Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago
Playbill Exclusive: Watch footage from Alley Theatre's first production of their 80th season, The Girl on the Train. The adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel is based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and the DreamWorks film, and directed by Casey Stangl. The production runs now through August 30, 2026.
Playbill Exclusive: Watch footage from Alley Theatre's first production of their 80th season, The Girl on the Train. The adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel is based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and the DreamWorks film, and directed by Casey Stangl. The production runs now through August 30, 2026.




![Kit Buchan and Jim Barne (Two Strangers) Trade Notes With Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop)
Wanna know which musical the Two Strangers composer love? A Strange Loop. And not just because they share a common word. I feel like A Strange Loop is the most experimental musical to have won [the Tony Award for Best Musical], said Two Strangers Kit Buchan. Responds A Strange Loop creator Michael R. Jackson with a laugh, I tricked them!
See the Two Strangers creators Jim Barne and Kit Buchan in conversation with A Strange Loops Jackson, and trade songwriting tips, in the video above. Kit Buchan and Jim Barne (Two Strangers) Trade Notes With Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_eJVB3N_Qb4/mqdefault.jpg)




![Rachel Dratch on Whats Scarier: SNL Audiences or Rocky Horror Show Audiences?
Rachel Dratch, an alum of aturday Night Live, has returned to the Broadway stage in the current revival of The Rocky Horror Show. And shes gotten a Tony nomination for it, playing The Narrator who assists in, not only in driving forward the plot onstage, but also overseeing the nightly audience interactions. I did improv back in the day, thats where I started out. Luckily, Im not completely thrown by it, but [its] definitely a learning curve.
Watch Dratchs full interview with Playbill in the video above, where she discusses how she gauges the room each night at Studio 54. Rachel Dratch on Whats Scarier: SNL Audiences or Rocky Horror Show Audiences?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aRKdLeJfazo/mqdefault.jpg)
