That was a very problematic clambake! Sometimes, Broadway revivals manage to present a classic, beloved show in a new light, with the very best finding a new, deeper meaning that will make even devoted fans see something in the material they’ve never seen before. Other times, shows are better off left in the past. Despite … More Theater Review: Carousel on Broadway
Adapting a beloved movie for the stage is no simple task. There are those that have succeeded—Legally Blonde, Once, Bring it On. There are many more that have failed—Catch Me If You Can, Ghost, High Fidelity. Mean Girls opened on Broadway last month to mixed reviews and 12 Tony nominations, at least partially thanks to an undersaturated … More Theater Review: Mean Girls on Broadway
For my last stop on my annual trip to New York, I paid a visit to the 2015 Tony Award winner for Best Musical: Fun Home. Based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir of the same name, Fun Home features music by Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek the Musical) and book and lyrics by Lisa … More Theater Review: Fun Home
I have already gushed about the phenomenal Deaf West production of Spring Awakening a lot. I was fortunate enough to see it in both of its LA iterations, first in a tiny 99-seat theater and then in one about three times larger, and I was even more fortunate to see the Broadway transfer of the … More Theater Review: Spring Awakening Broadway Revival
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
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
This past weekend I saw the national touring production of Pippin at the Pantages Theater in LA. I had previously seen the Best Revival Tony-winning production in New York City back in January, where it ended up being my favorite of the four shows I saw that trip. The Los Angeles leg of the tour … More Theater Review: Pippin
My love of theater began in 10th grade when my high school choir took our annual day trip to New York City to see a matinee of Wicked. This was not my first Broadway show- that honor went to Chicago a couple years prior, but it was the first show that completely mesmerized me. Cheesy … More Why I Love Theater
This weekend, I have very important plans: a trip to Dunkin Donuts. This may sound unremarkable, but LA’s first (and, so far, only) Dunkin opened this week in Santa Monica. It is the coffee chain I grew up on (my hometown area didn’t even get a Starbucks until I was nearly in college) and since … More 10 Things NY Does Better Than LA, But Mostly An Ode to Dunkin Donuts
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