Behind the Scenes

Sometimes it’s all about timing. In 2002, the movie musical Chicago was released, winning six Academy Awards including Best Picture. The success of Chicago paved the way for a new generation of successful live-action…

It’s been said that “Everyone knows how to do two jobs, their own and sound.” OK, it was me, I said that! But it’s true! I’ve never had anyone come…

Did I tell you what happened at the play? We were at the back of the theater, standing there in the dark, all of a sudden I feel one of…

“Amateurish”, “lopsided”, “ponderous” and “insipid” are just a few critiques that the Saint Petersburg premier of The Nutcracker ballet received on December 18th, 1892. What went wrong, and how did…

Let it go, let it go And I’ll rise like the break of dawn Let it go, let it go That perfect girl is gone Here I stand in the…

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, That are dreamt in your philosophy. Hamlet Act I, Scene 5 Summer days are getting shorter and soon those crisp cool…

In is down, down is front Out is up, up is back Off is out, on is in And of course – Left is right and right is left A…

Dear Santa Dewey, I know you are very busy around the holidays, so I thought I’d write in July with my Christmas wish list. I hope I’m not interrupting your…

A large placard bearing the words LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS hangs suspended in dark fog. (SMOKE MACHINE) WINO #1 sleeps peacefully on the far left edge of the forestage. (MUSIC…

“There once was a woman who wanted so very much to have a tiny little child, but she did not know where to find one. So she went to an…