Douglas Corzine
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but some just long to be understood | arts journalist | theater critic | he/him | https://douglascorzine.com/
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This holiday season I think you should purchase binoculars for a friend or family member. Someone in my OWN family will be getting binoculars, though I will not reveal who. And I wrote about why in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The 2025 Atlantic Gift Guide
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www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This holiday season I think you should purchase binoculars for a friend or family member. Someone in my OWN family will be getting binoculars, though I will not reveal who. And I wrote about why in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
I wrote about Else Went’s high school epic “Initiative,” now running at the Public Theater—and why the theater’s director of new work development calls it “the definitive play of a generation.”
In This Show, Four Years of High School Unfold Over Five Hours
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I wrote about Else Went’s high school epic “Initiative,” now running at the Public Theater—and why the theater’s director of new work development calls it “the definitive play of a generation.”
The new play Prince Faggot officially reopened Off-Broadway last night. I recently wrote about how the play fits into a broader trend of speculative royal narratives for Town and Country: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
Why Are Real Royals Inspiring So Much Fiction?
From streaming hits to a buzzy new Off-Broadway play, non-fictional members of royal families are increasingly the main characters of imagined plot lines.
www.townandcountrymag.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The new play Prince Faggot officially reopened Off-Broadway last night. I recently wrote about how the play fits into a broader trend of speculative royal narratives for Town and Country: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
Woolly Mammoth continues to program ambitious new plays with “The Great Privation,” a bold, funny show that uses magical realism to explore the echoes of generational trauma. Read my review: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7717...
The Great Privation Honors the Dead—and the Living Left Behind
An ambitious play from Nia Akilah Robinson explores the echoes of ancestral trauma through a dual narrative with a touch of magical realism.
washingtoncitypaper.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Woolly Mammoth continues to program ambitious new plays with “The Great Privation,” a bold, funny show that uses magical realism to explore the echoes of generational trauma. Read my review: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7717...
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! @emmasarappo.bsky.social talked to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU tonight and it absolutely ruled !
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
! @emmasarappo.bsky.social talked to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU tonight and it absolutely ruled !
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It’s a hard time to celebrate art, even if we all understand its importance & value. Perhaps that’s why this year’s Fall Arts Guide theme, How To Make a Scene, struck a chord.
This is about coming together, it’s about making our feelings known, it’s about taking a stand for what’s important.
This is about coming together, it’s about making our feelings known, it’s about taking a stand for what’s important.
How To Make a Scene: Welcome to City Paper’s 2025 Fall Arts Guide
This year’s guide is an ode to local creatives and the ways art not only survives but thrives in the worst of times.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s a hard time to celebrate art, even if we all understand its importance & value. Perhaps that’s why this year’s Fall Arts Guide theme, How To Make a Scene, struck a chord.
This is about coming together, it’s about making our feelings known, it’s about taking a stand for what’s important.
This is about coming together, it’s about making our feelings known, it’s about taking a stand for what’s important.
It was great to talk to the textile artist (and Tennessean) Tabitha Arnold for Interview. Read our conversation for an overview of her work and her first New York exhibition!
www.interviewmagazine.com/art/tabitha-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/art/tabitha-...
Tabitha Arnold’s Punch Needle Tapestries Are Not For Scabs
To mark the opening of her new show at Field Projects, "Gospel of the Working Class," the artist and textile maker joined us to talk scabs, automation, and the plight of the American labor movement.
www.interviewmagazine.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It was great to talk to the textile artist (and Tennessean) Tabitha Arnold for Interview. Read our conversation for an overview of her work and her first New York exhibition!
www.interviewmagazine.com/art/tabitha-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/art/tabitha-...
The wonderful, whimsical Julio Torres’ first theater project opens tonight. I interviewed him about the project for the Brooklyn Rail. brooklynrail.org/2025/09/thea...
