James Armstrong, Playwright

Yesterday, the world learned of the death of Tom Stoppard, who was probably the world's greatest living playwright. As it so happens, I ...

Sunday was the last day of the Modern Language Association's annual convention, held this year in Philadelphia. I delivered a paper on L...

As the end of the year approaches, I am once again making my list of the best productions I saw in New York City that opened this year. If I...

Tomorrow THEATER: All the Moving Parts  on CUNY TV will be airing an episode on Tom Stoppard's new play Leopoldstadt  featuring some com...

As I wrote in a previous blog post , I was recently interviewed by Patrick Pacheco for his program on CUNY TV,  THEATER: All the Moving Part...

Last week, I saw two different plays that staged historical events for a modern audience: Leopoldstadt  by Tom Stoppard and Susan B . by Tob...

This morning, I filmed a segment for the CUNY TV show  THEATER: All The Moving Parts with host Patrick Pacheco and special guest director J...

In past Decembers, I have come up with a list of the best shows I saw that opened in New York City that year. Well, for 2020, that list wou...

Just as the failed revolutions of 1848 brought about the climax and end of Romantic movements across Europe, the year 1968 brought a clima...

This afternoon, I saw Taylor Mac's new play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus . If you haven't seen it yet, oh yes, there will be c...

Each December, I compile a list of the top plays I saw that opened that year in New York City. Last year , Sweeney Todd , HOME/SICK , and ...

Last night, I saw Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Tom Stoppard's wonderful play Travesties. The play is an extremely wi...

Last night I saw Matt Cox's wonderful play Puffs, or: seven increasingly eventful years at a certain school of magic and magic . This hi...

Earlier this year, the American theatre lost an amazing playwright when Leslie Lee passed away at the age of 83. I remember seeing Mr. L...

Traditionally, critics have tended to look down on farce, viewing it as a form of "low" comedy not worthy of much study. However,...