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Showboating Showboat The Show, but….
I just read the latest of the current avalanche of blogs and articles that throw a jolt of scandalous theater espresso on the woke crowd to further woke them up. Another shot of outrage please. I will say, again… I was never asleep. I’ve been wide awake. In fact, I know very few people in…
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Skipping Out on the Check
I don’t plan on going to the theater just yet, especially after spending the last 2 weeks in quarantine when my partner’s 90 year old mother developed Covid while staying with us. We’re all fully vaccinated. It was a rough ride for her obviously, and us. I’m happy to report all is well now ..she’s…
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If Covid, tribalism and identity politics doesn’t kill Broadway “Diana” the musical might
Well, who knows? I made it through “Diana” the musical on Netflix. I was determined. I have never uttered “Oh, my God” seriously and alternately chuckled while putting another wrinkle between my eyebrows while watching a musical. I think ever. It’s a good thing that audiences are required to wear masks in the theater when…
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09/17/2021
Today is September 17th, 2021. A placeholder in the fresh “Broadway’s Back!” blitz that’s sweeping the Arts sections of major newspapers and mainstream media and certainly my Facebook and Instagram feed because I pretty much only know people in the Arts. The best people. I’m so moved by the videos of curtain calls in the…
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Go Ask Alice
I did a benefit with Alice a couple of years ago… she struck me as shy and withdrawn.To be honest, I felt like she was still living in the bubble many actors who achieve a degree of fame do… kicking her “Next to Normal” notoriety down the road as far as she could. It’s weird,…
