Georgia's "Shuler Awards" will still be held, despite several schools being disqualified because they closed due to the coronavirus before their performances were adjudicated.

“When we think of “cast recordings,” we think of “the original Broadway casts.” We don’t always think about the revival casts, recordings in other languages, or revisits. Here is a short collection of cast recordings that were not the “original” casts, but are very special, nonetheless and worth sitting down with some good headphones to enjoy.”

“I joined my local theatre group when I was 16 and I made friends for life. I’ve helped them prepare for auditions, celebrated when they’ve got parts and listened to their disappointment if it didn’t work out. But it didn’t stop there.”

Frantically muttering your lines under your breath? Getting your head stuck in the arm of your dress as you try your quick change for the first time? It must be the dress rehearsal!

“When your script has become your comfort blanket, despairing at the thought of letting it go before show week will do nothing to reduce all the other stresses that come with being part of a production. So, I would like to share a few tricks that, in my experience, have been incredibly helpful when starting to learn my lines.”

“No two singers are alike whatsoever, but as a singer and a student, I believe that some voice teachers are more helpful than others.”

“So, I recently got dumped, and it kind of sucks. It’s not uncommon for people to drown their sorrows in music during these times, but where many people may turn to Adele or Taylor Swift, I prefer to turn my attention to musicals.”

“It’s usually known as an end of night procedure. You might hear people say, “hey don’t forget to put the ghost light on” before they leave the theater for the night. A night would not be complete without lighting it. So many have asked through the years what is the purpose of the ghost light in theaters? Why do we need to do this?”

“The unmitigated arrogance, that any mild inconvenience to their routines is more important than public health, is the real terror here.”

Today, March 24th, news broke that playwright Terrence McNally had passed away due to complications of coronavirus. Mr. McNally was a legend in his field and his work, I contend, ranks as some of the most important written work of the 20th century.

“Last week a theatre teacher in Lincoln, NE was officially fired after admitting to using a racial slur in an exchange with a student during a rehearsal.”

“This is the perfect album for right now. It’s fun, it’s new, it’s dancey, it’s exciting, and it takes some of theater’s most classic songs and turns them inside out. Need something new to listen to? You’ve got it.”