No matter which holidays you celebrate, you know that holiday music shapes the season. To get in the holiday spirit while preparing for Thanksgiving and the December holidays, I have designed a playlist full of beloved Broadway holiday songs. 

In early September, a group of seven dancers and University of Iowa Assistant Professor Melinda Myers  met on a Zoom call to discuss creating her piece for the virtual performance of Dance Gala 2020

Yesterday for the first time since March I stepped foot into an actual theatre. Now mind you it was for an hour and a half, my mask was on, and I was six feet away from the two other people in the theatre with me but nonetheless I was in a theatre.

So how do you avoid burn out? Just rest, right?! Take a break?! Put down the work and relax?! Super easy right? Ha. Haha. *sigh*

If you’re a senior in high school, this headline is not news to you. You’re well in the thick of it.

At my high school, every show we performed was recorded and every mom bought the DVD during intermission (including mine).

& Juliet is a jukebox musical of songs written by Max Martin and tells the story of what might have happened if Juliet hadn’t killed herself at the end of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet

If you haven’t heard about it by now, there’s a new movie being adapted into a musical: Ratatouille.

Over the past few days, I’ve begun watching two new shows with normalized Hapa characters–one being Dash & Lily, a Christmas rom-com series in NYC, and the other being Grand Army, a series about a diverse group of kids at a school in Brooklyn.

Bootlegs are one of the biggest controversies surrounding the theater industry.

To me, a musical movie isn’t merely a stage production on film.

I recently spoke with a successful actress who emphasized the importance of hyphens in our titles. She wasn’t referring to those little dashes in our last names, but in the addition of our many talents and skills as performers.

I know political theatre isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I see it as a good thing. There were so many topics in what the constitution means to me that were incredibly relevant.

After a few initial weeks of filming, I am back continuing onto this series, discussing how we’ve filmed our virtual show during this global pandemic. 

Ask anyone that knows me to describe me in one sentence, and I can bet you that they would say “Jewish and likes theatre.'

Are you an actor, director, producer, playwright, or theater professional? Do you want to be as prepared as possible for when Broadway reopens? If your answer is yes to either one of these questions, The TheaterMakers Summit is the place for you!

Art inspires and heals. Lynn Ahrens’ Tony Award winning lyrics from the Broadway musical Ragtime have been running through my head ever since viewing a virtual performance of the show produced by Mad Factory Theatre Company in nearby Oberlin, OH.

Next up we have Lauren Tidmore, from Orwigsburg, PA. She has graduated with a BFA in Acting, with a minor in Dance, and is one of the sweetest artists I’ve met my first semester at BW. 

The holiday season is right around the corner! While us thespians have been suffering from a ‘theatre drought”, love and passion for theatre remains the same, or it has maybe even grown since our last time in a theater. 

From Mean Girls to SpongeBob the Musical, we have seen so many amazing movies and TV shows adapted for the stage

Are you interested in theatre and astrology? Have you ever wondered what Broadway show matches your vibe, or what cast recording you should listen to based on your zodiac sign?

If you aspire to work in arts administration, or just want to learn more about one of the best major university presenters, then read on! 

These days, I miss theater more than ever. Without being able to see shows or perform in them due to the global pandemic, my life is a tad grey.

I suppose that I thought, “This isn’t something that actually happens. This can’t possibly be as big of a deal as it is being made out to be. The world will not stop turning.” But then it did. 

There have been quite a few rounds of layoffs at the Disney parks, particularly Disneyland in Anaheim, California and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic