Accessible Clarification Clarifies Accessibility

On June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Does anyone else find it difficult to decipher every word sung in a musical?

Hottest Toddy

On June 6, 2023June 8, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Remember when I was worried that Roundabout would fail to properly memorialize the legacy of their dearly departed honcho?

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Ha? Ha!

The defender of the theatrical experience has logged back on (I never log off).

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TLDW: Summer, 1976

On May 31, 2023May 30, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Broadway’s Summer, 1976 crisscrosses with a myriad of other art from this past year (and beyond), at least in a TLDW sort of way:

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The Little Aid

On May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

While we’re on the subject of natural vs. microphoned voice projection, a horrifying thought occurred to me while suffering through The Little Mermaid:

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Projecting

On May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Being able to project your voice without the help of microphones is considered a lost art for actors of the stage today.

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Pulling a Nora

On May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

While we’re on the subject of A Doll’s House, it’s time to unleash my treatise on how many other shows overuse Ibsen’s iconic-cum-cliché ending, a tradition I’ve dubbed Pulling a Nora.

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