of Broadway?: With Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen at its back, there’s a case that the American musical is doing better than ever, both aesthetically and popularly, as new blood and new audiences sing along.
- Daryl Roth: Producing With a Purpose: A look at the producer who’s made a case for work by women, people of color, and LGBT folks in the commercial realm, both Off-Broadway and on.
- The Long, Strange Flight of To Kill a Mockingbird: Our in-depth reporting goes behind the recent headlines about legal wrangling among Scott Rudin, the Lee estate, and several small U.S. theatres to look at the popular novel’s complicated, contested history onstage.
- Uptown Train: This season marks the Main Stem debut of such downtown mainstays as Taylor Mac (Gary, a Sequel to Titus Andronicus), Young Jean Lee (Straight White Men), Daniel Fish (Oklahoma!), and Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me). Are they changing Broadway, or has it changed to make way for them?
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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) exists to strengthen, nurture, and promote professional theatre in the U.S. and globally. Since its founding in 1961, TCG’s constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to over 700 Member Theatres and affiliate organizations and nearly 10,000 Individual Members. Through its Core Values of Activism, Artistry, Diversity, and Global Citizenship, TCG advances a better world for theatre and a better world because of theatre. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events, including the annual TCG National Conference, one of the largest nationwide gatherings of theatre people; awards grants and scholarships, approximately $2 million per year, to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and through the Global Theater Initiative, TCG's partnership with the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, serves as the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute. TCG is North America’s largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature, with 16 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its Member Theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field, and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre.www.tcg.org.
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