“Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of…”: Docudrama Musical for Black Lives Matter
The Beginning Of A Most Important Dialogue Initiated By This striking and moving staging of rage!...
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Musical Theatre
“Miss You Like Hell”: New York Premiere Musical
There’s no curtain to create the traditional pomp and circumstance of American theatre. The stage...
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“Carousel” is Revived on Broadway, Ill-Timed and Ill-Equipped
There is magic in this production, though it is Broadway magic arguably used for ill.
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Dramatic Soundscapes
Rather than experimental theatre, it is the realm of dance works that is considered to be much...
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Searching For Lost Artists In “A Song Of Dewdrops”
I went to the Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theatre in early November, the night of the first full...
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World Premiere Musical: “The Lucky Ones”
With downtown theatre audiences, the never-ending challenge is how to push boundaries and create...
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“Oklahoma!” at 75: Has the Musical Withstood the Test of Time?
Musicals have long depicted utopian worlds, offering an escape for audiences, if only for a few...
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“Butcher of Balkans” in Jester’s Attire: A Musical About Slobodan Milosevic
A musical about Slobodan Milosevic and his wife Mira dresses the “Butcher of Balkans”...
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“Jubilee” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Adapting Punk Classic
The late Derek Jarman’s 1978 film Jubilee is a punk classic. I think he was in his Fellini phase,...
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Chris Goode’s “Jubilee” – The State of The (Punk) Nation
The idea here is both exquisitely complex and wonderfully simple. On the one hand, Chris Goode’s...
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“Love In Hate Nation” Premieres At Penn State’s Playhouse
My Heart Felt That Sha La La The proscenium stage of the Playhouse has been converted into...
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The Way We Talk About Cancer Is Destructive – So I Made A Musical About It
I cannot believe it’s the first month of 2018 and I’m here in the last week of rehearsals for A...
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Interview With Rob Rokicki, Composer And Lyricist Of “The Lightning Thief”
Rob Rokicki is a Drama Desk, Lortel, and Off-Broadway alliance-nominated composer/lyricist. His...
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Finding Common Language: Paul Tate DePoo III Brings His Set Design For “Titanic” To Seoul, South Korea
I love Titanic, the sweeping Broadway musical with a book by Peter Stone and a score by Maury...
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“Mr. Shi And His Lover:” A Tautly Executed Superlative Piece of Musical Theatre
A word of advice: If you’re going to see this superlative chamber musical, take the time to read...
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Far From Being In Crisis, 2017 Was A Great Year For Australian Musical Theatre
In June this year, the annual Helpmann Award Nominations sparked concern that original Australian...
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The “KPOP” Invasion In A New American Musical Part II: Interview With Jason Kim And Helen Park
To read Part I of the series on KPOP, click here. For the article, I spoke with Jason Kim and...
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The “KPOP” Invasion in a New American Musical Part I
In the last few months of 2017, K-pop (Korean pop) has made it into U.S. news reports in two...
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Clowning Around: An Unconventional “Heungbo-ssi” Misses the Mark
Audiences laughed throughout Ko Sun-woong’s new work Heungbo-ssi (written and directed by Ko...
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Why “Hamilton” Reminds Us Of The Roots Of British Musical Theatre In Political Activism
Such has been the demand for tickets to the London season of the multi-award-winning...
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