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Rituals

On December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word. 

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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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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 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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Mueller?… Mueller?… Mueller?

On November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road)Leave a comment

There’s a noble tradition throughout the annals of musical theater history that I like to call the “Now, Ulla belt!”

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Topdog/Underselling

On November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

I try to avoid shilling for individual pieces of art.

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Revitalizing the Canon

On November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

One of the foremost pleasures of religiously following the theater world is being able to track generational canonization in real time.

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Make It a Quadrilogy

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

Why have I been so drawn to unconventional uses of curtain calls lately?

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