Hello Beautiful People, Jekyll and Hyde has returned to Broadway, and will be playing at The Marquis Theatre for a thirteen week engagement. This dark and dangerous love story from Jeykll and Hyde ran for four years Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre, and had multiple world-wide tours. Personally, it is one of my favorite musicals and…
Ain’t No Such Thing As Free Pizza A story about two women’s friendship, relationships and all the mess in between. It speaks to the jobless, the loveless, the sick, the healthy and the ones who are searching to feel their heart beat. Presented by Raw Love Theatre and Stamp Brothers Productions for the Venus Theatre…
Hello Beautiful People, I was teaching the film The Hunger Games, and I heard an “OMG” from one of my students. Now, they’re not supposed to have their phones in class, but I indulged in the exclamation. “What’s wrong?” I said. “There was a bomb/explosion on the finish line of the Boston Marathon,” she replied. My…
Hi Friends, When recommending a book series to someone, there are several things that you could say to entice them. For example, if I were to recommend The Dresden Files, I could tell you that, like the Harry Potter series, it takes mythology and turns it on its head. Or I could mention that Harry…
Hello Beautiful People, Steve Cuden is a writer, screenwriter, teacher, lighting designer, and artist. To say that he is a mover and shaker of the theater world is an understatement. Steve has countless credits in television and film, and Steve is one of the original co-creators and co-lyricists of the international sensation, Jekyll and Hyde,…
Hello Beautiful People, It’s the fourteenth of April! And so it’s time for another feature in the School Time Author Q&A Series at The Write Teacher(s). This month I’m so pleased to bring to you all an exclusive Q&A with Emma Walton Hamilton. Emma is a best-selling children’s book author, editor, educator, and arts and literacy…
Hello Beautiful People, Last night, Hunter Foster blew my mind. Last night, Allison Case & Jay Armstrong Johnson made me smile and nostalgic. Last night, Jon Rua reminded me of my grandfather. Last night, David Larsen reminded me of one too many men who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. I said I wasn’t going…
Hello Beautiful People, Andy Kelso is a many of many talents, as he’s an actor, singer, and songwriter. He played Sky in MAMMA MIA on Broadway, and is coming back to The Great White Way as Harry in Kinky Boots. As Andy and I sat in Schmackery’s, we chatted about theater, education, life, and of…
Hello Beautiful People, I’ve never been to Texas. But I’ve always wanted to go. I’ve never met Ann Richards… But she has come back to life through the words and body of Holland Taylor. Oh goodness, this show, this show, this show. I saw it two weeks ago, and yet it’s taken me this long…
Hello Beautiful People, Jen Bender is one of my heroes. She is a Broadway director with credits on The Lion King (Resident Director), Avenue Q, The Wedding Singer, and Steel Magnolias (Assistant Director). She is also founder of Broadway in South Africa and the New York Musical Theater Festival, and a world traveler. She…