Dan Rubins

The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers

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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...

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Eisa Davis — ||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :|| 05.06.2026 53:53

||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :|| runs at the Vineyard Theatre through June 21st. To learn more, 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 Y...

Bubba Weiler — WELL, I'LL LET YOU GO 20.05.2026 58:05

Well, I'll Let You Go runs at Studio Seaview through June 20th. For more information, please visit www.studioseaview.com . 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...

Richard Maltby, Jr. — ABOUT TIME 20.05.2026 41:08

About Time ran at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater through April 5th. For more information, visit www.abouttimemusical.com . 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 York...

Cinco Paul — SCHMIGADOON! 07.05.2026 40:26

Schmigadoon! is running at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway, currently scheduled through September 6, 2026. For more information, visit www.schmigadoonbroadway.com . 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...

SPECIAL EPISODE: 2026 Tony Award Picks w/ Elysa Gardner and Joe Weinberg 02.05.2026 1:25:19

You can catch Elysa's theater criticism in the New York Sun and New York Stage Review . You can catch Joe's theater criticism all over social media, especially at @overthinkingtheatre on TikTok. You can catch Dan's theater criticism by visiting Slant Magazine and Theatermania . Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hoste...

Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty — RAGTIME 06.04.2026 1:01:13

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...

Beth Henley — BUGHOUSE 03.04.2026 40:11

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...

Daniel and Patrick Lazour — NIGHT SIDE SONGS 27.03.2026 1:01:21

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 No...

Ro Reddick — COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE 26.03.2026 46:55

Cold War Choir Practice , a co-production of Clubbed Thumb, Page 73, and MCC, runs at MCC Theater through April 5th. For more information, please visit www.mcctheater.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...

Ngozi Anyanwu — THE MONSTERS 19.03.2026 48:35

The Monsters , a production of Manhattan Theatre Club, runs at New York City Center Stage II. For more information, visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com . 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&n...

Jake Brasch — THE RESERVOIR 18.03.2026 51:46

The Reservoir is running at the Atlantic Theater Company through March 22nd. For more information, visit www.atlantictheater.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 Yo...

Matthew Libby — DATA 03.02.2026 1:01:11

Data runs at the Lucille Lortel Theater through March 29. For more information, visit www.datatheplay.com . 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 c...

Michael Gordon — WHAT TO WEAR 18.01.2026 38:02

What to wear runs at BAM Strong's Harvey Theater, a production of the Prototype Festival and Next Wave, through January 18th. To learn more, visit www.bam.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 R...

Sarah Kirkland Snider — HILDEGARD 13.01.2026 59:03

Hildegard runs at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College as part of the 2026 PROTOTYPE Festival through January 14th. To learn more, please visit www.prototypefestival.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 r...

Martyna Majok — QUEENS 05.12.2025 57:23

Queens , a production of Manhattan Theatre Club, runs at New York City Center Stage I through December 7th. For more information, visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com . 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 A...

Else Went — INITIATIVE 05.12.2025 41:26

Initiative runs at the Public Theater through December 7th. For more information, visit www.publictheater.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 Not...

Anne Washburn — THE BURNING CAULDRON OF FIERY FIRE 04.12.2025 49:00

The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire runs at the Vineyard Theatre through December 7th. For more information, 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 T...

Alex Lin — LAOWANG: A CHINATOWN KING LEAR 04.12.2025 30:00

Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear is a production of Primary Stages running at 59E59 through December 14th. For more information, visit www.59e59.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 ...

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm — THE WASP 22.11.2025 37:01

The Wasp runs through November 23rd, a production of Little Engine Theater Company. To learn more, visit www.littleenginetheater.com . 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 N...

James Ijames — SATURDAY CHURCH 08.10.2025 44:02

Saturday Church is running at New York Theater Workshop through October 24th. To learn more, visit www.nytw.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 N...

SPECIAL EPISODE: A Giant Broadway and Off-Broadway 2025-2026 Season Preview (w/ Joe Weinberg) 26.09.2025 2:32:12

Follow Joe Weinberg @OverthinkingTheatre on TikTok and Instagram. 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 nati...

Sophie McIntosh — ROAD KILLS 02.09.2025 41:21

Road Kills runs at The Paradise Factory through September 6th. To learn more, visit www.goodapplescollective.com . 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...

Troy Anthony — PERICLES 31.08.2025 42:39

Pericles runs at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine through September 2nd. To learn more, visit www.publictheater.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 B...

Douglas Lyons — BEAU THE MUSICAL 02.08.2025 32:03

Beau the Musical , a production of Out of the Box Theatrics, runs at Theater 154 through August 3rd. 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....

Donald Margulies — LUNAR ECLIPSE 21.06.2025 36:40

Lunar Eclipse is a production of Second Stage running at The Pershing Square Signature Theater through June 22nd. For more information, please visit www.2st.com . 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...