The Way We Talk About Cancer Is Destructive – So I Made A Musical About It
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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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“Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical” Is A Deeply Satisfying Tribute To Australia’s Most-Loved Dag
Muriel Heslop occupies a precious position in Australian cultural life. She is, perhaps, our...
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Cleansed Through Chaos: “God Bless Iceland” at The Reykjavik City Theatre
The economic crisis in Iceland was messy, merciless and brought an entire nation completely...
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“One The Bear” (La Boite) New Transmedia Storytelling
In true international award-winning Black Honey Company style, One The Bear bursts on the...
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Dramaturgical Leadership And The Politics Of Appeal In Commercial Theatre
In an early scene of Rick Elice’s irreverent Peter Pan prequel, Peter And The Starcatcher, the...
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Life In The West End’s Second Best Historical Musical “The End of History”
Last month, 1,601 people were left disappointed by the news that Hamilton, the American musical...
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“Bright Star” Shines It’s Light on The Ahmanson, Los Angeles
With the opening of Bright Star at The Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los...
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“Assassinating Katie Hopkins” May Be Bad Taste But Theatre-Goers May Just Love It
Katie Hopkins, the controversial British media commentator, has become the subject of a new stage...
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Taylor Mac Makes History At Melbourne Festival Opening With “The Inauguration”
Taylor Mac described The Inauguration, which helped launch the 2017 Melbourne Festival, as “a...
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Dallas Theater Center’s “Hair” Lets the Sunshine In
While I grew up around musical theatre, I certainly didn’t grow up around Hair. “Oh, What a...
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“King Kong”: Legendary South African Musical Returns To A Fragmented Country
After an absence of over half a century, the courageous musical King Kong has smashed its way back...
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All-black South African Cast Explosive in the Rewarding “King Kong” Revival at Joburg Mandela Theatre
It’s about time but perhaps that’s what was needed to do justice to such an iconic show. What King...
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