“It breaks my heart to think that when Patti LuPone and “Sunset Boulevard” are mentioned in the same sentence, it most likely conjures up images of lawsuits and not deeply moving artistic work that should be studied in all musical theater programs.”

"The question of “how to write women” has been floating around the industry since its inception, namely in relation to “how hard it is” or how often it’s not done well."

“I don’t think I would go so far as to say that “Hamilton” changed the art form. What it did do, however, was, as “Hair” and “Rent” had done before, drag the American Musical kicking and screaming back into alignment with popular culture without sacrificing any of its storytelling power or quality of craft.”

“Carousel is an extraordinary show with problematic elements but I believe it codified the musical drama.”

““Hair” forced Broadway to reckon with rock music and introduced the rock musical as a Broadway genre.”

“Jonathan Larson changed the face of musical theater. And he did it with one show. Rent.”

“Let’s be clear – true method acting does not mean losing yourself in a role to the degree that you are no longer in control of your actions, or that you are physically or emotionally hurting yourself or other people.”

“Sunday in the Park With George” defined what we now think of as off-Broadway and made stars out of its largely unknown director, cast, and producers.”

“In academic circles, for very specific reasons, “Show Boat” is, inarguably, the most important, influential musical ever written.”

“I am a huge SYTYCD fan. And I was so excited for Season 18, which premiered a few weeks ago. But pretty quickly… my heart started to hurt, and all I can say is…SYTYCD – WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!”

So much of the current conversation about autism is focused on autistic children, but how autistic individuals navigate the transition into adulthood, including everything from potentially starting romantic relationships, to getting a job, etc. is rarely a part of our cultural conversation. The new Broadway musical, “How to Dance in Ohio”, is changing that.

“Representation matters – not just for those who need their stories told and have long been excluded from the narrative, but so that we can all learn to see ourselves in those different from ourselves. We need to take a closer look at how subversive, in many ways, “Wicked” actually was and continues to be.”