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A Good Thing, written 6 days ago, Not a proper post, just the quickest of quick notes to urge people to go and see Zena Edwards' Security at BAC. One woman show, spoken word and singing, utterly captivating and superbly performed. Sorry, this is not very critical, is it? But it's good, she's good, g...

The Seduction of Edgar Degas to Begin Off-Broadway Aug. 14, written 4 months ago, By Adam Hetrick 14 Jul 2008 Le Wilhelm's The Seduction of Edgar Degas will have its world premiere Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters Aug. 14. The Seduction of Edgar Degas marks Wilhelm's fourth collaboration with 59E59 Th...

The Autumn Garden: a story in images, written 2 days ago, In the last two days, I’ve written posts about video scenes from the show and an audio interview with me, so I thought I’d continue the media trend this morning by sharing some of the wonderful photographs we have to help us tell the stor...

Venue Attrition, written 2 days ago, Apologies if another writer in my bloggerhood has already posted on this new study by the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation about the fortunes of Off-0ff-Broadway venues, which I found sobering. To wit: Over 25% of OOB venues in both the West Village and Mid...

We Got Answers, You Got the Questions?, written 4 days ago, Everything Needs A Little Organization I learned a semi-important lesson about injecting a little organization into seemingly low key events. We had a large group make an advance request to meet the cast of our current production after the...

Manoel Felciano and Carey Perloff talk Rock 'n' Roll, written 1 week ago,

It Sucks to Be Me: Tips for After Being Left Out of the Film Version of Your Musical, written 5 days ago, In an interview from CBS Sunday Morning several years ago, Carol Channing was asked what she thought about the feature film version of Hello, Dolly!, the one that starred Barbara Streisand in th...

The ensemble.

orfeh!, written 3 weeks ago, Yeah, she?s a little scary and a WHOLE lot of talent, and if you want the latest updates/gossip/photos and news on Broadway?s official rockstar, you need to get your ass over to <span class=?ljuser? lj:user=?orfeh_news? style=?white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: lin...

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a performer at North Shore Music Theatre? This is your inside look at life at NSMT from the visiting artist's point of view, along with the staff who makes the magic all year round.

Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell, written 2 days ago, What would you do if your family sent you off to a spiritual camp in order to set you straight? Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell details seven days in the lives of a self-proclaimed bad girl and a broken boy who are equally unashamed....

Nov 19 - Consciously Incompetent, written 3 days ago, I was talking to one of my classmates last night.  I mentioned that I had a blog about my acting school experience, but that I hadn’t been blogging much of late.  I explained that felt like I should blog, but my brain just felt like mush when...

A No-Brainer, written 3 days ago, Almost two years ago I received a call from my agent who informed me that a New York casting director wanted me to come to New York to meet with Conor McPherson regarding a role in his Broadway production of The Seafarer. I had the honor of performing in his play Th...

Discounted Tickets for RCP's Forbidden Broadway, written 2 days ago, The Reston Community Players are running a special online ticket discount for the matinee performance on Saturday, November 22nd, of Forbidden Broadway. Tickets are only $15.00. This is the closing weekend of an enjoyable show, e...

YES WE DID!, written 2 weeks ago, There really are no words...today was a historical night for all of us. No matter what your political affiliation or belief, you can't deny how important this night and this future president is for us all. Never have I been emotional on any political issue or any...

Movie Review: The Dukes, written 1 day ago, This review was originally published on Blogcritics. It seem alright to give The Dukes a pass for its supposedly modest goals, as many critics have done up to this point. But in terms of narrative themes, this movie is more ambitious than it initially see...

One night only: A Little Night Music on Broadway, written 5 days ago, Well, how intriguing: The Roundabout Theatre is putting on a one-night concert reading of Sondheim's A Little Night Music on January 12, 2009. The pricing is a bit out of my league: Pricing: Premium Tickets at $2,500, includes p...