Scott Heller

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jesse Green |Alexis Soloski |Scott Heller

Ensemble-driven plays like "Purpose" and "English" received a slew of nominations, while Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Idina Menzel were overlooked. Stars abounded. Attendance rebounded. Performers raised the roof and so did ticket prices. This was a big season for Broadway, finally achieving a credible post-Covid rebuild - but as what? Think of the Tony Award nominations as tea leaves, hinting at where the commercial theater has been and predicting where it's going.

May 2, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Jesse Green |Alexis Soloski |Scott Heller

By Jesse Green, Alexis Soloski and Scott HellerThe day of the Tony Award nominations is like college acceptance day a bit earlier in the spring, but on the scarcity model: Of the dozens of artists eligible in each category, only five or so are “admitted.” That means some great work gets left by the wayside — but also, because the number of nominators is small enough to be idiosyncratic, that plenty of outcomes defy all prediction.

Apr 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jesse Green |Alexis Soloski |Scott Heller

The day of the Tony Award nominations is like college acceptance day a bit earlier in the spring, but on the scarcity model: Of the dozens of artists eligible in each category, only five or so are "admitted." That means some great work gets left by the wayside - but also, because the number of nominators is small enough to be idiosyncratic, that plenty of outcomes defy all prediction.

Dec 3, 2023 | nyti.ms | Jesse Green |Laura Collins-Hughes |Scott Heller |Naveen Kumar

Many of the plays and musicals that resonated this year deftly married elements of drama and comedy. Jesse Green, Laura Collins-Hughes, Scott Heller, Naveen Kumar, Juan A. Ramírez and Sign up for Your Places: Global Update.   All the latest news for any part of the world you select. JESSE GREENYear of the DramedyIf 2023 was a tragedy in the world, on New York stages it was a dramedy year, highlighted not only by serious plays with great jokes, but also by flat-out comedies with dark underpinnings.

Dec 3, 2023 | nyti.ms | Jesse Green |Laura Collins-Hughes |Scott Heller |Naveen Kumar

JESSE GREENYear of the DramedyIf 2023 was a tragedy in the world, on New York stages it was a dramedy year, highlighted not only by serious plays with great jokes, but also by flat-out comedies with dark underpinnings. And though not all 10 shows (and various bonuses) on my mostly chronological list below fit that mongrel category, even the gravest of them seem to have gotten the memo that theater should not be a bore or a drag. It should thrill you into thought or, as the case may be, solace.