The very name Frankenstein often conjures images of Hollywood horror films and nightmarish scenarios. A mad scientist using electricity to reanimate a jigsaw puzzle of human parts from the v... Read more
stands sturdily and steadfastly on its own two feet and no subsequent iterations have improved on that, music or no. Read more
It may as well have been a 1980’s rock concert sans illegal substances: mind-blowing, hand-clapping rock music with an infusion of metal; multi-hued strobe lighting; fog effects; and an audi... Read more
When the indomitable and fearless Mike Zellhoffer, Executive Director of Third Wall Productions (TWP), first told me he wanted to mount a production of “Newsies,” (music by Alan... Read more
Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Jule Styne’s “Gypsy” has long captivated audiences not only because of its beloved score but also because of its main character, Rose, who... Read more
Artistic Director, Irina Kaplan Lande, worked for three years to bring Nikolai Lugansky to Columbia to perform for the Candlelight Society. It was well worth her efforts. Lugansk... Read more
As Brené Brown puts it, “Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.” Shame and forgiveness are centra... Read more
In the middle of Act I of “The Addams Family,” produced by Stand Up For…Theatre at Chesapeake Arts Center’s Studio 194, Gomez pleads to another character: “Ask me why! Ask,... Read more
To a certain generation of theatre kid, “Rent” is a landmark, a seminal work that is also a personal milestone, akin to “A Chorus Line” a generation before and “Hamilton” a generation later.... Read more
Two friends since childhood, Charlotte and Jonny (played by Amandine Thomas and Quincy Vicks), discover a great deal about themselves and their primal (as well as carnal) needs in Bathsheba... Read more
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