Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Welcome to Games 7 and 8 of the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament! These games are OPEN. They will close on Tuesday, August 2. (ALL OPEN GAMES) To see the complete bracket, just go here. For …
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 07:31AMMonday, July 25, 2011
Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments in this week’s episode of True Blood SPOILERS AHEAD — If the ghost of my grandmother told me not to fa…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 06:35PMWelcome to Games 5 and 6 of the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament! These games are OPEN. They will close on Monday, July 29. For complete tournament rules and to see all open games, just go h…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:04PMWelcome to Games 3 and 4 of the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament! These games are OPEN. They will close on Monday, July 29. For complete tournament rules and to see all open games, just go h…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 10:33AMWelcome to Games 1 and 2 of the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament! These games are OPEN. They will close on Monday, July 29. For complete tournament rules and to see all open games, just go here.…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:02AMThursday, July 21, 2011
If you have a car, then will you do me a favor? Please drive with the windows down and blast “Nobody’s Perfect,” the most recent U.K. single by Jessie J. You see, since I l…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:51PMNEXT WEEK, EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE. That’s because next week, The Critical Condition is launching THE ULTIMATE POP SONG TOURNAMENT. BOOOOOOOM! YOU WILL DECIDE THE WINNER. M…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:01PMHere they are: The answers to our Theatre Trivia Quiz. Are you sure you’re ready to look? Do you want to take one more pass at the questions? We’ll wait… … rem…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:27AMEarlier this week, TDF’s Young Patrons Committee hosted its first-ever Theatre Trivia Night. It was pretty amazing: Over forty theatre lovers competed to win TKTS gift certificates, an…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:26AMTuesday, July 19, 2011
It’s been in theaters for several weeks—and Doug has already written about its leading man—but since Ididn’t see Beginners until Saturday, I wasn’t ready to tal…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:00PM Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan bicker, laugh, and then write a play Comedian Judy Gold and playwright Kate Moira Ryan write shows together, but they also take their families on joint v…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:21PMMonday, July 18, 2011
If the cast of That 70s Show had a high school reunion, who would have bragging rights and who would have to spend the night consoling himself at the bar? That’s the question I’m…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 06:00PMWelcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments on this week’s episode of True Blood. SPOILERS AHEAD — Before we get started on this week’s inst…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:03PMFriday, July 15, 2011
Over at MSNBC.com, I’m discussing whether Mila Kunis has what it takes to be an A-List actress. I got quotes from lots of cool people about her rise to fame. Good times!
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:14PMThursday, July 14, 2011
The Emmy nominations were announced this morning, so Roommate Joe and I gallantly ignored our day-to-day responsibilities in order to discuss them. The highlights of our conversation—w…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 02:45PMWednesday, July 13, 2011
You guys, the YouTube-iverse has done us a major solid: It has given us Margaret Cho’s 1994 HBO standup special. If you’re like me, then you watched this thing about a hundred ti…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:54PMTuesday, July 12, 2011
I’ve always appreciated Beyonce, since I have a genetic predisposition for killer beats, sickening choreography, and hooks that will melt your eyeballs with their hot-hot heat. In the …
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:06PMThe Voca People try to reach everyone How do we define “universal entertainment?” What makes a show reach all generations on every continent? Plenty of artists are trying to answ…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:57PMMonday, July 11, 2011
Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks that gaudiest moments on this week’s episode of True Blood. SPOILERS AHEAD — Before we dig into the inter-species bloodfest o…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:53PMThursday, July 7, 2011
After six years, the “Silence of the Lambs” parody musical wants to recapture the magic Can a production recapture its magic after it’s been away for six years? Will…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:56PMWednesday, July 6, 2011
From The Big C to Funny People to Never Let Me Go to You Don’t Know Jack, we’ve been seeing a lot of high-profile projects that have looked at brutal, inevitable death with a ser…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:27AMTuesday, July 5, 2011
Judging by the trailer, there are a billion reasons I shouldn’t want to see I Don’t Know How She Does It, the September 16 romcom starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman trying …
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:06AMMonday, July 4, 2011
Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks that gaudiest moments on this week’s episode of True Blood. SPOILERS AHEAD — I’d like to begin the discussion of this…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 10:51AMThursday, June 30, 2011
How to play the only “normal” woman in “The Addams Family” Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles — If you…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:26PMAnd so it ends… for now. Welcome to the final installment of the Oscar Songs Project, where Roommate Joe and I revisit every Oscar-nominated song from 1980-1990. Today’s entry, host…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:17AMTuesday, June 28, 2011
Welcome back to the Oscar Songs Project, where Roommate Joe and I revisit every Oscar-nominated song from 1980-1990. Today’s entry, hosted right here, is for 1989, when the script was fl…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 08:59AMMonday, June 27, 2011
Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments on this week’s episode of True Blood. — This year, I am thrilled to announce that Sucker Punch is bein…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:48AMFriday, June 24, 2011
How can the theatre enhance your mind and your personal relationships? Just ask these students, teachers, and theatre professionals, who recently took part in Theatre Development Fund’s Op…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:45PMWelcome back to the Oscar Songs Project, where Roommate Joe and I revisit every Oscar-nominated song from 1980-1990. Today’s entry, hosted on Low Resolution, is for 1988, when we chose to …
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:55AMThursday, June 23, 2011
Welcome back to the Oscar Songs Project, where Roommate Joe and I revisit every Oscar-nominated song from 1980-1990. Today’s entry, hosted on The Critical Condition, is for 1987, when mann…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 10:58AMThursday, June 16, 2011
Amy Herzog looks sideways at grief in her new play 4000 Miles is such a quiet play that you could almost miss the explosions. Amy Herzog’s drama, now in previews in a Lincoln Center Th…
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