Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.

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.

I try to avoid shilling for individual pieces of art.

Shakespeare’s plays reside so firmly in the public lexicon that their famous lines elicit chuckles of recognition out of audiences.

I’m on the perennial hunt for the artistically unexpected.