Cinderella Makes Her Broadway Debut -- Laura Osnes Talks Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bonnie and Clyde and Facebook
If Cinderella had a Facebook page, what would she have posted? "Lost my shoe at the princes' ball tonight. LOL!"
If Cinderella had a Facebook page, what would she have posted? "Lost my shoe at the princes' ball tonight. LOL!"
The mystery surrounding fundraising has led many people, usually board members, to ask: What makes a good fundraising executive?
A fascinating article recently published in the L.A. Times evaluated reasons why arts organizations and other not-for-profit institutions have problems meeting their fundraising goals.
During my career I have seen theater companies have a bad season or two and then rebound with good ones. But I don't think I've seen a company go from virtual obsolescence to consistent hit …
The trick to social media adoption in the world of entertainment is to move beyond the label of "social media." Imagine a computer and how, over the last five years, technology has…
I hope the Search Committee finds a remarkable person to run the Kennedy Center, someone who can take the institution to new places and can educate and entertain our audience in ways I could…
Upon arriving at the Dollhouse, guests are ushered in by policemen dressed in period-specific uniforms and handed a slip of paper that contains a role or assignment for the night.
Upon arriving at the Dollhouse, guests are ushered in by policemen dressed in period-specific uniforms and handed a slip of paper that contains a role or assignment for the night.
"Why would a card-carrying feminist spend all her time with a dead white male?" Why, indeed? The answer can be found in <em>Women of Will</em>, Tina Packer's exploratio…
"Why would a card-carrying feminist spend all her time with a dead white male?" Why, indeed? The answer can be found in Women of Will, Tina Packer's exploration of women in the Sha…
Eight months ago, the Miami City Ballet was a mess. The remarkable Edward Villella was beginning his last season as artistic director, the organization had run out of cash, its executive dir…
The philosopher Aristotle once said, "We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right matter at the right moment and for the rig…
While reading the financial reports of numerous arts organizations recently, I have been alarmed at how many of them are taking large percentages of their endowment as income each year.
This really is about this riveting play. (I'll get there) But this is also about NOT writing. And my father. Dr. Freud would see the connections.
With movie star Scarlett Johansson in one of the leading -- and very sexual -- roles, the temperatures have been running high amongst the audience members, even if the bed onstage remains ic…
In my decade plus career, I don't remember a better slate of contenders than we have this year. There are so many people who any other year would be nominated, but this year will fall short.
Cole Porter wrote "Love for Sale," but that's not what Miranda Huba will be auctioning off in <em>Candy Tastes Nice</em>, her one-woman show about a young woman selling…
Cole Porter wrote "Love for Sale," but that's not what Miranda Huba will be auctioning off in Candy Tastes Nice, her one-woman show about a young woman selling her virginity to hel…
The arts are in desperate need of technological convergence. And TedxBroadway is hoping to give theatrical entertainment a push towards progress.
As government funding for the arts has fallen (as it has in most European countries), museums are trying to fill their budget gaps by asking the public to contribute.
<em>Picnic</em>, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, depicts a group of restless women in a small town, whose outwardly complacent lives are shaken by the arrival of a handso…
Picnic, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, depicts a group of restless women in a small town, whose outwardly complacent lives are shaken by the arrival of a handsome stranger.
Laurie Metcalf's performance in <em>The Other Place</em>, which capably depicts both the brittle defenses of a woman facing illness as well as the deep tenderness she feels for h…
Laurie Metcalf's performance in The Other Place, which capably depicts both the brittle defenses of a woman facing illness as well as the deep tenderness she feels for her husband and daught…
Bad set design can make an otherwise good production appear false and a pitiful play can be made all the more horrible by confusing environs.