“Just imagine how awful we’d feel,” I told Betty one day, “if we got to the end of our lives and never produced our play. Especially if we really could have. We’d always regret it.” That’s how I pushed Betty to… Read More ›
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IT’S THE THEATER
A Hall of Fame Teacher There are a lot of dedicated teachers. Many find a good school and stay with it for decades. Most of us can recall a teacher like this. The fortunate ones will encounter several as they… Read More ›
BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES BY
Carol Channing “I did everything that I ever thought was marvelous.” It is a universal sentiment: the desire to do the things you enjoy in life while there is still time left. As you get older, you may feel life,… Read More ›
THE GLORIOUS OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL by ELLIN CURLEY
I normally wouldn’t write a blog about a Broadway show since most blog readers would not have the opportunity to ever see the show themselves. However, I recently saw “She Loves Me”, a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable musical that most… Read More ›
WELCOME TO THE SHOW! Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Theater When the dogs barked me into awakedness this morning, I figured that must mean my son was here. They get frenzied, vying for his attention. But to be fair, they pretty much bark me awake every… Read More ›
MUSIC AS MEMORIES – BY ELLIN CURLEY
When I hear songs from the past, I always remember them in context. I think about where I was when I first heard them or when I most often heard them. “Oldies” from the 60’s bring back images of doing… Read More ›
LIBERATION: A MUSICAL THAT ALMOST WAS – RICH PASCHALL
“Just imagine how awful we’d feel,” I told Betty one day, “if we got to the end of our lives and never produced our play. Especially if we really could have. We’d always regret it.” That’s how I pushed Betty to… Read More ›
BROADWAY MUSICAL MEMORIES by ELLIN CURLEY
When I hear songs from the past, I always remember them in context. I think about where I was when I first heard them or when I most often heard them. “Oldies” from the 60’s bring back images of doing… Read More ›
IN PRAISE OF THE OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL by ELLIN CURLEY
I normally wouldn’t write a blog about a Broadway show since most blog readers would not have the opportunity to ever see the show themselves. However, I just saw “She Loves Me”, a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable musical that most… Read More ›
IT’S THE THEATER
A Hall of Fame Teacher There are a lot of dedicated teachers. Many find a good school and stay with it for decades. Most of us can recall a teacher like this. The fortunate ones will encounter several as they… Read More ›
LIBERATION – A MUSICAL THAT ALMOST WAS
“Just imagine how awful we’d feel,” I told Betty one day, “if we got to the end of our lives and never produced our play. Especially if we really could have. We’d always regret it.” That’s how I convinced Betty… Read More ›
BOOK REVIEW: IN SPITE OF MYSELF: A MEMOIR, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
Having read a bunch of review about this book both before I bought it and since reading it, I have this to say: it’s gossip. I bought this as an audiobook because Plummer narrates the book himself and I thought… Read More ›