Is it too late to share my favorite pieces of art released in 2018?
Is it too late to share my favorite pieces of art released in 2018?
The 2017-2018 Broadway season was the most turgid in recent memory.
Continue reading “Broadway Rocks? More like Broadway Summerstock”
You may have noticed in my belated recap of the 2017-2018 Broadway season a severe lack of love for The Band’s Visit, the consensus pick for the best new musical of the year.
Unlike a lot of other aspiring journalists with moral idealism coursing through their fingers, I usually don’t like to criticize the work of elder scribes.
Continue reading “Suddenly, Seymour is Here to Provide You Sweet Misunderstanding”
Jim Parsons is finally turning into a good actor!
Continue reading “Parsing the Career of Jim Parsons (Briefly)”
In yesterday’s defense of movie-turned-musicals, I focused almost exclusively on analyzing this macro trend, rarely touching upon any specific micro examples.
Continue reading “No, Seriously, There’s Nothing Wrong With That”
Ever since the Tony Awards announced their Hollywood-property-dominated slate of nominees this year, a plethora of hot-take-prone cultural critics started — though really continued a trend that predates this season — bemoaning the fact that Broadway looks a lot more like movie theaters nowadays.
Continue reading “Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That”