Rob Weinert-Kendt
@robkendt.bsky.social
Editor of American Theatre magazine, musical omnivore. trainmyear.blogspot.com
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An Opening Night so nice we had to post about it twice! Thank you to everyone who showed up, listened deeply, and made the night feel so alive. nyuskirball.org/events/krame...
📺Daniel Fish: Kramer/Fauci
🗓 February 11-21
📍 NYU Skirball
📸Hunter Canning
📺Daniel Fish: Kramer/Fauci
🗓 February 11-21
📍 NYU Skirball
📸Hunter Canning
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
An Opening Night so nice we had to post about it twice! Thank you to everyone who showed up, listened deeply, and made the night feel so alive. nyuskirball.org/events/krame...
📺Daniel Fish: Kramer/Fauci
🗓 February 11-21
📍 NYU Skirball
📸Hunter Canning
📺Daniel Fish: Kramer/Fauci
🗓 February 11-21
📍 NYU Skirball
📸Hunter Canning
I knew almost nothing about Asghar Farhadi’s A SEPARATION apart from its strong reputation. I was not prepared for how wrenching it would be, right up to its devastating ending. If Ibsen were Iranian
February 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I knew almost nothing about Asghar Farhadi’s A SEPARATION apart from its strong reputation. I was not prepared for how wrenching it would be, right up to its devastating ending. If Ibsen were Iranian
I post lyrics daily on FB, I've written lyrics myself and revere lyricists...but I am absolutely a music-first listener. Of course lyrics matter to me, but if I don't like how the music sounds, I'm out. For me so much of what music is saying is *in* the music, even if there are also lyrics
I am very lyrics-first. And there are absolutely only two types of people. Lyrics-first and music-first. And they mate with each other and fight over the aux forever.
are you a music-first listener or a lyrics-first listener? I’m a music-first listener so I always judge a song based on whether I like how it sounds and most of the time idgaf about the lyrics
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I post lyrics daily on FB, I've written lyrics myself and revere lyricists...but I am absolutely a music-first listener. Of course lyrics matter to me, but if I don't like how the music sounds, I'm out. For me so much of what music is saying is *in* the music, even if there are also lyrics
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oh, well, I have no feelings watching this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUp0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUp0...
The Happiest Government Building In The World
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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February 15, 2026 at 4:41 AM
oh, well, I have no feelings watching this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUp0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUp0...
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Let him go. I know little more of him, nor does anybody else.
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Let him go. I know little more of him, nor does anybody else.
The great Eleni Mandell has covered Tom Waits before but her new take on “Burma Shave” is a must—languid yet vivid, an ideal merger of writer and interpreter. youtu.be/0gX7-15PF0I?...
Burma Shave
YouTube video by Eleni Mandell - Topic
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February 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The great Eleni Mandell has covered Tom Waits before but her new take on “Burma Shave” is a must—languid yet vivid, an ideal merger of writer and interpreter. youtu.be/0gX7-15PF0I?...
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This month on The Subtext, Brian talks to playwright/screenwriter/musician Ken Urban about juggling various projects, how to manage the emotional ups and downs in an unpredictable career path, and the value of teaching.
Ken Urban Makes Music and Meaning
The playwright, screenwriter, and musician talks about juggling various projects, how to manage the emotional ups and downs in an unpredictable career path, and the value of teaching.
www.americantheatre.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
This month on The Subtext, Brian talks to playwright/screenwriter/musician Ken Urban about juggling various projects, how to manage the emotional ups and downs in an unpredictable career path, and the value of teaching.
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In Rob's latest column, ‘Muleheaded’ depicts the famous falling out of two Harlem Renaissance luminaries, while ‘Kramer/Fauci’ puts a stark spin on a tetchy dialogue from the height of the AIDS plague.
Historical Frenemies: Hurston & Hughes, Kramer & Fauci
'Muleheaded' depicts the famous falling out of 2 Harlem Renaissance luminaries, while 'Kramer/Fauci' puts a stark spin on a tetchy dialogue from the height of the AIDS plague.
www.americantheatre.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
In Rob's latest column, ‘Muleheaded’ depicts the famous falling out of two Harlem Renaissance luminaries, while ‘Kramer/Fauci’ puts a stark spin on a tetchy dialogue from the height of the AIDS plague.
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Things that are bad luck, worldwide:
▪️Friday the 13th (France)
▪️Friday the 17th (Italy)
▪️Tuesday the 13th (Greece)
▪️Sharing a pear with your spouse (China)
▪️Whistling indoors (Lithuania)
▪️Yo-yos (Syria)
▪️Complimenting a baby (Serbia)
▪️Having ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)
▪️Friday the 13th (France)
▪️Friday the 17th (Italy)
▪️Tuesday the 13th (Greece)
▪️Sharing a pear with your spouse (China)
▪️Whistling indoors (Lithuania)
▪️Yo-yos (Syria)
▪️Complimenting a baby (Serbia)
▪️Having ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Things that are bad luck, worldwide:
▪️Friday the 13th (France)
▪️Friday the 17th (Italy)
▪️Tuesday the 13th (Greece)
▪️Sharing a pear with your spouse (China)
▪️Whistling indoors (Lithuania)
▪️Yo-yos (Syria)
▪️Complimenting a baby (Serbia)
▪️Having ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)
▪️Friday the 13th (France)
▪️Friday the 17th (Italy)
▪️Tuesday the 13th (Greece)
▪️Sharing a pear with your spouse (China)
▪️Whistling indoors (Lithuania)
▪️Yo-yos (Syria)
▪️Complimenting a baby (Serbia)
▪️Having ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (Canada)
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In our latest awards roundup, we highlight the Obies, Colt Coeur's Beacon Commission, Movement Theatre Company/Black List's Ladder and Steinman Commissions, the Mamzudar New Play Award, and more.
