Richard Zoglin

Richard Zoglin is a TIME magazine contributor and the author of Hope: Entertainer of the Century and Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America.

Recent Articles

Inside the Las Vegas Show That Turned Elvis' Career Around

By the end of the 1960s, Elvis Presley’s career was in disrepair. But a Las Vegas residency sparked a new phase for the King — and Vegas entertainment more broadly

By Richard Zoglin

A 9/11 Musical With Heart and Nostalgia

Strange as it seems, Gander, Newfoundland, was once a major air-travel hub, a refueling stop for transatlantic flights in the years before long-range jets made those stops unnecessary and turned the little Canadian town into...

By Richard Zoglin

Trump Loses Late-Night TV

In a wild election with a ripe orange target, comics are ditching balance and taking sides

By Richard Zoglin

Theater Calendar

SEPT. 7COME FROM AWAYThis new musical is set on 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, the tiny town where planes from around the world were grounded after the terrorist attacks. It opens at Washington’s Ford’s Theatre and...

By Richard Zoglin

The Rebirth of Tap

Whether it’s a single pair of feet or a whole line of them in perfect unison, a rhythmic, percussive tap-dance number commands attention like little else. Tap was born in mid–19th century America–an amalgam of...

By Richard Zoglin

Hamilton Falls One Award Short of Equalling Tony's Record

The fact that it didn't win everything was the evening's most notable news

By Richard Zoglin

Broadway Shuffle

George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover Bring in 'da Noise (and 'da Funk) to a 95 - year - old musical

By Richard Zoglin

The Biggest New Sounds on Broadway

From Shuffle Along to She Loves Me

By Richard Zoglin

Broadway Goes Bluegrass With Steve Martin’s Bright Star

The comedian and musician unites with Edie Brickell for a folksy new musical

By Richard Zoglin

Rock Musicals Heat Up Broadway’s Winter

From School of Rock to a new Billie Joe Armstrong musical

By Richard Zoglin

Theater

1 KING CHARLES IIIPrince Charles ascends the throne at last, and all hell breaks loose. Mike Bartlett’s speculative drama has a sharp grasp of politics, the private lives of public figures and the logical absurdity...

By Richard Zoglin

Review: Misery Breaks Both Legs on Broadway

Laurie Metcalf and Bruce Willis star in the adaptation

By Richard Zoglin

Review: On Your Feet! Dances to a Familiar Beat

Inside the new Gloria Estefan musical

By Richard Zoglin

A Founder of the Treasury Cashes in on Broadway

The new musical Hamilton has taken New York by storm

By Richard Zoglin

Review: Hamilton on Broadway

A Founding Father raps his way into musical history

By Richard Zoglin

Broadway's Brilliant Season

A bumper crop at this year's Tonys

By Richard Zoglin

Finding Neverland and The Visit: Two Broadway Musicals to Savor

After long, troubled voyages to Broadway, both shows have provided a happy ending to the season

By Richard Zoglin

Harvey Weinstein, From Screen to Stage

The movie mogul makes his Broadway debut

By Richard Zoglin

Review: Curb Your Enthusiasm for Larry David's Fish in the Dark

TV's favorite curmudgeon delivers a Broadway hit, but a mediocre play

By Richard Zoglin

Cold Weather, Hot Shows: Honeymoon in Vegas and Constellations

Broadway's bleakest month is brightened by two very different shows

By Richard Zoglin
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