Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word.
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Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word.
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I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.
Continue reading “On the 1st Day of Stagecraft”
Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.
Continue reading “What Does It Mean to Belong”
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.
Continue reading “No NY No NY No”
A musical’s primary dramaturgy is rooted in which parts of the story the composers decide to set to music.
Continue reading “Lyle, Lyle, Dramaturgy”
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.
Continue reading “The Innuendo Is for Porn”
There’s a noble tradition throughout the annals of musical theater history that I like to call the “Now, Ulla belt!”
Continue reading “Mueller?… Mueller?… Mueller?”
I try to avoid shilling for individual pieces of art.
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One of the foremost pleasures of religiously following the theater world is being able to track generational canonization in real time.
Continue reading “Revitalizing the Canon”
Why have I been so drawn to unconventional uses of curtain calls lately?
Continue reading “Make It a Quadrilogy”