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The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

By: Dan Rubins
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Hosted by Dan Rubins, theater critic at Slant Magazine, The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers celebrates the extraordinary playwrights (plus lyricists, librettists, and composers!) currently featured on New York stages. Each episode spotlights the writer(s) of a new play or musical running in New York City, inviting each guest to explore the genesis and development of the script, the transition from page to stage, and the questions that animate each work. With its focus on plays and musicals still running in New York, The Present Stage offers listeners a closer look at current theater and provides audience members with the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the creation of a show they've just seen.2023 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty — RAGTIME

    Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty — RAGTIME
    Apr 6 2026

    Ragtime is currently playing on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater in an open-ended run.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Beth Henley — BUGHOUSE

    Beth Henley — BUGHOUSE
    Apr 3 2026

    Bughouse runs at the Vineyard Theatre through Sunday, April 5th. For more information, please visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
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    40 mins
  • Daniel and Patrick Lazour — NIGHT SIDE SONGS

    Daniel and Patrick Lazour — NIGHT SIDE SONGS
    Mar 27 2026

    Night Side Songs runs at LCT3's Claire Tow Theatre through March 29th. For more information, visit www.lct.org.

    Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage

    The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.

    The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
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    1 hr and 1 min
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