All stories by Michelle Chikaonda on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

School reunions in a pandemic make us wonder what could have been, but are we looking in the wrong direction? by Michelle Chikaonda

A pair of school reunions this year, plus emerging from the shutdowns of the pandemic, restarted Michelle Chikaonda’s habit of wondering who she would be in an alternate universe. But this…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:44AM
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

What happens when you’re living a story that someone else handed you? by Michelle Chikaonda

The painful end of a long friendship helped teach Michelle Chikaonda about the power of owning her own story—thanks also to a return to another favorite Hamilton song.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:54PM
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Surviving New Year’s 2022 means finding the story that’s true for you by Michelle Chikaonda

This year, Michelle Chikaonda marked the anniversary of her father’s passing with a trip to see Hamilton in Philly, which reminded her that we can’t control life’s chaos—but we can f…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:47PM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

What can ‘Naked’ and ‘Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ teach us about unsticking our lives? by Michelle Chikaonda

When Michelle Chikaonda continued her very own pandemic festival of time-loop movies, she found out that the phrase “it’s time” has more than one meaning.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:36PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

What can ‘Palm Springs’ and ‘Groundhog Day’ teach us about surviving the sameness of pandemic life? by Michelle Chikaonda

It was easier to keep spirits up at the start of the pandemic shutdown, when we thought the disruption would be short. Nine months later, Michelle Chikaonda finds unexpected help in two movi…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:08PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

When conspiracies aren’t theories: what is COVID teaching the next generation? by Michelle Chikaonda

In a class on combatting conspiracy theories and misinformation in the era of COVID-19, I teach teenagers to recognize dangerous distractions from reality. But what about the conspiracies th…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:28PM
Sunday, April 12, 2020

Instead of distracting ourselves, what happens when we grasp our new reality? by Michelle Chikaonda

One of the most challenging things in the COVID-19 pandemic is trying to be okay when everything around us is not. After facing her own grief, Michelle Chikaonda finds that rather than merel…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:29PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards