Maria Baranova

Jan 13, 2025 | wsj.com | Maria Baranova

New YorkAccording to its co-founder and co-artistic director Beth Morrison, the Prototype Festival is a place for music-theater pieces that defy categorization. “Eat the Document,” which opened this year’s festival on Thursday at HERE, is a case in point. John Glover’s score, which takes many of its cues from pop and rock music of the 1970s and 1990s, is like a concept album, shaped into a compelling narrative by Kelley Rourke’s smart, well-distilled libretto.

Dec 5, 2024 | vulture.com | Sara Holdren |Jackson McHenry |Maria Baranova |Emilio Madrid

It’s that time of year again, when Vulture’s critics embark on our messiest annual tradition: the finalization of our Top 10 lists. Here are the best shows that theater critics Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry saw in 2024. In my first full year back on the job, I’ve been heartened, especially in recent dark days, to see collaboration everywhere. Theaters are reaching out to each other.