NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 by Michael Kras

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 5:03am on November 6, 2013☆⚑

NOT JUST CAST ALBUMS by Michael Kras

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 5:02am on September 25, 2013☆⚑

MEETING ADAM GUETTEL by Michael Kras

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 5:02am on August 14, 2013☆⚑

SHOW WITHDRAWAL by Michael Kras

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 5:01am on August 7, 2013☆⚑

I'D LIKE TO THANK... by Michael Kras

...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 5:02am on June 12, 2013☆⚑

TOUGH CROWD? by Michael Kras

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 5:01am on June 5, 2013☆⚑

STAGE TO SCREEN? by Michael Kras

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 5:01am on May 29, 2013☆⚑

PASSING STRANGE by Michael Kras

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 5:02am on May 22, 2013☆⚑

INSTANT REPLAY by Michael Kras

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 5:02am on April 17, 2013☆⚑

IN CHARACTER? by Michael Kras

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 5:02am on April 3, 2013☆⚑

COME FROM... NOWHERE! by Michael Kras

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 5:01am on March 20, 2013☆⚑

JUST ME? by Michael Kras

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 5:03am on January 16, 2013☆⚑

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MUSICAL by Michael Kras

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 5:01am on January 9, 2013☆⚑