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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Mara Nelson-Greenberg — NOT NOT JANE'S 13.06.2025 39:19

Not Not Jane's runs as part of Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2025 at the Wild Project. To learn more, visit www.clubbedthumb.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 York...

Jen Silverman — CREDITORS 02.06.2025 59:41

Creditors runs at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, a co-production of Audible x Together, through June 18th. To learn more, please visit www.audiblexminetta.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...

Itamar Moses — DEAD OUTLAW 30.05.2025 49:47

Dead Outlaw is playing on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in an open-ended run. To learn more, please visit www.deadoutlawmusical.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...

Patrick Foley and Michael Breslin — THE LAST BIMBO OF THE APOCALYPSE 26.05.2025 28:54

The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse , a production of The New Group, runs at the Pershing Square Signature Center through June 1st. For moe information, please visit www.thenewgroup.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...

Adam Guettel — FLOYD COLLINS 23.05.2025 1:01:21

Floyd Collins runs on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater through June 22nd. To learn more, please 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...

Benjamin Velez — REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES 21.05.2025 36:46

Real Women Have Curves is currently playing on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre in an open-ended run. To learn more, visit www.realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.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...

Adam Gwon — ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE 08.05.2025 37:43

All the World's A Stage , a Keen Company production, runs at Theater Row through May 10th. To learn more, visit www.keencompany.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...

Ryan J. Haddad — HOLD ME IN THE WATER 07.05.2025 1:06:56

Hold Me in the Water runs at Playwrights Horizons through May 7. To learn more, visit www.playwrighthorizons.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...

SPECIAL EPISODE: 2025 Tony and Pulitzer Picks w/ Brittani Samuel and Joe Weinberg 29.04.2025 1:53:04

You can catch Brittani's theater criticism all over the Internet, including at www.broadwaynews.com and www.3viewstheater.com . You can catch Joe's theater criticism all over social media, especially at @overthinkingtheatre2 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: Co...

Mona Pirnot — I'M ASSUMING YOU KNOW DAVID GREENSPAN 28.04.2025 1:00:24

I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan runs off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater's Stage 2 through April 30th. To learn more, 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 Revie...

Emil Weinstein — BECOMING EVE 23.04.2025 46:36

Becoming Eve , a New York Theater Workshop production, runs at the Abrons Arts Center through April 27th. 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...

Leegrid Stevens — THE TROJANS 21.04.2025 39:09

The Trojans runs at the cell through April 26th. To learn more, visit thecelltheatre.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 Prese...

Ken Urban — Danger and Opportunity 18.04.2025 41:38

Danger and Opportunity is currently running at The East Village Basement through April 25th. For more information, please visit www.dangerandopportunity.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 Rev...

Caragh Donley — HE SAID, SHE SAYS 17.04.2025 38:39

He Said, She Says runs at wild project, a NYC Fringe production, through April 19th. Please visit www.frigid.nyc for more information. 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 Ne...

Adil Mansoor — AMM(I)GONE 09.04.2025 44:46

amm(i)gone plays at the Flea Theater through April 14th. For more information, please visit www.playco.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...

Chisa Hutchinson — AMERIKIN 02.04.2025 45:40

Amerikin runs at 59E59 Theater A through April 13th. For more information about this Primary Stages production, please 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  and in...

Hue Park & Will Aronson — MAYBE HAPPY ENDING 28.03.2025 1:21:29

Maybe Happy Ending is currently running on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre. For more information, please visit www.maybehappyending.com . The album is now out through Ghostlight Records with a CD (May 16th) and vinyl (June 13th) forthcoming. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for...

Eliya Smith — DEADCLASS, OHIO 21.03.2025 36:26

Deadclass, Ohio runs at The Tank until March 23rd. For more information, visit www.thetanknyc.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. T...

Bess Wohl — LIBERATION 21.03.2025 54:14

Liberation runs off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre through April 6th. For more information, visit www.roundabouttheatre.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 Yor...

Samuel D. Hunter — GRANGEVILLE 13.03.2025 34:49

Grangeville is running off-Broadway at Signature Theatre through March 23rd. For more information, visit www.signaturetheatre.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...

Rajiv Joseph – DAKAR 2000 04.03.2025 38:26

Dakar 2000 runs off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage I through March 23rd. For more information, please 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  a...

Sam Kissajukian — 300 PAINTINGS 25.02.2025 37:50

300 Paintings is running at the Vineyard Theatre through February 23. 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 Yo...

Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann — URINETOWN 10.02.2025 1:15:41

Urinetown runs at New York City Center through February 16th. For more information, visit www.nycitycenter.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...

Andrea Thome — CYMBELINE 03.02.2025 52:33

Cymbeline is running off-Broadway at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater through February 15. To learn more, visit www.naatco.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 '...

Khawla Ibraheem — A KNOCK ON THE ROOF 29.01.2025 38:01

A Knock On The Roof runs at New York Theater Workshop through February 16th. It is presented by the Under the Radar Festival. For more information, please 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...