Elsa & Anna & Harry & Hermione & Ron
I’m a 35-year-old man who spent half of his week immersed in stories for kids, attending performances of “Frozen,” the new Broadway...
Dance and Domestic Violence in Carousel
It’s embarrassing to be a lifelong musical theater fan and not have seen classics like “Carousel,” the revered 1945 Rodgers and...
Refugee Stories That Look You In The Eye
I’m well aware that there is an international refugee crisis currently redefining our world. The United States has, thus far, largely...
An "Angels" for Today's America
Why does “Angels in America” still feel so relevant? It shouldn’t. A quarter century after its Broadway premiere, in the age of gay...
Self-doubt at "Mean Girls," the musical
All teen comedies have a moral, and the moral of “Mean Girls” is “be your authentic self” (which, to be fair, is the moral of most teen...
Truth and Consequences in "Lobby Hero"
Kenneth Lonergan’s 2001 play “Lobby Hero,” which makes its Broadway debut this week, is not really a play about politics, even though it...