Several years ago, Dance Lab New York pioneered its Broadway Choreography Intensive – a unique intensive for early-career choreographers to train specifically in theatrical choreography. As longtime fan of DLNY, I was thrilled to be accepted into the intensive myself, and I’m excited to take you into the studio with me.
1820 THE MUSICAL at the Covey Center for the Arts is the world premiere of a moving, modern new musical about Joseph and Emma Smith. With a HAMILTON-inspired physical production and strong musical score mirroring THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (both also recent musicals about 19th-century visionaries), and book reminiscent of the Temple Square visitors center film JOSEPH SMITH: PROPHET OF THE RESTORATION, it tells the oft-repeated story with contemporary sensibilities.
The Shivas utilized their time off from touring in 2020 to record Feels So Good // Feels So Bad with Cameron Spies, who also produced 2019’s Dark Thoughts.
Staged as a radio play, the comedy-drama follows 'Ted' Heath and his hilarious and relentless feud with his successor, Margaret Thatcher. For over 20 years Margaret Thatcher and Edward Heath enthralled and appalled the British public with their profound political disagreements, reinforced by their intense personal dislike for one another. Now Maggie and Ted are back!
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical tells the story of the beloved Netflix show through song and dance, poking fun at all of the 1980s tropes that take place in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, where nothing strange ever happens. For those unfamiliar with Stranger Things, the first season focuses on a group of nerdy boys searching for their friend, Will, who has gone missing. With a small cast of 9 and very little set pieces, the show takes a minimalist approach and focuses on the characters themselves, with each being parodied as a stereotype from the television show.
Adulthood is coming into focus, and for a life in professional musical theatre, there are some sacrifices I’m not sure I’m ready to make. I want to build my own rule book, and be authentic to myself, but how? Everything is so competitive, it seems impossible to get work if you're not the perfect blank and malleable chess piece that producers can use. The logical part of my brain says 'Just be true to yourself and the work will follow!' But how do I pay the bills while I wait for the work?
“Moonmates” tells the story of two bumbling astronauts working on a decrepit, for-profit lunar base. They must overcome their frustrations with one another in order to complete their two-year contract. Melding slapstick, sitcom, and farce, the play is stuffed with dubious science and plenty of laughs.
Theatre 40 celebrates its 55th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Marilyn Anderson’s AS GOOD AS GOLD September 16, 2021. Got the chance to chat with David Hunt Stafford, Theatre 40’s artistic and managing director on Theatre 40’s history and plans for the future.
There is something for everyone in this series of sketches from The Carol Burnett Show. While it will take older audiences on a nostalgic journey, younger audiences will enjoy the rapid-fire comedy. A show for audiences who enjoy sketch comedy, improv, and shows like Saturday Night Live, The Carol Burnett Show at Gettysburg Community Theatre will tickle the funny bone and give everyone a much-needed laugh.
Adapted by brother RATs Levi Penley and Mike Gregorek, the script to HARRY I walked through the familiar scenes from SORCERER’s STONE the movie which was adapted from JK Rowling’s book that she, in turn, adapted from every other hero’s journey magical epic that came before her, Wizard Of OZ, Lord Of The Rings and, Star Wars included.
In her haunting new single, 'All This Time Alone,' singer-songwriter Denise Marsa addresses the psychological fallout of the unprecedented experience of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Here, claustrophobia seems to have turned into agoraphobia as we transition away from isolation and back into society.
PJ Bernstein on the Upper East Side is everything you want in a neighborhood delicatessen and restaurant. With the freshest house-made favorites, soups that are as good as you grandmother makes, sandwiches, platters and so much more, it’s worth the trip from anywhere in the city.
I believe that my biggest source of growth is from working and managing a kid's theater camp. I've never been a huge fan of children and while working with them this summer has not absolutely changed that, I feel like I understand them much better. The kids were aged 4-15 so I had a huge range of kids to understand, work with, and learn about. Sometimes the kids took a lot of energy out of me, but I enjoyed it.