Theatre Reviews

1. This Is Theater in 2020. Will It Last? Should It?

   Our critics discuss the last four months, which thanks to Zoom (and Meryl Streep) have been full of experimentation and playfulness.

2. Digital Theater Isn’t Theater. It’s a Way to Mourn Its Absence.

   The industry’s show-must-go-on smile masks a harder truth: that there is no substitute for the live interaction between performer and audience.

3. Hoping for a Theater Bailout? Better Head to London

   The British government has promised $2 billion to save its cultural institutions, while the American theater, lacking meaningful leadership, is left to fend for itself.

4. Theater’s Next Act? A Show That’s All in Your Head

   Immersive theater, timed and ticketed, has arrived in virtual reality. Is this a brave new pixelated world for live performance? Or just another app?

5. Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On

   Watching through windshields. Audiences of two. An elbow bump instead of a kiss. Theaters across the country find novel ways to play in a pandemic.