There is something really appealing, and really meta, about watching a musical about someone creating some sort of art. At least, I find it really interesting because you get to see multiple layers of art-making, and that’s really inspiring, even though it might get somewhat confusing when you start to get all Inception-like about art-making-within-art-making-within-art… […]
Everyone loves that part in a musical where the couple finally sings a duet, stares at each other for a dramatic second and then proceeds to kiss, possibly to the sound of some dramatic, happy music in the background. Of course, there are always small differences, but it’s safe to say that a similar scene […]
It is no secret that in musical theater, just like in any other art form, writers and creators are constantly inspired and influenced by each other’s work. In the world of musical theater, this often leads to similarities between songs and all kinds of parallels between different musicals. In a way, those connections create a […]
Unless you live somewhere with wonderful weather, (In which case – go ahead and brag about it, I’m jealous.), chances are that winter is when you complain about snow, and rain, and wind, and the day starting too late and ending too early and— you know what I mean. Usually, along with the bad weather […]
Loving the theatre as I do, I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to see some of my favorite actors breathe life into some of the most memorable characters (such as Adam Pascal as Roger Davis in Rent). However, I’ve also been lucky enough to see some of these same people be themselves […]
We’ve all worshipped the stars of Broadway at some point, Sutton Foster, Aaron Tveit, Idina Menzel, and for good reason. Some of these people paved the way for what Broadway as a community has change into today. For many of us theater nerds, Wicked was our first experience in the world of musical theater and Broadway and it […]
One of the most anticipated films of this month is Disney’s Frozen. This animated feature follows fearless optimist Anna who sets off on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Along the way, Anna teams up with mountain man Kristoff, his loyal reindeer […]
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 […]
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 […]