The Christmas Foxes in January
There’s been so much interest in the foxes I wrote about last month that I figured an update (with more photos) was in order. To begin with, there are a few more foxes visiting the yard than I...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part One)
It was a year ago today that I moved to New York City to start work on the Broadway transfer of War Paint, a musical about the rivalry between cosmetic titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden. The...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part Two)
Before I continue this narrative, I should tell you a bit about our rehearsal space. War Paint spent its first few weeks of rehearsal in the basement of The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, which is at...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part Three)
From the very first day of rehearsal, the company of War Paint had been warned not to get too attached to the generous proportions of our church basement studio space. The production’s home would be...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part Four)
The 10/12 rehearsal days continued from February into the beginning of March and our first preview was looming large on the horizon. That date – March 7th – also marked the official start of the term...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part Five)
My sense of relief at the conclusion of opening week lasted right through Easter Sunday and the following Monday, which was technically our day off. In reality it was not a day off at all for the tired...
View ArticleWAR PAINT – Looking Back (Part Six)
As the run of War Paint continued, I settled deeper into my routine. A week or so after I went on for Ms. LuPone, the company had its first official “put-in” rehearsal – this one for the show’s four...
View ArticleSPEAK UP!
I’ve been having deep thoughts lately on the importance of speaking up. They’ve been triggered by two recent instances, one based in my acting life, and the other in my writing work. In the first...
View Article#Games Writers Play
Over the past year, I’ve spent a fair amount of time on Twitter, playing writer hashtag games. What’s a hashtag game? you may ask. We all know what a hashtag is. It’s that # sign, followed by a word or...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on HAMILTON
Note: This is something I posted on my Facebook page on July 4, 2020, and I thought it might be worthwhile to put it on my website as well. John and I watched HAMILTON last night – we never got to see...
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