To See or Not to See: Bears in Space
Bears in Space is an incredibly delightful mixture of storytelling, acting, music, and visuals. The story is presented by a man known only as the Storykeeper (Cameron Macaulay) and his
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Dream Casting: Camelot
The love Barack Obama has shown for Hamilton over the last year (well, since Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted his concept at the White House in 2009) reminds us of another presidential
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To See or Not to See: The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks is still alive and kicking. This timeless musical has been running in New York City since 1960, with a brief, lamented absence between 2002 and 2006. Still, that’s quite
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Georgina Pazcoguin
Georgina Pazcoguin is no stranger to the stage. She has been a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet since 2003. In 2013, she was promoted to a soloist. In
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Pop Culturalist Chats with Jennifer Blake
Jennifer Blake is a seasoned performer. Whether on stage or on film, she has a knack for comedy and singing. She’s received awards and nominations in Los Angeles, where she is based,
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Dream Casting: The Music Man
Today we’re launching a new series: Dream Casting, or Why Producers and Casting Directors Should Listen to Us and Mount These Sure-to-be Successful Productions of Beloved Musicals or Books with Stars
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To See or Not to See: Cats
The Broadway revival of Cats is, in one word, exuberant. After taking a break from Broadway–it had previously run for 18 years until 2000–Cats dances out of our memories and back into our
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To See or Not to See: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
“Encores! Off-Center” has done it again: it breathes new life into the relatively unknown and unsung Kurt Vonnegut’s God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, which opened last night at New York City Center.
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Man Crush Monday: Ramin Karimloo
Ramin Karimloo is a musical theater rockstar. Though he made his Broadway debut in 2014 as Jean Valjean in the popular Les Misérables reboot, Karimloo has long been known to theater fans for
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Pop Culturalist Catches Up with Laura Benanti
Fellow musical theater nerds, rejoice: our queen, Laura Benanti, will be debuting a new show in San Francisco next week, “Tales from Soprano Isle.” Taking its name from Benanti’s joke that
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