Full disclosure – I’m partial to new musicals, with no known source material. There’s nothing quite like seeing a show come alive onstage that has, for years, just danced around in the head of the creator. For me, that’s a sort of modern day magic. For me, that’s the beauty of what it measns to…
The Ferryman – It’s 1981 in Northern Ireland, and the Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor. If you pay…
There are people everywhere. Teenagers. Moms. Dads. Thirty-year-olds. Twenty-Somethings. Grandparents. Senior Citizens. It’s 2 pm on a Wednesday afternoon, and The Lyceum Theatre is packed. The crowd waits with bated breath – it’s time for the newest musical in town, Be More Chill, to start. The scrim flys out, the band dazzles, the audience drinks…
Last night I watched A Star is Born. I know, I know, I’m a little late to the party. But…wow. Like, wow. Like, wow. It’s rare that a movie lives up to the craze and the hype. Usually when that happens, by the time I get around to seeing the movie I’m usually underwhelmed. This couldn’t…
If you’re looking for a new book to read, I cannot recommend Stay With Me, by Ayobami Adebayo. Here’s the official book blurb: Ilesa, Nigeria. Ever since they first met and fell in love at university, Yejide and Akin have agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage—after consulting fertility doctors and…
I FINALLY finished reading Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. And by reading, I mean listening. My husband and I had a trip to Philadelphia, and we decided to download the audiobook for the trip! We’re big fans of audible. Like, really big. So, about Norse Mythology. Here’s the official book blurb: Neil Gaiman, long inspired…
This month our book club pick is Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. Here’s the official book blurb: People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this…
If you have a tiny dancer, a tiny musician, or a tiny human in your family that loves Broadway, you must get them a copy of Lulu the Broadway Mouse…immediately. Here’s the official book blurb: Lulu is a little girl with a very big dream: she wants to be on Broadway. She wants it more…
We’re big fans of Andy Weir around here. The Martian was a wonderful book and movie, and we were so fortunate to be able to interview him for our Authors Q&A Series. So, when his newest book Artemis was released, I couldn’t wait to read it. Here’s the official book blurb: Jasmine Bashara never signed…
When I was in second grade, my teacher would read The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner to the class after recess. It was during those afternoons with Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny that I fell in love with reading. I eventually moved on to Nancy Drew and the Dear America Diaries, to Beverly Lewis…