Hello Beautiful People, If I may be frank, today was a day where everything, and I mean EVERYTHING was going wrong. Everything. But, I made it to 54 Below to see Once Upon a Time in NYC 3. And as I sat down, and as the music filled the room, well, I could breathe a…
Hello Beautiful People, “In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I…
Hello Beautiful People, On Sunday, I had the honor and privilege of seeing BENT at Pace University. Honestly, this wasn’t a work event. I didn’t even have any intention of writing about the show – I just wanted to go to a piece of theater, and, for once, not write about it afterwards. I just…
Hello Beautiful People, A TIME TO KILL opened on Broadway at the Golden Theatre on October 20, 2013. The play, directed by Ethan McSweeny and adapted by for the stage by Rupert Holmes, is based on the best selling novel by John Grisham, A TIME TO KILL. I will go ahead and say that A TIME…
Hello Beautiful People, I grew up in New York. I grew up in the theater. I’ve seen more shows than I care to count. I’ve slept in the back rows of theaters where the light doesn’t quite reach…just to get a nap in. For fifteen minutes.When I was ten. And then fifteen. And then twenty-five…and…
Hello Beautiful People, Lets start with a disclaimer, I feel as though this should be public knowledge by now, but, I adore James P. Morrison. He is a brilliant actor. He is a brilliant musician. He is an amazing father. Husband. Mentor. Friend. When I started exploring the Q&A component of The Write Teacher(s), James is…
Hello Beautiful People, This week, I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the invited dress for PLAY/DATE, an immersive piece of theater, a theatrical speed dating event. What exactly does this mean, you might ask? Allow me to explain.. Conceived as something akin to theatrical speed dating, PLAY/DATE includes works written by Joe Salvatore – whose play, III, received…
Hello Beautiful People, Just last week I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing Mr. Rob Rokicki and Friends play at The Cutting Room in New York City. This is the point in the article where I gush. Where I use kitschy clichés like, this was music to my ears. MUSIC. TO. ONES. EARS. And as…
Hello Beautiful People, The Write Teacher(s) was started for a multitude of reasons, many of which were a variety of teaching experiences. You see, I grew up around the theater. I went to my first Broadway show when I was five. I grew up listening to the soundtracks of shows, Broadway shows. Family car rides…
Hello Beautiful People, FRINGE SEASON is upon us, and I’m delighted to tell you all about the first show that I attended during this particular festival, Petunia, in one of my all time favorite theaters in Manhattan, Theatre 80 St. Marks. Here’s what the formal press releases will say: A bitter old man gets a…