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December 28, 2017 by Terry Teachout

The fourth episode of Three on the Aisle, the new podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening or downloading.

In this month’s episode, Peter, Elisabeth, and I look back at the shows we saw. Says the Three on the Aisle web page:

The conversation ranges from the trends and controversies that preoccupied playmakers across the country over the last 12 months, to the plays and performers who made captivating impressions on them and other theatregoers. All in a year that presaged seismic changes in artistic leadership of many major theatre companies—and in the attention paid to such issues as gender parity and sexual harassment.

In lieu of the usual show-ending segment in which we talk about the shows we saw since our last podcast, we wrap things up this time by going around the table and describing something that each of us would like to see on an American stage in 2018. The “table” in question is, however, purely metaphorical—my contribution to the proceedings was transmitted to New York via Skype from West Palm Beach, where I was rehearsing Billy and Me.

In case you haven’t noticed, Peter, Elisabeth, and I are having a lot of fun with our new toy. We like talking about theater and we like talking to one another, and I’m starting to think that we might just be onto something here.

To listen, download the fourth episode, or subscribe to Three on the Aisle, go here.

In case you missed any of the first three episodes, you’ll find them all here.

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Terry Teachout

Terry Teachout, who writes this blog, is the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and the critic-at-large of Commentary. In addition to his Wall Street Journal drama column and his monthly essays … [Read More...]

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About “About Last Night”

This is a blog about the arts in New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout. Terry is a critic, biographer, playwright, director, librettist, recovering musician, and inveterate blogger. In addition to theater, he writes here and elsewhere about all of the other arts--books, … [Read More...]

About My Plays and Opera Libretti

Billy and Me, my second play, received its world premiere on December 8, 2017, at Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach, Fla. Satchmo at the Waldorf, my first play, closed off Broadway at the Westside Theatre on June 29, 2014, after 18 previews and 136 performances. That production was directed … [Read More...]

About My Podcast

Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I are the panelists on “Three on the Aisle,” a bimonthly podcast from New York about theater in America. … [Read More...]

About My Books

My latest book is Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington, published in 2013 by Gotham Books in the U.S. and the Robson Press in England and now available in paperback. I have also written biographies of Louis Armstrong, George Balanchine, and H.L. Mencken, as well as a volume of my collected essays called A … [Read More...]

The Long Goodbye

To read all three installments of "The Long Goodbye," a multi-part posting about the experience of watching a parent die, go here. … [Read More...]

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