2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
By Kaila M. Stokes Sometimes you have to ponder things you see before you can express what exactly happened to you that night. In a lot of ways when a play hits you so hard, it is just …
By Michael BlockThe portrayal of LGBTQ characters in mainstream media is pretty consistent. They are either over sexualized, littered in stereotypes, or face dark plot lines. But why? In Jam…
Name: Kurt HellerichHometown: St. Joseph, MissouriEducation: BFA Webster ConservatorySelect Credits: Theory of Relativity at Goodspeed; Lion in Winter and Comedy of Errors at The St. Louis R…
Grace McLean, Travis Kent, Luke Marinkovich & More Set for One-Night Only Concert CHASING FEAR: The Music of Trevor Bachman at Rockwood Music HallTrevor Bachman debuts new musical Chasin…
By Michael BlockIn order to move forward we have to remember the past. Our memories are with us forever, no matter how good or bad they were. In Jaime Lozano and Lauren Epsenhart's Children …
By Michael Block Leonardo Di Vinci's Mona Lisa is one of the greatest works of art. There is no doubt about it. So what is the story between artist and subject? Is there a tale of love …
Name: Markus McClainHometown: New Orleans, LAEducation: BFA in Musical Theatre from Indiana UniversitySelect Credits: Mark in The Secret Theatre's A Chorus Line, To Dance! The Musical at NYC…
By Michael BlockEdgar Allan Poe is synonymous with mystery and thrill. But musical theater? How would Poe's tales live in a musical world? Find a pair of pieces that already live in a land o…
Name: Kim SaundersHometown: SeattleEducation: University of Virginia, B.A. English & MusicFavorite Credits: Musical Director of Peter Pan in local community theater with all five of my k…
Name: Tim SpearsHometown: San Antonio, TexasEducation: BFA ÂActing, Boston University / MFA Â Directing, Boston UniversitySelect Credits: The Elephant Man (John Merrick, New Rep Theatr…
Name: Heath SaundersHometown: Kirkland, WAEducation: Bachelor of Music, University of Miami.Select Credits: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (ART and upcoming Broadway)Why theate…
By Michael BlockIdentifying yourself is something we've all done at some point in our life. Sometimes it takes one occurrence to spark that search. In Aya Aziz's Eh Dah?: Questions for My Fa…
Name: Lizzie KlempererHometown: Syracuse NYEducation: University of Michigan Musical Theater ProgramSelect Credits: Bright Star (Broadway), The Addams Family, A Christmas Story (t…
By Michael BlockIf you're looking for a little salvation, take a little trip to Nashville, Tennessee and The First Church of Mary, the Repentant Prostitute. But this is unlike any non-denomi…
Name: Trent SaundersHometown: Kirkland, WAEducation: Bachelor of Music, University of Miami Select Credits: American Idiot (St. Jimmy), Aladdin the Musical (Ensemble, u/s Aladdin/Babkak)Why …
Name: MJ RodriguezHometown: Newark, New JerseyEducation: Berklee College of music (some)Select Credits: RENT 2011 Revival, "Nurse Jackie", "The Carrie Diaries", and "Luke Cage".Why theater?:…
By Michael BlockUnless you've been hiding under a rock, you've likely heard of the family that has not only broken the internet but destroyed television as we know it. The family with no tal…
Name: John RacioppoHometown: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaEducation: Brown University & London Academy of Dramatic ArtSelect Credits: New York: Breathing Time (Fault Line Theatre), She Stoops…
Name: Stephanie JanssenHometown: Appleton, WisconsinEducation: BA, Middlebury College; MFA, NYUSelect Credits: Just finished a new play, All the Days at the McCarter. Some other faves: Clive…
By Michael BlockThe age of censorship and freedom of speech are alive and well in Howard Barker's No End of Blame. Presented by premiere Barker connoisseurs PTP/NYC, No End of Blame comes at…
Name: Whitney St. OursHometown: Greater Baltimore, MDEducation: I hold a degree in English Literature from Drew University.Favorite Credits: As a director: "That's My Time" (web series…
Name: Sam SimahkHometown: Ashburnham, MAEducation: BFA Musical Theatre, Emerson CollegeSelect Credits: Lyric Opera Chicago (The King and I), Huntington Theatre Company (A Little Night Music)…
Name: Sean O'SheaHometown: Ithaca, NYEducation: Meisner Trained Actor & BFAs in Theater and in MusicFavorite Credits: Co-Writing & Directing The Devil Tree, and Acting as Jesus in Go…
Even though a play can be written a time ago and about something so specific, it manages to find a way to be relevant to modern situations. Change the names and places with relevant names in…
Name: Judith ChaffeeHometown: Newbury, MA (Plum Island)Education: Skidmore, MS Smith in Dance/Theatre, International School of Comic Acting (Italy)Select Credits: BCAP: production of "Good";…
