Christine Dolen Christine Dolen, a former leader of the American Theatre Critics Association and a major force in evolving local theater itself, died Saturday in her home in Davie, Florida at the age of 74. The world of South Florida theater -- from its presentations to its...
Christine Dolen You can get a good understanding of Christine Dolen’s place in the South Florida theater community from the outpouring of hundreds of testimonials posted on social media in the hours after her death was announced on Sunday. She died on Feb. 1 at age...
The International Association of Theatre Critics issued a condemnation of the Russian judicary's publishment of two theater artists, playwright Svetlana Petriychuk and director Yevgenia Berkovich for the play Finist the Brave Falcon. The Executive Committee of IATC voted to issue the following statement (also posted...
Bill Gale Bill Gale, the longtime critic for the Providence Journal, gave a lot to the American Theatre Critics Association during his decades of active involvement, including three years as chair of the executive committee (1984-87). Friends recalled that he was somewhat nervous about being the...
Raven Snook and Adam Feldman at Club 135 by Industrious at 135 West 50th Street, November 8, 2024. Photo by Martha Wade Steketee. New York, November 25 — The ATCA Perspectives in Criticism series had its latest offering November 8, 2024, the first day of the...
Anyone not attending the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association’s annual conference and presentation of the third annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism this year can watch a livestream of a discussion between Christian Lewis (they/them; Variety, Queerty, Playbill), this year’s winner, and last...
ATCA will hold its annual meeting in New York City Friday November 8 -- Sunday, November 10, 2024. “No One Asked Us to Do This” will be held at several venues in Manhattan, with a special screening on Thursday, November 7 for conference registrants. This is the third...
Sandi Durell (1940-2024) TheaterPizzazz founder and publisher Sandi Durell has died at 84, as reported by Playbill.com. News of her death due to metasticized lung cancer was confirmed by her family. Ms. Durell was a critic for more than 30 years, member or board member of many...
Christian Lewis Growing up in Connecticut, Christian Lewis was lucky to travel to New York City to see matinee performances of plays and musicals from a young age. They pursued theater but a love of English and teaching became their full-time profession. Lewis embarked on a writer’s...
Christian Lewis (they/them) NEW YORK – The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association will award critic and journalist Christian Lewis (they/them) the third annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism at its November 2024 conference in New York. ATCA created this new award in 2022 to honor...