TDF Stages Archive

— “I like to refer to Rock of Ages as the big little show,” says wardrobe supervisor Wendall Goings. As he puts it, the costumes for the ’80s-set jukebox musical—stuffed with hair metal hits like “Sister Christian” and “Wanted Dead or Alive”—are almost an illusion; the clothes might seem skimpy, but they’re made of hundreds of parts.

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Playwrights King Kirby celebrates a forgotten legend — Why do some artists become household names while others toil away in obscurity? That question's at the heart of King Kirby , a bio-play by husband-and-wife writers Fred Van Lente and Crystal Skillman that dramatizes the life and career of prolific comic book illustrator Jack Kirby. If […]

The high-flying life of Pippin ‘s stage manager — Stage managers have been described as the air-traffic controllers of the stage. That’s especially true when the traffic is actually up in the air. Such is the case with the circus-infused revival of Pippin , which continues to pack audiences into the Music Box Theatre. Calling the shots backstage is Michael J. Passaro, who as production stage man

Gertrude Stein’s groundbreaking opera gets mixed with hip-hop, country, and jazz —

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This video features Stess, as well as Pam MacKinnon (a Tony Award-winning director and Clubbed Thumb board chair) and Maria Striar (Clubbed Thumb’s co-founder and producing artistic director.)