With a few notable exceptions, the 21st century has been a bit of a dry spell when it comes to new Broadway musicals. Still, the beast must be fed, and a popular method for creating new inco... Read more
“With one bound, the wolf was out of bed and swallowed up” Little Red Riding Hood; and so “the wolf had appeased his appetite.” Thus wrote the Brothers Grimm in their... Read more
“Disney’s Newsies The Musical” is a heartwarming show based on the News Boy Strike of 1899 and the 1992 film. The Broadway musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards and w... Read more
In addition to being a prolific playwright, Lauren Gunderson is also one of the nation’s best ambassadors for science. Works like “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight,”... Read more
The North American Tour of the award-winning musical “The Band’s Visit” has returned to the Kennedy Center. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses, the musical is bas... Read more
Beginning in 2018, the Baltimore group Fools and Madmen has created a marvelous series of hip-hop adaptations of Shakespeare’s works. Their unique distillations are designed for a traveling... Read more
Creating a unique staging of a play produced as often as Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a daunting task, but one that Synetic Theater more than achieves in its reworking... Read more
“The Music Man” is considered by many to be the epitome of Americana in musical theatre. With lyrics, music, and book by Meredith Willson and story by Willson and Franklin Lacey, Olney... Read more
First airing in 1999, “SpongeBob SquarePants” is now one of the longest-running cartoons in television history. The show has also inspired at least two spin-off series and three... Read more
I have a confession to make. Despite holding an advanced degree in theatre, I still at times have absolutely no idea what I’m hearing when I listen to the Bard’s work. True, I can use cont... Read more
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