On the 1st Day of Stagecraft

On December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 By Steven StraussIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.

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What Does It Mean to Belong

On December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.

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Mona Hudson

On November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

So Kate Hudson’s in the new Knives Out movie Glass Onion, in which the Mona Lisa painting plays a pivotal role.

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When Bad is Good

On November 27, 2022November 28, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Striving for what’s traditionally considered “great” in art is overrated as an objective virtue.

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EO + The Banshees of Inisherin:

On November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

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No NY No NY No

On November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

It’s a cliche to say that setting a story in New York turns the city into an important character within the movie’s firmament.

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Lyle, Lyle, Dramaturgy

On November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A musical’s primary dramaturgy is rooted in which parts of the story the composers decide to set to music.

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The “Greatest” Showmen

On November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Does anyone else find it weird that Pasek and Paul scored two straight movie musicals with basically the same plots?

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The Innuendo Is for Porn

On November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Taking an adult stroll down Sesame Street — courtesy of The Musical!, now at Theatre Row — had the unexpected effect of making me realize anew both the extent and the nature of how Avenue Q riffs on the original series.

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The Gypsy Waitlist

On November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 By Steven StraussIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

While we’re on the subject of musical lineages for Broadway beltesses:

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