Wednesday, November 6, 2013
My latest obsession. And here's why. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) I was first made aware of a little Off-Broadway show titled Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 when …
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:03AMWednesday, September 25, 2013
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Normal Music. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) With my insane love of musical theatre and my collection of over 200 cast albums and oth…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, August 14, 2013
Or, The Best Day of My Life (So Far) By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) I need to start this off by explaining what a huge Adam Guettel fan I am. He's an idol of mine and my favouri…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, August 7, 2013
What I've been doing since my show closed. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) My original play, Jamie's Gone, just enjoyed a very successful run at the Hamilton Fringe Festival. Aft…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AMWednesday, June 12, 2013
...My favourite Tony speeches. Ever. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) So, The Tony Awards happened Sunday. And they were fantastic. Sure, there were a few duddish moments (*cough*…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, June 5, 2013
Who came first: The audience, or the performer? By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) If you're an actor, you've said this at some point in time or another (Lord knows I have): "We had…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AMWednesday, May 29, 2013
A few musicals that are begging to be made into movies. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) After reading Jaye Hunt's post about movies that need to be made into musicals, I decided …
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AMWednesday, May 22, 2013
Why isn't this show as popular as it should be? By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) A few years ago, I went through this huge rock musical phase, pretty much like any theatre-loving …
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, April 17, 2013
My favourite musical moments from amazing cast albums. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) We all have them. Those moments on ANY music album that just make us go 'Damn!' and have us…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, April 3, 2013
What does that even mean? By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) My earliest exposure to acting theory came from the pages of David Mamet's treatise True and False: Heresy and Common Se…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:02AMWednesday, March 20, 2013
Raising musical awareness. By Michael Kras (Actor/Director/Playwright) Those of you in the New York City theatre scene are no strangers to seeing brand new, exciting work from promising up-a…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AMWednesday, January 16, 2013
Five noteworthy things about the Les Miserables movie that NOBODY seems to be talking about. By Michael Kras (Actor/Director/Playwright) Admit it: You've seen the movie version of Les Misera…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:03AMWednesday, January 9, 2013
The story of one man's iPod and the 125 cast recordings on it. And why you should be as crazy as him. By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director/Broadway-Fanboy) Show of hands: Who listens t…
SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AM 
