The Beauty of Cultural Specificity in “Bubble Schmeisis”
The room is thick with steam (ok, it’s smoke machine smoke), an accordion and clarinet cycle...
Read MoreMorgan Skolnik (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and theater maker based in New York. They have been published by Waif Magazine, AK Press, Ben Yehuda Press, The Niche and others. They have an MFA from New York University and are interested in the role of art in social movements. She is committed to fighting for disability justice and dismantling ableism within the world of theater. She also enjoys making sets and props for shows and performing under her drag name Molly Tov Cocktail.
Posted by Morgan Skolnik | 2nd Apr 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Religion
The room is thick with steam (ok, it’s smoke machine smoke), an accordion and clarinet cycle...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 27th Mar 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender
Much like the women it centers on, Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation is rebellious and not...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Feb 2025 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Feb 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics
Any frequent theater-goer is likely familiar with the “two block rule”, a piece of etiquette that...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 7th Feb 2025 | China, Directing, Musical Theatre, United States of America, Worldwide
Jill Ohayon grew up believing there were only two respectable career paths: doctor or lawyer. And...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 22nd Jan 2025 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability
The Dan Daw Show’s long list of potentially triggering content includes depictions of kink...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 17th Jan 2025 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York
Lyricist/Librettist Kate Rankine has a list saved on her phone of “golden moments”, or “little...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 27th Nov 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Though many people rushed to them post election, the musical of our political moment is not...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 7th Nov 2024 | New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America
Created by On the Rocks Theatre Co. (the two person co-writer and designer team Christopher Ford...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 5th Nov 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Emily Bronte doesn’t have an acronym but Franz Kafka does and Kafkaesque! Directed by Ashley...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 25th Oct 2024 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
The Christine Jorgensen Show isn’t perfect, but it’s just so delightfully charming it’s hard...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 22nd Oct 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America
Inside the Public Theater it’s 2019 and Australia is on fire. Outside the theater it’s 2024 and...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 2nd Oct 2024 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
All around me people are laughing uproariously, slapping their knees, bursting into applause mid...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 13th Jul 2024 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
Alright, I’ll level with you. Maligned as it is (and oh is it ever) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 31st Mar 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Last year I went to the dentist for a toothache and was told that somehow, to my extreme...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 3rd Feb 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
On Monday How to Dance in Ohio, one of the most hyped shows of the 2023 Broadway fall season,...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 22nd Jan 2024 | New York, News, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
On January 13th, hundreds of artists and cultural workers marched through New York City’s theater...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 1st Sep 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review
“We’re not here to make fairytales, we’re here to follow them,” quips the narrator (Adam Godley)...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 10th Jun 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Disability, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
The first notes of Simon McBurney’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) which...
Read MorePosted by Morgan Skolnik | 27th Feb 2023 | Directing, Interview, New York, United States of America
The work of Thalia Ranjbar may be challenging– pushing beyond norms and expectations, but at its...
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