Erin is a New Yorker living in LA. Discussing the Full House series finale with a kindergarten classmate is one of her most vivid childhood memories. A Ravenclaw, Erin loves theater, figure skating, Joss Whedon, brunch, and petting other people's dogs. You can read more of her thoughts on television and theater at www.onstageandscreen.com. [twitter:erinsk8]
When you think about it, it’s kind of a miracle I willingly saw this show. I am very easily upset by any media in which bad things happen to animals- I call offending shows, movies, books, etc either “not rated E” or “not Erin-friendly”. When I was planning this trip, The Curious Incident of the … More Theater Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Over the past couple of months, I have watched American Horror Story: Freak Show, read the 80s cult classic book Geek Love, seen The Elephant Man, and also seen the Broadway revival of Side Show, which sadly closed the day after I saw it after running for only seven weeks. One might imagine I would … More Theater Review: Side Show
Seeing Michael C. Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch a few weeks ago made me weirdly thankful that I don’t currently live in NYC because I immediately realized that if I did, I would be spending money I don’t have to see this show over and over again. I actually debated if I should … More Theater Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
When you enter Studio 54, home of the current Broadway revival of Cabaret, the tone is immediately set. Waiters dressed in only pants with suspenders sell concessions, giant disco balls hang from the ceiling, cabaret-style table seating fills the orchestra, and Kit Kat Girls stretch onstage. The atmosphere is already perfect, and then Alan Cumming … More Theater Review: Cabaret
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to New York, during which I saw 5 Broadway shows. I will be reviewing them all here on the blog, beginning with the first one I saw: The Elephant Man! When Bradley Cooper first takes the stage in the current Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, he looks … More Theater Review: The Elephant Man
In the months leading up to the release of the Into the Woods film, I had many concerns. The casting of actual children as Jack and Little Red made me very nervous, given the very adult subject matter of certain scenes. Rumors of plot changes made me wonder how the emotional arcs would still work. … More Movie Review: Into the Woods
The first TV-related memory I have is from kindergarten, when my classmate and I discussed the promo for the series finale of Full House. It says a lot about me that I remember this conversation vividly, and also that series finale was awesome- I mean, both Mary-Kate AND Ashley were in it at the same … More Why I Love TV (Spoiler Alert: The Answer is Mostly Buffy)
This one took some real thinking, but of the many hours of television I watched this year, I believe I’ve narrowed it down to 10 favorite episodes. With no further ado: 10) How to Get Away With Murder – “Pilot” Fellow writers in particular understand that creating a great pilot is really, really hard. Pilots … More My Favorite TV Episodes of 2014
I read a lot. I am sure it’s not as much as some people, but I have read 35 books this year so far, and I wanted to share my favorites with you all. I selected 7, which I have decided is not an arbitrary number because it signifies the top 20% of everything I … More My Favorite Books of 2014
Since moving to LA in June 2011, I have been to NYC only four times. Considering that in the year prior to that move I spent a summer living in the city and took monthly trips thereafter, my Broadway time decreased significantly. Before, if there was an upcoming show I wanted to see it was … More The Long Distance Theater Geek’s Guide to Planning the Perfect NYC Trip
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