JULIO TORRES with Douglas Corzine | The Brooklyn Rail
Writing for Saturday Night Live, Julio Torres brought an off-kilter, surprisingly tender sense of humor to sketches like “Papyrus,” “Wells for Boys,” and “The Actress.” Since leaving the show six year...
brooklynrail.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The wonderful, whimsical Julio Torres’ first theater project opens tonight. I interviewed him about the project for the Brooklyn Rail. brooklynrail.org/2025/09/thea...
The analysis that’s missing from most (practically all) podcast aggregation.
Michael Porter Jr. is the incredibly dumb man for the incredibly dumb moment: defector.com/michael-port...
Michael Porter Jr. Is The Incredibly Dumb Man For An Incredibly Dumb Moment | Defector
I have some bad news: Michael “Curious Mike” Porter Jr. has made another podcast appearance. The former Denver Nugget and prolific podcaster was traded to the Brooklyn Nets a few months ago,…
defector.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The analysis that’s missing from most (practically all) podcast aggregation.
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Got a story out today about something I’ve been fascinated by for years: From Atlanta hip hop to Bama RushTok, here’s how and why the South has taken such a firm grip on modern American culture. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The United States Is Southern Now
From booming metros to culture-defining exports, the South has quietly become a demographic powerhouse and a battleground for the country’s identity.
www.bloomberg.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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NYC Is Having a Clownaissance
A new generation of clowns wants you to embrace the liberatory possibilities of acting very stupid.
hellgatenyc.com/everyone-is-...
A new generation of clowns wants you to embrace the liberatory possibilities of acting very stupid.
hellgatenyc.com/everyone-is-...
NYC Is Having a Clownaissance
A new generation of clowns wants you to embrace the liberatory possibilities of acting very stupid.
hellgatenyc.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NYC Is Having a Clownaissance
A new generation of clowns wants you to embrace the liberatory possibilities of acting very stupid.
hellgatenyc.com/everyone-is-...
A new generation of clowns wants you to embrace the liberatory possibilities of acting very stupid.
hellgatenyc.com/everyone-is-...
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sat shotgun on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang's winding roadtrip to tonight's Culture Awards. Readers, Kayteighs, Publicists, I promise you are in for a treat even though Miss Piggy had to cancel
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
“It’s Actually 500 Jokes”: Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Road to the Culture Awards
The pair brings us along for the ride as they stage their podcast’s parody awards show on Bravo for the first time ever. But is primetime ready for the comedic stylings of 'Las Culturistas?'
www.vanityfair.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
sat shotgun on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang's winding roadtrip to tonight's Culture Awards. Readers, Kayteighs, Publicists, I promise you are in for a treat even though Miss Piggy had to cancel
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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The tiny, intrepid Bushwick Starr announcing Keanu Reeves as their gala honoree this fall, in an e-blast that notes he’s a longtime board member of theirs, is going to get people scanning board lists for who else they might’ve missed.
August 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The tiny, intrepid Bushwick Starr announcing Keanu Reeves as their gala honoree this fall, in an e-blast that notes he’s a longtime board member of theirs, is going to get people scanning board lists for who else they might’ve missed.
A thoughtful piece about casting and representation — with a delicate note about how casting has set precedents in other musicals.
An Asian American theatremaker reflects on Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and the precedent its latest casting decision may set—with questions of authorial intent and representation.
Maybe, Maybe Not: A Casting Controversy and the Conversation It’s Started
An Asian American theatremaker reflects on the intent and impact of Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and the precedent its latest casting decision may set.
www.americantheatre.org
August 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A thoughtful piece about casting and representation — with a delicate note about how casting has set precedents in other musicals.
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What the end of WTF means
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
Marc Maron’s Podcast Made Him a Better Comic, Just One Part of a Rich Legacy
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What the end of WTF means
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
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The more I research the history of the NEA and how it survived many attempts to drastically reduce (or totally eliminate) its funding, the more convinced I become that the Obama admin’s (public) vision of political compromise was totally naive and ahistorical.
July 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The more I research the history of the NEA and how it survived many attempts to drastically reduce (or totally eliminate) its funding, the more convinced I become that the Obama admin’s (public) vision of political compromise was totally naive and ahistorical.
