Thursday, October 15, 2020
I don't usually update my blog anymore except for my annual Tony nomination post. I wasn't going to do one this year because it's hard to care about the Tonys this year when we don't even …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:48PMWednesday, May 1, 2019
I don't post here very often anymore, except on Tony nomination day (or in this case, the day after). As a Drama Desk nominator, I've become more sensitive to the complexities of nominations…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:36PMThursday, January 31, 2019
By now, if you're the type of person who cares about theater and/or television (and if you're reading this, I assume you are), you're aware of what happened with what was supposed to be Rent…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:24PMWednesday, May 2, 2018
Oops. Looks like I haven't posted in this blog since the last Tony nominations. It's been difficult keeping this up since I write for other places, but I'm a sucker for tradition, so I'm goi…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:36PMTuesday, May 2, 2017
Every year I look forward to the Tony nomination announcements and writing this blog post. It got off to a rough start this morning when the live stream didn't work on any of the websites I …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:24PMMonday, March 20, 2017
Tonight and tomorrow, March 20 and 21, Supergirland The Flash will air a two-part musical crossover. With Jeremy Jordan, Melissa Benoist, Grant Gustin, and Jesse L. Martin in the c…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 09:36PMWednesday, February 8, 2017
Last year, a major snowstorm shut down Broadway theaters, but the first ever Broadway fan convention went on as scheduled. And it ended up being a lot of fun. This year brought about some ch…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:54AMThursday, October 27, 2016
Kate Baldwin is upfront right off the bat: She isn't at 54 Below to sing musical theater songs. She grew up loving pop music and her concert, "Extraordinary Machine," directed by Robbie Roze…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:36PMSunday, October 16, 2016
There are so many shows at the New York International Fringe Festival that it can be hard/impossible to see everything. So, one thing I love about the Fringe Encore Series is that you get a …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:39PMMonday, October 3, 2016
The album Songs From The Lion, released in June, is the official cast recording for Benjamin Scheuer's autobiographical one-man show. But if you saw the show, which deals with his father's d…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:20PMFriday, September 23, 2016
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a small, private reading of a musical called The Wrong Box. The dark comedy about a race for a family inheritance is continuing its developme…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 07:15PMFriday, August 26, 2016
A quick note before we get into the review. My other Fringe reviews are on Theatre is Easy--American Strippers is here and Colorblind'd is here. Theatre is Easy reviews every single Fringe s…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:51PMFriday, June 24, 2016
The Disney Channel Original Movie, or DCOM. There have been some hits (Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Brink) and some misses (Dadnapped, Hatching Pete). Tonight, the 100th DCOM, Adventures…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:52PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
A lot has changed since I started this blog in 2006, but one constant is my annual Tony nomination post. I do this partly for myself, to organize my thoughts after the initial excitement/ang…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 07:10PMWednesday, March 30, 2016
If you're a musical theater fan, you might know Grace McLean from her performances in musicals like Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Bedbugs!!!, and Brooklynite.…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:01PMThursday, March 10, 2016
Canadian rap artist Baba Brinkman creates one-man shows using rap and projections to educate and entertain about scientific or literary topics. His latest is The Rap Guide to Climate Ch…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:04PMFriday, February 26, 2016
Amy Madigan, Nat Wolff, Taissa Farmiga, and Ed Harris in Buried Child. Photo credit: Monique CarboniTo be honest, the main reason I wanted to see Buried Child was because I was intrigue…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 09:46PMWednesday, January 27, 2016
Carter Gill as Pulcinella in Commedia dell'Artichoke. Photo credit: Jacob J Goldberg Photo.Commedia dell'Artichoke is based on commedia dell'arte, a form of theater from 16th century Italy c…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:44PMTuesday, January 26, 2016
Here are three words I never expected to type when I arrived at the New York Hilton Midtown on Friday afternoon: I loved BroadwayCon. At the first Broadway fan convention, I got to hear Lin-…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:02AMSunday, January 3, 2016
If you love Harry Potter, but think the secondary characters are way more interesting than the whiny Boy Who Lived, get yourself to the P.I.T. for Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Year…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 06:25PMTuesday, November 10, 2015
A yearbook-style update on some of my recent theatergoing.Best Discovery: MasterVoicesPhoto credit: Erin BaianoI'm kind of late to the party on this one. The Collegiate Chorale was foun…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 07:06AMTuesday, October 20, 2015
As you enter the SoHo Playhouse for Wasted, an Edinburgh Fringe transfer, there is a fun, club-like energy. Loud music plays, lights flash, and the actors, Serena Jennings and Will Merr…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:13PMIf you dream of zombie apocalypses, you can soon live out that fantasy in the new interactive show, Rocking Dead: Bedlam. It runs from October 22 through October 31 at the Medicine Show Thea…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:00AMMonday, October 12, 2015
This year, I was out of town for most of the New York International Fringe Festival (for those interested, you can read about some of my summer travels here and here), but I'm checking out s…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:14PMWhen you enter the Actors' Temple Theatre for Who's Your Baghdaddy? Or How I Started the The Iraq War, you might wonder if you're in the right place. There is a table with free donuts a…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:12PMTuesday, August 11, 2015
Threesome might be the least sexy ménage a trois ever. The sex talk is theoretical, not dirty, and foreplay involves establishing context. But at 59E59 through Aug…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:57AMTuesday, July 21, 2015
Feminist. Body image. Cougar. Needy. Pushy. Family. Biological clock. These words--which immediately make one think of women--are written on a white panel on the left side of the set on whic…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:33PMSaturday, June 27, 2015
I love Shakespeare. I love seeing his plays performed classically. And I'm also always down to see a modern interpretation. Drunk Shakespeare caters to both the Shakespeare buff and the…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:52AMTuesday, June 9, 2015
According to many posts on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, the Entourage movie is the worst thing to happen in the history of cinema. Maybe even in the history of the world. I don't remember …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:36PMWednesday, June 3, 2015
To tell you the truth, The New Group has always been pretty hit or miss for me. But this 20th anniversary season has made up for all the misses with Sticks and Bones, Rasheeda Speaking, and …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:42PMTuesday, May 26, 2015
Madeleine Bundy as Kapow-i GoGo, Photo credit: Crystal ArnetteI often joke that the perfect run time is 75–90 minutes with no intermission. But as much as I love getting home at a decent h…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:40PM 
