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

How US prison programmes are providing creative outlet through theatre

OpinionJul 25, 2024

Theatre in prisons can entertain a wider audience, as the new film Sing Sing shows with box-office already looking strong, but its real value lies in its power to rehabilitate and bring incarcerated men together in a collaborative process

Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake and Kylie Jenner feature in this theatre column

OpinionJul 18, 2024

A celebrity name can add to a show’s marketability – or spell disaster

Casting the net: the creative benefits of multiple actors playing the same role

OpinionJul 11, 2024

There’s more than one way to play a role, says Howard Sherman, and rotating leads can illustrate how many stories are universal to the human experience

Imitation may be a form of flattery, but credit must be given where it's due

OpinionJul 4, 2024

Howard Sherman talks about the crossover within arts organisations and their works, from the Monica Bill Barnes and Company to the Louvre Museum in Paris

One-upmanship or an act of preservation? Why it's important to correct the record

OpinionJun 27, 2024

One small error can become a trap for future writers, making safeguarding the historical record a collective responsibility

Are Florida's $32m arts cuts a bellwether for a wider crisis?

OpinionJun 20, 2024

Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ swingeing cuts to cultural organisations are not only worrying for the state, but for the US at large

In development: why it’s vital to keep a record of a show’s evolution

OpinionJun 13, 2024

From Hamilton and Hadestown to new Broadway musical Suffs, imagine what could be learned from having a record of the various stages of a show’s development