Jesus Christ Superstar was the first professionally staged theatrical  production by legendary Broadway hit makers, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The musical rock opera, which first hit Broadway in 1971, tells the story of the last week in the life of Jesus of Nazareth and his struggles wit...

Remember the Teletubbies-Britain’s most iconic TV show for kids to come out of the late 90s? Much to my surprise and amusement, it turns out that Gary Stevens, a British conceptual artist performing in the Walker’s upcoming show, ‘Ape’, was once a writer and consultant for th...

So, as you can probably tell, I’ve been thinking about and creating more art as of late, and I’ve been really thinking about the process of being an artist and the things that get in the way of producing art. I have to thank my friend Alexia Prichard for posting about and drawing my atte...

The womblike performance space of Alice Tully Hall, its surfaces flush with new life, makes it hard to remember the dreariness of the 1969 original....

On Saturday evening at the Allen Room, where he appeared as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, Alan Cumming strutted his considerable gifts....

As one of the most popular and loved Broadway musicals of all time, spending over 20 years on Broadway time, and Victor Hugo’s best known story, Les Misérables , tells a passionate story of crime and redemption, love and betrayal, all set during the period of the French revolution. The main chara...

West Side Story is the classic American love story musical, about forbidden love between the member of one rival New York street gangs  and the sister of another.  The two rival gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, each coming from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, fight for their turf...

Warning! Graphic footage! Do not watch if you are easily upset! If any readers can speak Spanish well, I would love to have a Spanish translation of this post. Thanks. The public suicide fad has spread to Argentina. Above is the video of the live TV suicide of Mario "Malevo" Ferreyra, an Argentine p...

Incredible. I found myself laughing when I first heard about this story, but although I realized I should not be laughing, I kept on laughing anyway. This story is just too absurd. When I read about the father's reaction, I quit laughing. I admit I am a bit exasperated with folks who keep trying to ...

The night before the Washington, DC opening Cirque du Soleil KOOZA , I had the opportunity to visit the backstage warm-up and rehearsal area and meet one of the artists. The atmosphere the afternoon before opening night was surprisingly relaxed. As when I entered the tent, a group of about 20 of art...