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Lynn Nottage on 'MJ' and 'sustaining the complexity' in her dramatic works

LOS ANGELES — Playwright Lynn Nottage has been making up for lost time. After the lengthy pandemic pause, she had three productions running simultaneously in New York this year.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

Emerging playwrights get a boost in Terrence McNally's honor

If it was show time at any of the city’s myriad off-Broadway theaters, audience members could likely expect to see a theatrical giant in their midst — playwright Terrence McNally

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Michael Jackson musical to open in London’s West End

Play has already been accused by some critics of ‘sanitising’ Jackson’s legacy

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Lynn Nottage on ‘Intimate Apparel’ premiering on PBS: ‘I want people to really think about the Black women narratives that have gone unrecognized’

NEW YORK — Playwright Lynn Nottage described writing the opera adaption of her “Intimate Apparel” play as revisiting “an old friend” — and PBS viewers will get to experience the 2004 work which premieres Friday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

‘Clyde’s’ serves up food for the soul in a deliciously comedic staging at the Goodman Theatre

Cooks at a local diner hope to rebuild their shattered lives, one sandwich at a time.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

'Shine the light': Ariana DeBose talks hosting Tony Awards

Tony Award host and theater veteran Ariana DeBose says this year’s telecast will spread its arms wider to celebrate both Broadway’s stars and the unsung heroes like understudies and swings who kept shows open during the pandemic restart

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

What the 2022 Tony nominations say about the state of Broadway

The 75th Tony nominations were announced Monday, nearly a week behind schedule, in a Broadway year still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, things are markedly better. But for a season that began with a delta wave and finished with an omicron onslaught, timetables have had to be…

Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022

'A Strange Loop' garners 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.

WEKU · May 9, 2022

‘A Strange Loop’ leads Broadway pack with 11 Tony Award nominations

“Paradise Square,” which enjoyed its pre-Broadway world premiere last year in Chicago, received 10 nominations.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago April 14-20

The Broadway musical “The Prom,” Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” and an Easter Egg-Stravaganza at Lincoln Park Zoo are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022