“News is coming out of Lancaster, PA today that the Superintendent canceled an upcoming high school production of the musical “Hairspray” over alleged complaints about insensitive language in the script.”

“Opera definitely isn’t for everyone. The music and aesthetics are distinctly different from most other art forms that we’re familiar with, but it takes just as much skill and talent as the musical theatre that we know and love and deserves some level of appreciation.”

“Even if you’ve directed a million times before, every production brings its own unique needs. These five questions can help keep you honest and on track for many aspects of your upcoming production.”

“From stories of interns going without health insurance for a year to interns who were forced to go into debt in order to maintain their full-time theatre commitments, the issue of pay is a big one. What does it mean when internship positions are only available to those who can afford to take them?”

“The courage to stand in front of audiences at such a young age is inspiring. My goal as a director from here on out is to remember the basics are fundamental, imperfections are magical, allow others to surprise me, and don’t forget to always have fun.”

“Despite its vast stylistic differences from the musicals we see being developed today, Singin’ in the Rain has managed to hold on to its popularity. So what is it that has allowed Gene Kelly’s masterpiece to persist in popularity over the decades since its release and remain firmly rooted in public consciousness and affection?”

“Everyone is free to like whatever song they like, but if we are going to try and be objective about songs aimed at 6-12-year-olds, can we at least be honest and say it was a fluke “Queen of Mean” got to be this popular and its not objectively better than a dozen other Descendants songs?”

“In an age of virtual learning, theatre educators have been met with new challenges of how to create theatre and engage their students in a new platform.”

So what is it about a murder mystery that keeps audiences going back for more in its many art forms? From page to screen, from stage to dinner parties and beyond. As creative and broad minded audience members we will all embrace something different about the thrill of the murder mystery but I believe there is one thing that combines all of these-the formula. That is, the foundations-the magic ingredients if you will. Not secret ingredients but a recipe followed by all good crime writers that makes for a sure-fire hit.

“Tom Hanks playing a character with a low test score and innocent mannerisms is not the same as a nondisabled actor playing a character that is distinguished by a disability in a storyline all about that disability.”

“Disney is making strides in the progressive direction. To cast a male actor as Ursula would not be “unfortunate” at all.”

“In response to the Black Lives Matter, the NYC theatre community is having conversations about the representation of black performers and what types of roles black performers are having to portray. And while the conversation about “The Book of Mormon” has happened plenty of times before, it’s certainly been reignited now.”