The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

By Dan RubinsArtsPerforming Arts
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  • Patrick Foley and Michael Breslin — THE LAST BIMBO OF THE APOCALYPSE

    The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse, a production of The New Group, runs at the Pershing Square Signature Center through June 1st. For moe information, please visit www.thenewgroup.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    29 min
  • Adam Guettel — FLOYD COLLINS

    Floyd Collins runs on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater through June 22nd. To learn more, please visit www.lct.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    1 hr 2 min
  • Benjamin Velez — REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

    Real Women Have Curves is currently playing on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre in an open-ended run. To learn more, visit www.realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    37 min
  • Adam Gwon — ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE

    All the World's A Stage, a Keen Company production, runs at Theater Row through May 10th. To learn more, visit www.keencompany.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    38 min
  • Ryan J. Haddad — HOLD ME IN THE WATER

    Hold Me in the Water runs at Playwrights Horizons through May 7. To learn more, visit www.playwrighthorizons.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    1 hr 7 min
  • SPECIAL EPISODE: 2025 Tony and Pulitzer Picks w/ Brittani Samuel and Joe Weinberg

    You can catch Brittani's theater criticism all over the Internet, including at www.broadwaynews.com and www.3viewstheater.com.

    You can catch Joe's theater criticism all over social media, especially at @overthinkingtheatre2 on TikTok.

    You can catch Dan's theater criticism by visiting Slant Magazine and Theatermania. 

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    1 hr 54 min
  • Mona Pirnot — I'M ASSUMING YOU KNOW DAVID GREENSPAN

    I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan runs off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater's Stage 2 through April 30th. To learn more, visit www.atlantictheater.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    1 hr 1 min
  • Emil Weinstein — BECOMING EVE

    Becoming Eve, a New York Theater Workshop production, runs at the Abrons Arts Center through April 27th. To learn more, visit www.nytw.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    47 min
  • Leegrid Stevens — THE TROJANS

    The Trojans runs at the cell through April 26th. To learn more, visit thecelltheatre.org. 

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    40 min
  • Ken Urban — Danger and Opportunity

    Danger and Opportunity is currently running at The East Village Basement through April 25th. For more information, please visit www.dangerandopportunity.com.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

    42 min

About The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

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Hosted by Dan Rubins, theater critic at Slant Magazine, The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers celebrates the extraordinary playwrights (plus lyricists, librettists, and composers!)…

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