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Michael Feingold Papers

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Finding aid created by: Dane Flansburgh
Date: 20 Apr 2026

Biographical History

Michael Feingold (1945-2022) was an American dramaturg, translator, and theater critic, best known for his work at the Village Voice, where he wrote for more than forty years.

Feingold was born and raised in Chicago. He developed an interest in theater while in high school and went on to study English and comparative literature at Columbia College. He later attended the Yale School of Drama, initially intending to study playwriting. Under the influence of the newly-appointed dean (and theater critic) Robert Brustein he shifted his focus to dramatic criticism. During his time at Yale, Feingold served as the first editor of yale/theatre and was the first dramaturg of the Yale Repertory Theatre.

Feingold began his career at the Village Voice in 1971 and served as its chief theater critic from 1983 to 2013. As a dramaturg, he played a significant role in promoting the work of August Wilson and co-edited Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. As translator, he translated the works of Max Frisch, Gerhart Hauptmann, Bertolt Brecht, and Kurt Weill.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Michael Feingold Papers contains correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, printed material, textiles, writings, writings of others, and audiovisual material. Printed material includes books, magazines, and journals, as well as thousands of Playbill programs for shows that he attended over the span of his four decade career.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Feingold, Michael.

Corporate Bodies

Village voice (Greenwich Village, New York, N.Y.)

Subjects

Experimental theater.
Off-Broadway theater.
Theater critics.

Places

New York (N.Y.)

Genres and Forms

Audiocassettes.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Photographs.
Playbills.
Posters.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Michael Feingold Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2026.

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