Halloween is quickly approaching, bringing about the traditions of costumes, candy corn, haunted houses, and PUMKINS! One of my favorite Halloween traditions is pumpkin carving. It started out with a traditional jack-o-lantern featuring triangle eyes, nose and a buck-toothed smile. These days, people are getting very creative with producing their art on a pumpkin canvas. […]
We’re seeing a total Shakespeare boom on Broadway this season with productions of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night and Richard III all hitting theaters this fall. (Plus, there’s that Romeo and Juliet film with Ed Westwick and Hailee Steinfeld–will YOU be seeing it?) But all around the country, wonderful Shakespearean productions happen each day. Here is a list […]
Let it be known that the American Repertory Theater is an absolute force to behold. In the past year, they’ve delivered the glorious circus world of Diane Paulus’s Pippin revival, and it was just announced that their successful world premier political drama, All the Way, will be transferring this fall, starring Bryan Cranston. Then, there’s The […]
With Wicked celebrating its tenth anniversary on Broadway this month, I sought to look back at all of the leading ladies that have taken on the roles of Elphaba and Glinda to see what they’re doing now. The results cover a wide range of projects including originating other roles on Broadway, winning awards, building fantastic […]
If you’re an actor like me, one of the hardest things about our hobby/passion (as you probably know by now) is getting off book and staying off book. Right now I’m in two shows, a straight play set in Ireland in the 1930s and a musical set in the 20s. In both of my shows […]
New York City is known as the top city for theater in the country, with numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters, plus the Tony Awards are held here annually. However, there are other cities that offer hot spots for theater if New York is not the place for you, or maybe you’re too far away. Here […]
So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) recently completed its tenth hit season on the FOX Network and has been renewed for an eleventh. Since July 2005, hundreds of dancers have graced our television screens. Beginning with a solo audition in front of three judges, dancers who are chosen to move on in the competition […]
OBC. What does is it mean to you? After a quick Google search, I found that OBC means a lot of things to the rest of the world… “Oriental Bank of Commerce”… “Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry”… “Ohio Basketball Club”… and a bunch of other things that would probably put theater people to sleep. Nope, in […]
The site that takes up most of my free time that I should spend studying is Tumblr. There are just so many fun and interesting gifs that keep me entertained for hours. My favorite blogs are the theater-related ones, of course. In order to buff your Tumblr follows with Broadway goodness, here are some of […]