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the Broadway opening of A Chorus Line. To celebrate, about 173 of us who danced in that show gathered outside in the Lincoln Center Library of Performing Arts plaza, performed The Opening Away From the Mirror, One, and What I Did For Love. 💙
July 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Broadway opening of A Chorus Line. To celebrate, about 173 of us who danced in that show gathered outside in the Lincoln Center Library of Performing Arts plaza, performed The Opening Away From the Mirror, One, and What I Did For Love. 💙
A Chorus Line opened on Broadway 50 years ago today. The show is often celebrated as a love letter to dancers—a tribute to the unsung heroes of musical theater. But the full story is messier. 🧵
July 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A Chorus Line opened on Broadway 50 years ago today. The show is often celebrated as a love letter to dancers—a tribute to the unsung heroes of musical theater. But the full story is messier. 🧵
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On Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s production of Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s musical “The Gospel at Colonus,” in the Amph on Little Island. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
‘The Gospel at Colonus’ Review: Singing Hallelujah on the Hudson
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July 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
On Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s production of Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s musical “The Gospel at Colonus,” in the Amph on Little Island. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
My first story for the New York Times previews a revival of “The Gospel at Colonus” that features a surprising voice—the gospel singer and pastor Kim Burrell, who came under fire nine years ago after a sermon surfaced online in which she condemned homosexuality.
The Surprising Presence in ‘The Gospel at Colonus’
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July 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My first story for the New York Times previews a revival of “The Gospel at Colonus” that features a surprising voice—the gospel singer and pastor Kim Burrell, who came under fire nine years ago after a sermon surfaced online in which she condemned homosexuality.
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You’re eligible to be shocked that Mamdani rapped under the handle “Mr. Cardamom” and had a (pretty solid) track on the QUEEN OF KATWE soundtrack indefinitely, however
Guys, the final deadline for being shocked that Mamdani’s mom is Mira Nair is next Monday, June 30th, write it down
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You’re eligible to be shocked that Mamdani rapped under the handle “Mr. Cardamom” and had a (pretty solid) track on the QUEEN OF KATWE soundtrack indefinitely, however
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With the Lynne Meadow news today, reupping this fascinating conversation with her and Barry Grove from a few years back. I had no idea how small and scrappy MTC was when it started
In another leadership Q&A, I was fascinated by what Barry Grove and Lynne Meadow told me about how Manhattan Theatre Club got built, from a tiny OOB theater into a Broadway powerhouse (as I learned from Todd Haimes at Roundabout, there was no master plan). www.americantheatre.org/2023/05/11/w...
When Lynne Met Barry: The Story of Manhattan Theatre Club
The company’s 5-decade journey from Off-Off-Broadway outlier to Broadway powerhouse has been steered all along by the same 2 leaders.
www.americantheatre.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
With the Lynne Meadow news today, reupping this fascinating conversation with her and Barry Grove from a few years back. I had no idea how small and scrappy MTC was when it started
Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice started performances last night! It’s your last chance to see a Summerworks show this year, but whether or not you make it out, you can read this:
In a time of shifting resources and production costs, Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks festival remains a scrappy, joyful launchpad for Mara Nelson-Greenberg, Milo Cramer, and Ro Reddick.
High Ambition, Low Stakes: How Clubbed Thumb Cultivates Strange New Theatre
With this year’s Summerworks festival, the New York City company reaffirms its commitment to new voices in a variety of registers.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice started performances last night! It’s your last chance to see a Summerworks show this year, but whether or not you make it out, you can read this:
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the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
Wonder why so there’s so much solo theater these days? I wrote about star-driven one-person shows for Town and Country: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
Going Solo: What's Behind the Meteoric Rise of One-Person Plays?
Stars like Jean Smart, Sarah Snook, and Andrew Scott are going it alone on stage, and audiences can't get enough.
www.townandcountrymag.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wonder why so there’s so much solo theater these days? I wrote about star-driven one-person shows for Town and Country: www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...