2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Alicia "Lecy" GoransonHometown: Evanston, ILEducation: Vassar CollegeSelect Credits: NY Theater: Poison, The Moonbath Girl (EST), Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theater), The Po…
Name: Lou LiberatoreHometown: Leonia, NJEducation: Fordham University (Lincoln Center), William EsperSelect Credits: Broadway: As Is, Burn This (TONY Award Nomination), Off Bway: Orpheus Des…
Name: Chima ChikazungaHometown: Amityville, NYEducation: FSUFavorite Credits: I say playing Tom Robinson, we had a performance for a local high school and they really didn't have " theatre e…
It took until "The Charity Tango" to realize that Liberty is virtually a 90s cartoon musical. Sadly what's lacking is that Disney charm. Lady Liberty gets the personification treatment in or…
Name: Michael GlavanHometown: Cleveland, OHEducation: Kent State UniversitySelect Credits: Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods, Man in Neil LaBute's Coax, Reverend Parris in The Crucible, …
By Michael BlockSometimes solo shows do something unique. The author writes a story that is not their life story. They craft a play inspired by vital themes but generate a new character to t…
Name: Brandon SchramlHometown: Lee's Summit, MOEducation: B.S. In Biology and B.A. In Theatre Performance at University of MissouriSelect Credits: "After the Outbreak" (Dean); The Deathly On…
Name: Jess GoldschmidtHometown: Pennington, NJEducation: LotsFavorite Credits: Tall Women in Clogs in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Dixon Place, accommodating students with dyslexia by walki…
by Kaila M. StokesInfinitely Yours, written by Darci Faye, is an hour long thriller that will leave you on a cliff. Darci Faye takes the audience through the slippery slope of an abusive rel…
Eileen Meny PhotographyName: James RutherfordHometown: Downtown ManhattanEducation: MFA in Directing: Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway (Access Th…
Name: Diana OhHometown: L.A., CAEducation: Smith College, National Theatre Institute, MFA from NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program,Favorite Credits: Creator and Performer of {my lin…
Name: Aya AzizHometown: New York CityEducation: Brandeis University, Hunter CollegeSelect Credits: Author and Composer of Sitting Regal by the Window at the Metro Al Madina theater in Beirut…
By Michael BlockWhen you have a heart as big as the sky, it can fill a room, let alone a stage. Cynthia Lee Fontaine's heart is what propels Intimate CuCu Confessions at the Laurie Beechman …
photo by Justin PattersonName: Jill Abramovitz & Brad AlexanderHometown:JA: Morristown, NJBA: Simsbury, CTEducation:JA: University of PennsylvaniaBA: Ithaca CollegeFavorite Credits:JA: A…
By Michael BlockEveryone's life is a story. Even the storytellers have a life story. In Will Coleman's whimsical Helvetica, presented by Rising Sun Performance Company, the story of a girl w…
Name: Michael Raver
Hometown: New York, NY
Education: Pace University
Favorite Credits: Film: "How We Built the Bomb". Theater: Romeo & Juliet. As a playwright...whatev…
By Michael BlockWe've all had to wait for something but in the age of digital technology, as long as you have a cellphone or wifi, life is easy. But what if that's what you're waiting for? P…
By Michael BlockThe land is something we have taken for granted. As new advances and discoveries are made, we have begun to take for granted the beauty of our world. Honoring the land in the…
Are you ready for some musicals?! NYMF is back (and this year with out the "theatre") with 18 full productions ready to take the musical world by storm. With an eclectic array of offerings, …
By Michael BlockWhen you have a lot of thoughts, sometimes it's hard to process them all. Especially all at once. When emotions are thrown into the mix, you can imagine the turmoil that your…
By Kaila M. StokesThe Golden Smile, written by Yaakov Bressler, is a witty dark comedic musical farce. Set in the 1950's, The Golden Smile is absurdly vulgar and hilariously light all in one…
By Michael Block Lust and love are age old ideas that seemingly get intertwined and often are a source of misguided tension and heartbreak. Such is the case in Alex Polanco's The Illusi…
Name: Hailey BachrachHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Too muchSelect Credits: Desdemona in Othello and Prince Hal in Hearts of Gold (adapted from the Henry IVs) with Easy Leap Theatre Co…
By Michael BlockWar. What is it good for? Edwin Starr says absolutely nothing. While that may be an exaggeration, there may be a purpose but will there ever be everlasting peace? In Anthony …
By Michael BlockCharlie Chaplin is a staple of the lexicon of Hollywood. Possibly the most well known and influential icons of the silent movie era, Charlie Chaplin was a complex persona. In…
