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Howard Sherman

Biography

Howard Sherman is a New York based arts administrator, writer and advocate. He is director of the Baruch Performing Arts Center, founder of the Arts Integrity Initiative and author of Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century. Howard has been The Stage’s US columnist since 2012. Read his latest column every other Friday.

Recent Articles

Is commercial Off-Broadway on the rise again? And will that mean for not-for-profit companies?

OpinionJan 16, 2025

Howard Sherman discusses concerns about about the welfare of the institutional companies within the Off-Broadway scene in New York

Two new Broadway comedies warn of the limitations of language

OpinionJan 10, 2025

Eureka Day and Cult of Love are vivid reminders of the power of words and how easily they can prove empty and downright misleading, especially in the wrong hands – or mouths, says Howard Sherman

Covid may be behind us, but shows today are still vulnerable to unexpected closures

OpinionJan 2, 2025

The fifth anniversary of Broadway’s Covid shutdown is the opportunity for the sector to ensure it’s ready to deal with the next big crisis to hit the industry, says Howard Sherman

Reminiscing over the theatre we saw in our youth is more than just nostalgia

OpinionDec 19, 2024

Countless research has reported how the entertainment experiences of our teens leave lifelong imprints on our brains. Catching people in their youth can help theatre ensure its future

Blue Man Group is closing in NYC after 33 years. I finally went to see it

OpinionDec 12, 2024

Seeing Blue Man Group just before it closes was a reminder that even long-running theatre that we take for granted may still have something to offer

Will audiences dine out on Swept Away’s conspicuous consumption?

OpinionDec 5, 2024

In the age of social media, it’s essential for a show to define itself before it opens. But might reductive summaries put off potential audiences?

Did Tammy Faye lose its sense of proportion on the way to Broadway?

OpinionNov 28, 2024

Despite the draw of Elton John being the name behind the Tammy Faye musical, a lukewarm audience reception and flat critical response sealed its fate on Broadway. Were expectations simply too high?

Robots and AI are taking centre stage in New York right now – actually, theatre is where they originated

OpinionNov 21, 2024

Artificial humans are having a bit of a moment in New York theatre, appearing in plays such as Maybe Happy Ending and We Are Your Robots

US shows are resonating very differently after Trump’s election win

OpinionNov 14, 2024

Political and historical shows such as Suffs, Ragtime and Tammy Faye are being felt differently by New York audiences following the re-election of Donald Trump, writes Howard Sherman

Finding new audiences for opera? It may well require new types of opera

OpinionNov 7, 2024

Operatic stories from 100 years ago are not the way to engage today’s crowds, but modern works that speak more to present-day life could lure them in, writes Howard Sherman