Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos
Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos When I began teaching, we didn’t have videos to show students anything pertaining to theater. Friends, never underestimate the never underestimate the influence of teaching with videos! That was 1980 and the closest thing we had was an old projector which showed black and white films. Yuck. […]
Doing Broadway Musicals the Right Way
Doing Musicals the Right Way Let’s talk about doing musicals the right way. I watched the Tony awards last night. Although it was shortened version on CBS, it was a lovely tribute to Broadway and theater. So exciting to know Broadway is back in business again. But I have to say…as always they did musicals […]
How to Be the Cool Theater Teacher When Broadway Re-opens
How to Be the Cool Theater Teacher When Broadway Re-opens Every teacher wants to be popular. Personally, I think it’s an unfulfilled desire from our high school days when maybe we weren’t the coolest and our pick of friends, though loyal, wasn’t exactly a large number. Today, I’m going to talk about how to be […]
Will Wicked The Musical Ever Rule the World?
Will Wicked The Musical Ever Rule the World? I have a confession to make. I’ve wondered, will Wicked the Musical ever rule the world? Maybe so. The first time I saw the musical Wicked, I didn’t care for it too much. Can you believe it? Let me explain. Wicked opened in October of 2003. The […]
Has Covid Ended the Broadway Theater?
Has Covid Ended the Broadway Theater? Recently, my husband and I caught a wonderful performance on BroadwayHD of “Slava’s Snow Show.” It is quinessential circus theater and we nearly wept with joy while watching it.. Even though it was a filmed performance, it was the closest thing we’d gotten to live theater in nearly a […]
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC Happy Holidays (okay, it’s a little early, but covid….) Pretty soon, all of the holidays special will begin and luckily, this year is no exception. On December 9, there is going to be a live version on NBC of the Broadway musical, “The Grinch”! How awesome […]