Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the 2013 Tony Awards! Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards! It's like Christmas in June and again September! I firmly believe that Neil Patrick Harris is the best award show host and should be invited to host everything. I know that a lot of people are … Continue reading Ten great Neil Patrick Harris award show moments
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Kevin D. Williamson is a correspondent for The National Review and a theatre critic for The New Criterion. It is in that second capacity that he attended a production of the new musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 earlier this week. Often critics are billed as the villains of the artistic world, but … Continue reading Kevin Williamson throws a cell phone, Twitter responds to a vigilante
Pivot Arts is bringing a new arts festival to Chicago's Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods this summer. The Pivot Multi-Arts Festival will run from June 6-22. The three week festival features a wide variety of events including live music, plays, dance, puppetry, improv, a community picnic, and performances for children. The events will be held in a variety … Continue reading New arts festival brings eclectic performers to Edgewater and Uptown
"No prior productions." The words may seem innocent enough, but when included in play submission criteria they are incredibly frustrating. Theatre has an obsession with new plays and world premieres. That's fine for a major theatre like the Steppenwolf, but I'm not talking about major theatres like the Steppenwolf. Too many smaller theatres and play … Continue reading No prior productions: Theatre’s unfair obsession with world premieres
In the past two weeks I've seen both The Book of Mormon (the musical) and Yo Gabba Gabba! Live. So how does a winner of 9 Tony Awards compare to a live version of a Nick Jr. children's television show? Basically, the kid's show kicks its ass. Let's examine why. The Music These are musical … Continue reading Why Yo Gabba Gabba Live is better than The Book of Mormon
Kim Z. Dale 