Hello Beautiful People, On April 26th Deidra and I went to see Joe Iconis & Family at 54 Below, and I urge you to get your tickets to their next show on May 5th. I mean what better way to spend Cinco de Mayo with a group of phenomenal musicians, singers, and actors? But alas,…
Hello Beautiful People, Remy Zaken started tackling the professional circuit of theater at the age of eleven, on a national tour revival of E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime. Many Write Teacher(s) Readers may know Remy from the original Broadway cast of Springtime Awakening, originating the role of Thea. When Remy was a junior at Columbia, she conquered…
Hello Beautiful People, I went to go teach my class today, and walked into a somber classroom. A good friend of one of my students had died from a heroin overdose. She was what, nineteen? And yet…I’m not surprised anymore. And that makes my heart a little bit. Aw hell, it breaks my heart a lot…
Hello Beautiful People, Exactly two weeks ago I was in a technical rehearsal for YAWP. The Young Artists and Writers Project (or YAWP, formerly the Young American Writers Project) created by Stony Brook Southampton’s MFA in Creative Writing and Literature Program is an outstanding program committed to mentoring middle and high school students in the development of…
Hello Beautiful People, To say that I’m elated to bring the newest feature in the Directors Q&A Series would be an understatement. A huge understatement. I returned to Amy’s Bread for yet another fantastic interview with director Benjamin Endsley Klein, and was blown away. He is eloquent, he is wise, and he is passionate about…
Hello Lovahs, Well, quite a few things. But in this moment I’m referring to the complex, flawed, relatable characters featured on Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham’s HBO television series. Now hear me out because I realize this concept of a television series creating characters that its viewers can relate to is not a new one. …
Hello Beautiful People, Prepare yourself for a gush fest. A gushy, mushy, love type of fest. Tonight, I had the honor and pleasure of attending the eleventh edition of the If It Only Even Runs A Minute concert series, the brain child and masterpiece of Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Kevin Michael Murphy, and Caleb Hoyer. My….
Hello Loves, Disclaimer: I have been raised on Mariah Carey’s music since I was old enough to start to truly appreciate music. I am also a musician; a singer to be specific. Both of these characteristics elicit some bias. The singer in me bows down to Mariah’s musical and writing prowess. The woman has a…
Hello Beautiful People, The next featured actress in our Actors & Actresses Q&A Series is the classy, the beautiful, and the talented Erica Swindell. Erica was kind enough to spend her dinner break with me at Schmackery’s, where we discussed theater, music, education, and superheroes. She is a quadruple threat, as she sings, dances, acts,…
Hello Beautiful People, I have read every single novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. Every. Single. One. Her books, well, they’re like old friends They become a part of my being. They provide comfort & laughter. I get swept up in her words, her stories, and her characters. I quite literally lose myself in her words,…