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Inside the boot camp training America’s next theater critics
National Critics Institute: how the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is training critics to outlast the algorithms.
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Bonnie Tyler dies at 75, leaving behind pop’s most unlikely vampire anthem
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" started as a vampire love song for a shelved Nosferatu musical. Here's the…
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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all
Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.
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Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Simp’ turns Hollywood into one long audition
Roshan Sethi's "The Simp" offers sharp Hollywood satire and perceptive social commentary, though its story never fully delivers.
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Your free summer soundtrack, courtesy of Pennsylvania’s parks and festivals
From Pittsburgh to Philly, here's where to catch free live music across Pennsylvania this summer.
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What corn, Broadway, and the 4th of July have in common
Corn, courtrooms, and country music: how 'Shucked's' Tony-winning anthem became an unlikely 4th of July meditation.
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The 1MC summer bookshop is live. Start with these three
We’re bringing this reading list back to the top because there’s still plenty of time to discover your next great…
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Brick by brick: Over 40 LEGO beasts take over Fort Worth’s Botanic Garden
Sean Kenney's LEGO menagerie has taken over Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Over sculptures on view. Here's what to see first.
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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this July
Your regional theater summer guide: five shows worth the drive, the train, and the excuse to get off the couch.
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‘Iceboy!’ at the Goodman: two Emmy winners and one very cold script
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman headline 'Iceboy!' at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, but the show around them never quite thaws.
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‘Birthright’ reveals what 18 years does to the people who know you best
Jonathan Spector’s Birthright opens with a disappearance and ends with one. In between: three hours and twenty minutes of the…
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‘A Walk on the Moon’ packs an Apollo-sized budget but forgets the oxygen tank
The musical "A Walk on the Moon" spends like NASA but can't generate the oxygen to bring its own story…
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