Hamilton in the Summer of Trump
Broadway musicals are generally indifferent to the headlines of the day. (The years-long development process and play-it-safe material...
The Insignificance of 'Significant Other'
I, too, am appalled by the business of marriage in America. Or, more accurately, by the wedding industry, which fetishizes and...
The Magical World of Matilda
Well, it took me long enough. For a Broadway baby like myself, it’s rather embarrassing that I have waited two years to see “Matilda, the...
Harper Lee's Literary Tug-of-War
No one actually expected “Go Set a Watchman,” Harper Lee’s prequel/sequel/rough draft/whatever to “To Kill A Mockingbird,” to be a great...
The Cult of Musical Theater
I think I was 5 years old when my parents took me and my cousin to our first musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” when it was in...
Please Turn Off Your Cell Phones
Tuesday evening’s performance of “Shows for Days,” had a very clear message and it wasn’t the virtues of an adolescence spent in...
The Best Commencement Speech I Ever Heard
The first time I saw “Avenue Q,” I had just graduated with I gave a commencement speech at my college’s graduation (John Muir College,...
The Theology of “Hand to God”
The new play “Hand to God” follows in the fine Broadway traditions of poking fun at religion and playing with puppets. It has drawn...
Battle of the Online Dance Videos
Last week, two rather different dance videos hit the web: one featuring a popular song, one featuring über chic clothes, both starring...
Bedhead & Deconstructed Bodies at New York City Ballet
I’ve never thought much about hair in ballet. Mostly because we’re not given many options: bun, or bun. Or, occasionally, unleashed...
