How many times can you see “Book of Mormon” and continue to be delighted?  I’m at #8 and counting! Yes, the Huntington Bank Series touring...

The lights dim. Joseph Lyle Dunn, who we later learn is portraying Conrad, the play’s protagonist, comes stage center and says, “T...

In its off-Broadway production, “Shakespeare's R & J,” which is now on stage at convergence continuum, ran for a year, ma...

What happens when you meld together performers from the “top destination for any student who wants to study musical theatre,” one of th...

Kenneth Lonergan is noted for writing about decent people who are unexpectedly challenged by issues of ethics.  In his “Lobby Hero,” now o...

None Too Fragile Theatre has a new home!  But fear not! If their production of “Woody’s Order!” is any indication, the high quality of the...

There is an old adage in the theater that an audience should not leave a musical theater production whistling sets and costumes.  In othe...

Farce is a sub-genre of dramatic comedy with the intent of making an audience laugh.  The story line is the device that gets the amusement...

Many know Mae West as a sex symbol and purveyor of bawdy double entendre, as well as an advocate of sexual independence.  Did you know th...

George Bernard Shaw is noted for his stands on women’s liberation, religiosity and the British cast system.  In his “Getting Married” the ...

When theatrical mysteries are thought of the works of Agatha Christie (“The Mousetrap”), Anthony Schaffer (“Sleuth”), Tim Kelly (“The Butl...

The Golden Age of the American theatre, which is generally identified as from 1943 to 1975, starting with “Oklahoma” and ending with “Chor...

The modern era of theater was highlighted by the writings of Arthur Miller, William Inge and Tennessee Williams.  Miller, the sophisticate...

As I walked down the main street in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada, I had several people look at my black t-shirt with the whit...

I am often contacted concerning my teaching schedule.  As of now, I am scheduled to teach the following classes for Fall of 2019.   (...

Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” is one of American musical theatre’s most produced shows.  Professional, community and educational thea...

Most musicals follow the tried and true pattern of being written in a format that it is expected to be examined and redone through a serie...