218 stories by "The Mick"
Listen, you guys. You have to watch this video. Do yourself a favor and just push play. But first… you might want to go take your birth control. Because Justin Guarini's performance of Dre…
This past weekend I had the chance to sit in on rehearsals for the fabulous Rachelle Rak’s new solo show, I’m In, and afterward we had a quick chat. We dished about the show, her…
Above, Claybourne Elder’s Road Show story/performance. Sometimes you do things for entirely shallow reasons. Like buying those leopard pumps because they look perfect with your outfit …
So, you've seen the Joyful Noise reviews. They're not great. We're not here to argue. We are here, however, to tell you why Joyful Noise is still totally worth a few hours of your time. …
Not even joking, Lucky wrote this at 3am in Dublin. No, not in Ohio. In Dublin, Ireland, y’all. It was in The Mick's inbox when she woke up. This week's edition may be slightly wackier…
So Once is about to pack up its bags at the New York Theatre Workshop and hike approximately 41 blocks north to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. I caught the show last weekend while it was sti…
You guys! In the holiday haze, Lucky and I almost forgot to tell you all about an important discovery we made. Right before Christmas we were invited to try Two Boots' new Mamma Mia inspired…
Stop whatever the fuck it is you are doing. If you are a girl between the ages of 25 and 35, you might want to have a paper bag/clean panties handy. Or sit down. Or all of the above. Because…
For most people I know, The Phantom of the Opera is the first Broadway musical they ever saw. Something that was safe for a class trip to the Big Apple, or seemed like a good choice to Dad w…
Technically, there are six more sleeps until Christmas this morning. But last Monday"when, technically, there were thirteen more sleeps"we attended a benefit concert called One More Sleep 'T…
Well. It’s nearly Christmas, boys and girls. We’re decking the halls, putting glitter on everything and tracking Santa’s whereabouts like it’s our job. Also, we’…
Tell me a good story. And don't bore me. Those are the two basic things I require in the theater. If I'm seeing a musical, I need at least three good songs. Preferably five. Doesn't seem lik…
So last Monday night I was lucky enough to attend the Roundabout Theatre Company's benefit concert performance of the 1963 musical She Loves Me starring all kinds of awesome people like How …
In truth, I loved Misterman so much I'm terrified to write about it. Because I feel certain I'm going to fuck this up. It doesn't seem possible I will ever be able to do justice to the exper…
This, my friends, is why the internet exists. To bring you four minutes and twenty-three seconds of crazypants perfection, complete with lycra, bad lighting, and 600 smoke machines. And Sara…
Wednesday night Lucky and I had a few adult beverages on an empty stomach and went to see An Evening with Patti & Mandy and it was the GREATEST THING EVER. Okay, so it was completely cra…
Look. I'm just going to lay it on you. This production of Private Lives is not going to help you understand why the fuck this play keeps getting revived every five minutes. (Well. Beyond the…
Sunday night Thomas Higgins' new play Wild Animals You Should Know opened at the Lucille Lortel Theater. We weren't there, but we know it opened because suddenly the internet is all abuzz wi…
(And now, we’re in love.) Last night was Blogger Night at Seminar on Broadway. We've been looking forward to Seminar for months"It's about writers just like us! Â It stars Alan Rickm…
About ¾ of the way through the second act of The Rehearsal: Playing the Dane, the actors playing Laertes and Hamlet decided it was necessary to pause and take their shirts off before a sw…
Thank God. That's what I kept thinking over and over at my seat in the Circle in the Square. And not because my lapsed Catholic self was suddenly feeling faithful again. No. I was just relie…
So. The Craptacular went on a bit of a trip recently, hopping across the Atlantic Sea to ogle some cute boys with even cuter accents, drink some beer, and see some theatre. With an re. And i…
Y'all. Someone gave us an amplifier! No, but seriously. We were extremely honored to be invited to speak as a part of the Public Lab Thursday Night Speaker Series on a panel entitled "What A…
So. Lucky and I failed kind of hard at London Theater last weekend. You’ll hear more about that later, but I bring it up now because there was one thing that went just as planned. …
I maintain that there is little on earth more awesome than the combination of booze, and the bard. This week's Haunted ShakesBEER, hosted at Amity Hall and produced by The New York Shakespea…