Given theater’s common two-act structure, the intermission break provides a natural spot to insert a cliffhanger.
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Author: Steven Strauss
On the 1st Day of Stagecraft
I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.
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What Does It Mean to Belong
Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.
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Mona Hudson
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
Striving for what’s traditionally considered “great” in art is overrated as an objective virtue.
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No NY No NY No
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
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
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
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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Write All Nite 