Review: Fighting the Fascists, On Film
By Ed MalinDuncan Pflaster’s A Touch of Cinema is part of Spotlight On: Rise of the Phoenix at The Wild Project. Aliza Shane directs this story of resistance, set in a land far away but only too...
View ArticleReview: A Classic Match
By Michael Block Some people would pay to watch Bette Midler eat. Well, here's your chance! Hello, Dolly! has made a glorious return to the Great White Way in a delightful production. Directed by Jerry...
View ArticleReview: It's My Party So Put Down The Baseball Bat
By Ed MalinSomething lovely from Québec has landed in New York. Award-winning Canadian playwright David Paquet’s play Porcupine is now playing in downtown Brooklyn, directed by Leta Tremblay,...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Yeujia Low
Name: Yeujia LowHometown: The island city of SingaporeEducation: BFA in drama from NYU TischSelect Credits: Playing a wench from the 18th century in full costume in an immersive theater segment and...
View ArticleReview: If You Knew Her Story
By Michael Block This may be a shocking declaration but reality stars have personal stories too! And if you knew their story, you may just fall deeper in love with them. Making her Laurie Beechman...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Jan Sport
Name: Jan SportHometown: Old Bridge, New JerseyEducation: BFA Musical TheatreSelect Credits:I Am Kris at The Green Room 42, GLAM Awards Performer, Winner of Lady Liberty Cycle 3, Clubland at The...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Blake Zolfo
Name: Blake ZolfoHometown: Crown Point, INEducation: Crown Point High School; Boston Conservatory of Music - BFA Musical Theatre (class of '15)Select Credits:Kid Victory (Off-Broadway, Vineyard...
View ArticleReview: Country Music's Newest Star
By Michael BlockPicture it. A famed drag queen singing original country music. Sound far-fetched? It shouldn't! After taking the world by storm on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Trixie Mattel has...
View ArticleMeet the Queens! Lady Liberty Cycle 4 Semifinals Round 2!
Lady Liberty Cycle 4 is back with the second round of semifinals! There will be seven queens eager to snatch the crown. Now's the time to meet the queens! Join Brita Filter and Terra Hyman as they host...
View ArticleReview: Looking Back While Looking Forward
By Michael BlockKids these days. At my age, I look at the title of this cabaret and I want to slap the star in the face. A retrospective at 25? It surely is premature! But if you take take it as the...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Jude Treder-Wolff
Name: Jude Treder-WolffHometown: Berlin, WIEducation: Master of Social Work from Stonybrook University; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Therapy and Vocal Performance from University of...
View ArticleReview: When in Doubt, Try Again
By Michael Block You don't always get a chance to get locked in a room with someone to hash out your emotions. Steven Dietz takes two of Anton Chekhov's star-crossed lovers and forces them to reexamine...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Kim Weild
Name: Kim WeildHometown: New York CityEducation: MFA Columbia University, BFA-NYU Tisch School of the ArtsFavorite Credits: All of themWhy theater?: It saves lives.Tell us about Soot and Spit: It is a...
View ArticleReview: The Inevitable Spoof
By Michael BlockForbidden Broadway has been a staple of the theater scene for 35 years. Never has there been a singular sensation that Gerard Alessandrini has decided to lampoon on its own. Hamilton...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Rebecca Knowles
Name: Rebecca KnowlesHometown: Medfield, MA (currently Brooklyn, NY!)Education: BFA Point Park University, additional training at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and the American Theatre Wing’s...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Sarah Suzuki
Name: Sarah SuzukiHometown: Littleton, COEducation: BA in Theater from Barnard CollegeSelect Credits:Liminal Space (Rhapsody Collective), Chokher Bali (Hypokrit Theater Company), Macbeth (King’s Crown...
View ArticleReview: Dancing To Be the Queen
By Ed MalinAll those who dream, dream big. It may be the annual Dance Hall Queen of Pittsburgh championship, where "America" votes remotely, but please don't assume that this will be an edited,...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Mary Hodges
Name: Mary E. HodgesHometown: Middlesex County, VAEducation: BFA in Acting (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), MFA in Acting (Univ. of Connecticut)Select Credits: Law & Order: SVU #17-#18; Othello...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Eric Wiegand
Name: Eric WiegandHometown: Carmel, IndianaEducation: BFA in Musical Theatre/Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, Class of 2018.Select Credits: Outsiders (WGN America); Boom (Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleReview: Welcome to the Pet Shop
By Michael Block Charles Ludlam, the master of the absolutely ridiculous, is a theatrical game changer, but rarely do his masterpieces get the full production treatment. But fret not, Theater Breaking...
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