234 stories from Crazytown
Cathryn sits down with the up-and-coming creative team Joshua W. Kelley and Addison O'Donnell By Cathryn Salamone (Actor/Singer) On Monday, I chatted with New York theatre director Joshua W.…
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…
There's nothing Broadway won't sing about, so sit back, relax, and...ASK WHY!? by Raine (playwright/actor/partaker of strange musical theatre) Last week I shared with you all some of my favo…
Bring on the Fringe... By Gregory Jacobs-Roseman (Composer-Lyricist) Today marks the official opening of the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival. As you are probably well aware, Save…
There's no such thing as a free play. By Kimberly Lew (Playwright/Blogger) The beauty of being a writer is that it doesn't take much. Just a pen and some paper-- or for the more technologica…
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…
In response to Raine's post today about the nerdiest musicals of all time... I offer you the nerdy musical to top all nerdy musicals!.... by David Davila (playwright / songwriter) I was a fr…
A guide to which shows you should see this year... by David Davila (playwright / songwriter) NYC Fringe is once again upon us as evidenced by the hundreds of postcards to random shows with l…
By Rob Shapiro (musical theatre writer) Hi guys! Since I've been gone for a while, I thought I'd do a round-up of exciting musical theatre news. The wonderful web series Submissions Only fin…
Perhaps the only proper way to celebrate National Ice Cream Month By Joanna Syiek (Director/Producer/Blogger) First off, did anyone else realize that we have a month dedicated to ice cream? …
Emily asks for help in designing her own personalized grad school. By Emily Glick (Actress/Hand model) Chicago is a town that casts its shows incredibly far in advance. Currently, I'm schedu…
Why the time is right for a Broadway production of this unsung musical By Sam Perwin A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the currently running Encores! Off-Center series at City Center tha…
Save The Date takes shape By Gregory Jacobs-Roseman (Composer-Lyricist) I suppose it's time for another update from the Fringe. And I promise it's not because tickets for the New York Intern…
First Date on Broadway was a different story. By Geoffrey Kidwell (actor) I'm not the sort of person who wants people to fail. I'm the kind of guy who drives past the car wreck on the freewa…
Cathryn Lists Supplementary Tidbits About Legit Musical Theater That Every Belter and Riffer Should Know by Cathryn Salamone (Actor/Singer) As a soprano and more fit for legit musicals, I wa…
How do you connect in an age where strangers, landlords, lovers, your own bloodcells betray? By Sam Perwin There are a lot of inspiring, awesome people in my life, and one of them is undoubt…
Find out why nobody/everybody/somebody loves you By Joanna Syiek (Director/Producer/Blogger) There's a little Sondheim inside of us all, and there's a few of us inside of Sondheim. Sweeney T…
Who needs TKTS when you've got Daddy's Amex? By Sam Perwin By the time you reach your 30's, you hope to be at a point in your life when you don't have to rely on your parents for a nice dinn…
Someone's got some 'Magic to Do'', and that magic is doing anything she damn well pleases! By Raine (playwright/actor/feminist) (Image from aceshowbiz.com) Don't be alarmed by the title! I w…
Yep, working a register and a sales floor might have more in common with wielding a pen and paper than you might think. By Kimberly Lew (Playwright/Blogger) I've been working in retail now f…
A series in which I get a last minute ticket for a show then write about it By Sam Perwin One of the unabashed joys of living in New York City is the fact that, should you find yourself with…
Before Broadway went Kinky, this lady took over the boards. Now she's back. By Joanna Syiek (Director/Producer/Blogger) Hedwig's coming back to Broadway - the news of which sent many a cult-…
Ali tries to get inside the brain of the middle-aged man who sat next to her at Pippin. by Ali Gordon "I know what I want for my birthday," says my wife coyly, stepping into the living room.…
Perhaps the biggest news of this week was that Neil Patrick Harris is returning to Broadway in, of all things, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The reaction was generally positive, but because I a…
The summer is full of theatre festivals, and the Fresh Fruit Festival, a multidisciplinary LGBTQ arts festival, offers something for everyone. By Kimberly Lew (Playwright/Blogger) While Greg…
