Hello Beautiful People, WELL, it happened! The first ever DUETS concert happened at 54 Below on May 2nd, at 11pm. I’m…thrilled. But, before I say anything else, gratitude must be paid to the composers, my band, and my brilliant cast – Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver, Rob Rokicki, Zoe Sarnak, Will Buck, Nick Grinlinton, TJay…
Hot Season By, Evan Mueller Directed by, Kevin J Kittle JUNE 13-28 THE BLACK BOX THEATER, SHEEN CENTER In the not too distant future, an uncontrolled epidemic is spreading throughout the crowded city, and a small group of family and friends have escaped to find safety in a remote cabin in the woods. As they…
“[Alan Winner] has a natural stage presence, and a confidence that suggests the theatre is his home” -Robert Dunnett, Opera Now Magazine THE BOY WHO LOVED BASSEY How a boy from the middle of West Texas found himself in Cardiff, crossing paths with his favorite Diva. Written by ALAN WINNER and BEN CAMERON Starring ALAN WINNER Musical Direction by ANDY…
Hello Beautiful People, I recently had the privilege of seeing The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Cort Theatre, and it was delightful. Wonderful. Poignant. Surprising…and FUNNY. Oh, was it funny. I didn’t expect it to be so funny! I mean, it has the word cripple in the title. How could there be humor in that? How could their be classy…
Hello Beautiful People, Since May is the month of…warmer weather. (We hope.) And finals. And baby showers. And bridal showers. And a season of new… …and MORE books! The Fog Machine, by Susan Follett and Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell As always, please note that we haven’t read these gems yet. But, we will….
Hello Beautiful People, When I was five, I went to see The Secret Garden. I wore a navy blue dress, with a white sailor collar. My mom put my hair in a french braid. And, as much as I love my little brother, my parents had left him with my grandparents. I don’t know when…
Hello Beautiful People, DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) is on Friday. Cue feelings of pure joy + glee, mixed with just an element of stress, which, as any director/producer will tell you, is natural, especially when you’re dealing with a cast over twenty. This is my fourth concert that I’m producing in New York City….
Hello Beautiful People, When we first launched Maggie Keenan-Bolger’s column, one of our greatest supporters was Lauren Oliver. And so, I’m just unbelievably honored and grateful that she has so graciously participated in our School Time Author Q&A Series! For those of you who don’t know, Lauren Oliver is the author of the YA novel Before…
Hello Beautiful People, It was a Wednesday afternoon, and I was at the Cupcake Cafe with my new, (now old), friend Shakina Nayfack. It was a wonderful day, one of those perfect New York moments – I was having cupcakes and coffee with a kindred spirit, a new friend, we were sharing stories of art…
Hello Beautiful People, Due to the email flooding that we’ve recieved, and the brilliance of our dear Deidra, the #AskATeach column will be taking a different turn. From this point forward, our posts on thewriteteachers.com will be focused on events occuring in schools that are gaining a large amount of media attention. We’ll be discussing these…