It was recently announced in The New York Times that Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with three of his Hamilton collaborators, (Thomas Kail, Jeffery Seller, and James L. Nederlander), purchased the much adored Drama Bookshop in New York City. Soon there will be a statue of Lin in Times Square. I’m kidding – although I’d happily join…
The news is a lot lately to consume lately. I’m a woman of words -— words are my bread and butter — and yet, I struggle to find them when it comes to talking about the state of the world, the planet, and humanity at large. Sometimes, being an artist in such trying times can…
Ixchel Cuellar is thrilled to be a part of this project! Broadway: Finding Neverland. Regional: In the Heights (Fulton Opera). Over eight shows at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and the 2016 recipient of the Julia Deberson Award. She is a proud graduate of Penn State University and a San Francisco native. A big thanks…
Jesse Nager joins DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) Volume 5! Jesse was recently ended the Broadway run of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL as Smokey Robinson. Other Broadway credits include MAMMA MIA, and the original Broadway companies of MARY POPPINS, GOOD VIBRATIONS, and SCANDALOUS. Jesse has sung with Mariah Carey and Shania Twain at Madison Square Garden,…
It’s my own fault: Carrie Bradshaw was minding her own high-heeled business in the episode with the McDonald’s. You know, the one where she throws the hamburger at Mr. Big? Carrie was the same, lovely and steaming so hard she made the melting cheesy quarter pounder pound harder when launched through the air past her…
When I was younger, Mary Poppins was my favorite thing in the whole world. My mom has stories about me sitting in front of our TV, transfixed. I watched the movie so much that I broke the VHS tape. So when I had the opportunity to direct a production of Mary Poppins at Eastport South…
The following post was originally published on meganminutillo.com. For the past eight years, I’ve had the privilege of being part of the Young Artists and Writers Project (YAWP), at Stony Brook Southampton College. “The YAWP Playwriting Program introduces middle and high school students to the elements of dramatic writing. Using a curriculum inspired by Aristotle’s…
Hate. Hate. Hate. I can’t take the hate. I can’t take the pictures of the hate, the people in pain, the horrific stories I’ve heard about since Donald Trump has became president elect. It quite literally keeps me up at night. So I’m doing what I know best, and putting goodness back into the world, and…
It’s been a bit of a day. Tears, laughter, confusion, confession… I had dinner with my parents tonight. I started crying when I read the following message from a former student of mine – “So in the wake of this quite terrible day, I wanted to let you know I was thinking of you. The…
This year I was asked to help the Stage the Change Conference in getting the word out about their work. I myself had never been to the conference before, but I had heard wonderful things from my colleagues who had attended in previous years. Stage the Change is an annual conference that was founded by Ruthie…