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"The Brothers Size" Humanizes the "Criminal"
This article explores how The Brothers Size humanizes the "criminal" in a time where the President is using crime as a justification for spouting white supremacist rhetoric.
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Sep 83 min read


It's Bigger than This: Musings on Patti LuPone and Microaggressions
So the community organized and sent an open letter with hundreds of signatures. A lot of big names have spoken up. Even Hell froze over...
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Jun 13 min read


Getting Out is Harder Than You Think in "The Lonely Few"
It’s a story that we’ve all heard before. The artist is too big for their small town. They get a chance to live their dreams, but life...
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May 15, 20242 min read


To Be Understood is to Be Loved: A Look at The Fires at Soho Rep
We all may have our own private lives, but by keeping those lives private, we doom ourselves and those around us to a life without...
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May 9, 20243 min read


From Venus to Muse: a Look at Rafaela in Lempicka
Looking at the last few Broadway seasons, you’ll notice that the Great White Way is as diverse as ever. An unprecedented amount of...
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Apr 29, 20246 min read


Tackling a Political Humanitarian Crisis: The Poisoner vs. Cullud Wattah
I spend a lot of time thinking about what art can do. Political events are often convoluted. Conversations about them involve a lot of...
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Apr 12, 20245 min read


The Lasting Impact of "How to Dance in Ohio"
On February 11th, How to Dance in Ohio's talented cast takes their final bow on Broadway. The musical adapts a 2015 documentary that...
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Feb 7, 20242 min read


Persevering Through Ridiculousness A Look at Cole Escola and Oh, Mary!
On January 24th, the Ohio Legislature passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors AND enforcing gender-exclusive sports teams...
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Feb 3, 20242 min read


The Gardens of Anuncia: A Heartwarming Story Trapped in a Scattered Memoir
The Gardens of Anuncia is the capstone of a decades-long friendship. The musical is Composer/Lyricist Michael John LaChiusa's love letter...
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Dec 29, 20237 min read


Growing Through Community: "How to Dance in Ohio" Riffs on a Theme
"Loneliness has been my life's shadow. It's followed me everywhere." - High Autistic Guy, "Loneliness and Autism" Nearly 78% of...
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Dec 11, 20235 min read


ADHD Poster Child of the Year: the Persistent Impact of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
"My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for...
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Dec 5, 20235 min read


Whimsically Tragic: a look into the world of "Antlers"
"We're at war! And here we are getting ice cream." The world has always been a confusing and horrifying place. Writers like George Lucas,...
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Nov 30, 202316 min read


Here We Are: Experimenting with Musical Absurdism
"Brunch. That was the fatal mistake. As always" At the end of his life, Stephen Sondheim has evidently remained a lover of peculiar...
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Nov 27, 20235 min read


I’m Not Your Regular Persephone, I’m Your “Cool Aunt” Persephone
How Capitalism is Tainting the Integrity of Casting in Hadestown The producers of Hadestown have announced that Grammy-award winner Ani...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read


Why Make Theatre About Theatre?
Recently, I saw a play that centered on a group of young collegiate creatives. This group was bonded through their shared artistic...
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Nov 23, 20233 min read


The Loving Monster
How Sophia Coppola’s Priscilla Attempts to Capture the Black, White, and Gray of the King People contain multitudes. And though we all...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read


Merry Me: a sapphic romp through an ancient classic
Loosely building on Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Merry Me promises a night of raucous laughter and sapphic horniness, but attempting to be a...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read


“We Won’t Wait Another Day!” But Apparently, Intersectionality Still Has To
Shaina Taub’s new musical, Suffs, follows Hamilton and Take Me Out in the Public Theater’s tradition of pointing at intersectional...
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May 7, 20227 min read


New Light Theatre’s “Songs for a New World”
As theatre creators scramble to create during the panoramic, I’ve seen most virtual productions fall into separate camps. There are shows...
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Jan 13, 20214 min read


The Last Five Years: an exploration of gender stereotype
The gender binary is inherent to our understanding of almost everything. We evaluate how humans interact with each other in response to...
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Dec 22, 20204 min read
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