Obies, Beacon and Black List Commissions, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
www.americantheatre.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
In our latest awards roundup, we highlight the Obies, Colt Coeur's Beacon Commission, Movement Theatre Company/Black List's Ladder and Steinman Commissions, the Mamzudar New Play Award, and more.
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In solidarity with our Twin Cities colleagues, we’re sharing “Rise and Respond” donation links to MN arts organizations. Courtesy of Eleanor Savage and the Jerome Foundation.
MN Arts Organizations Rise and Respond: Donation Links
The Jerome Foundation was founded by Jerome Hill (1905-1972), a noted filmmaker, composer and painter, and awards grants to emerging artists in Hill’s home state of Minnesota and New York City, where he spent much of his creative life.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In solidarity with our Twin Cities colleagues, we’re sharing “Rise and Respond” donation links to MN arts organizations. Courtesy of Eleanor Savage and the Jerome Foundation.
New column just dropped with a look at 2 new plays: one about Zora Neale Hurston's explosive break with Langston Hughes, the other about Larry Kramer's love/hate relationship with Dr. Anthony Fauci. www.americantheatre.org/2026/02/13/h...
Historical Frenemies: Hurston & Hughes, Kramer & Fauci
'Muleheaded' depicts the famous falling out of 2 Harlem Renaissance luminaries, while 'Kramer/Fauci' puts a stark spin on a tetchy dialogue from the height of the AIDS plague.
www.americantheatre.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New column just dropped with a look at 2 new plays: one about Zora Neale Hurston's explosive break with Langston Hughes, the other about Larry Kramer's love/hate relationship with Dr. Anthony Fauci. www.americantheatre.org/2026/02/13/h...
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I am going to turn this into a daily inspiration calendar.
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I am going to turn this into a daily inspiration calendar.
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“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
I’d heard good things about THE CLOCK for years but Bee Wilson’s recent essay on Judy Garland finally convinced me to take the plunge. Glad I did: It’s like AFTER HOURS fused to a shaggy-dog rom-com, and it’s loaded with heart, curiosity, humor, specificity, and a pair of unshakable performances.
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I’d heard good things about THE CLOCK for years but Bee Wilson’s recent essay on Judy Garland finally convinced me to take the plunge. Glad I did: It’s like AFTER HOURS fused to a shaggy-dog rom-com, and it’s loaded with heart, curiosity, humor, specificity, and a pair of unshakable performances.
I love and heartily second this piece by a fellow BRIDESHEAD obsessive. When I mused about the relevance of the novel (and miniseries) in 2018 for another Catholic mag, I also noted the Mottram-Trump comparison, albeit only in passing. www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I love and heartily second this piece by a fellow BRIDESHEAD obsessive. When I mused about the relevance of the novel (and miniseries) in 2018 for another Catholic mag, I also noted the Mottram-Trump comparison, albeit only in passing. www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...
The Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings (1978)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings (1978)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Bubble Boy (2001)
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The Schmigadoon! cast announced today is pretty sweet. Ana Gasteyer! Brad Oscar! McKenzie Kurtz! ANN frickin’ HARADA!
www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
Schmigadoon! | Nederlander Theatre | Theater in New York
Cinco Paul's delightful and tuneful Apple TV series, a loving spoof of Golden Age musicals, makes a bold leap from the small screen to the Broadway stage in a
www.timeout.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The Schmigadoon! cast announced today is pretty sweet. Ana Gasteyer! Brad Oscar! McKenzie Kurtz! ANN frickin’ HARADA!
www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
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I look forward to the film. Do yourself a favour & take two minutes to watch Henry Fonda recount witnessing the lynching of Will Brown during the Omaha Race Riot. Note his father wanted him to see it - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvzG...
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I look forward to the film. Do yourself a favour & take two minutes to watch Henry Fonda recount witnessing the lynching of Will Brown during the Omaha Race Riot. Note his father wanted him to see it - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvzG...
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Amid the Kennedy Center reporting, this story seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Kudos to @daniellaignacio.bsky.social for being on it
The Kennedy Center’s roles as an incubator of new work for young audiences, and as a generous host for the American College Theater Festival, will be hard to fill, writes Daniella Ignacio.
What’s Left Standing of Kennedy Center Education and TYA?
The Center’s roles as an incubator of new work for young audiences, and as a generous host for the American College Theater Festival, will be hard to fill.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Amid the Kennedy Center reporting, this story seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Kudos to @daniellaignacio.bsky.social for being on it
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Man I did not realize that movie was mostly favorably reviewed lol. It sucked. I just looked up my review (1/2)
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Man I did not realize that movie was mostly favorably reviewed lol. It sucked. I just looked up my review (1/2)
Yes, in fact, theater can speak to this moment
From our winter 2026 issue: Yosimar Reyes’s new play at Teatro Visión in San Jose explores the inter-generational defenses of Latine folks targeted by ICE raids.
You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Immigrant Solidarity of ‘No llegamos aquí solos’
Yosimar Reyes's new play at Teatro Visión in San Jose explores the inter-generational defenses of Latine folks targeted by ICE raids.
www.americantheatre.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Yes, in fact, theater can speak to this moment
I somehow missed GLORY the first time around, but it’s now at AMC theaters in NYC, and I’m glad to have caught it on the big screen, even if I find myself mostly agreeing with Pauline Kael’s assessment: not a great movie, but a good movie on a great subject.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I somehow missed GLORY the first time around, but it’s now at AMC theaters in NYC, and I’m glad to have caught it on the big screen, even if I find myself mostly agreeing with Pauline Kael’s assessment: not a great movie, but a good movie on a great subject.