Reviewing Theater: A Conversation with Jesse Green of The New York Times
Please join us for a conversation and Q&A with Jesse Green, co-chief theater critic of The New York TimesFriday, February 14 1pm-2pm // Shaw Room, Woodruff Arts Center
What role does the critic play in arts and culture? The New York Times journalist Jesse Green discusses his career in the theater and key moments that shaped his voice and approach as a writer.
In conversation with Susan Booth, Artistic Director of the Alliance Theatre
Jesse Green is a writer and the co-chief theater critic for The New York Times. Prior, he was the theater critic for New York Magazine, where he had also been a contributing editor, writing long-form features since 2008. He is the author of the novel “O Beautiful” (Ballantine/Random House) and “The Velveteen Father: An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood” (Villard/Random House), a memoir named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by The Los Angeles Times Book Review, and one of the best parenting books of the year by Child magazine. Shy, his memoir with and about Mary Rodgers Guettel, the pioneering musical theater doyenne, will be published in 2021 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Before turning to writing, Green worked in the theater as a gopher, a copyist, and a musical coordinator on Broadway shows. He is a graduate of Yale College, with a degree in English and Theater.
