An Aaron Burr Who’s Not The Villain: Leslie Odom Jr in Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr. was a huge fan of Rent when he was cast in the musical at the age of seventeen, the youngest performer ever hired for the Broadway production. “It was getting cast in that show that...
View ArticleHamilton Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hopped History Musical
“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking new musical about the life and times of the Founding Father whose face is on the ten dollar bill, is thrilling on at least three levels – as a series of...
View ArticleDe Niro, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Etc. Give Advice to Graduates. RIP Anne Meara....
“When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense,” Robert De Niro said in a commencement address this past week to graduates of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Two days later,...
View ArticleHamilton on Broadway: Review, Photos, Video
When Hamilton opened Off-Broadway in February, I called it groundbreaking and breathtaking – and I was trying not to gush. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical about the life and times of the Founding...
View ArticleTheater and Campaign 2016. Hamilton, Fun Home, Eclipsed Summit. Week in New...
The arts operate at the core of human identity…After gravity, culture is the thing that holds humanity in place ~ Cate Blanchett An apt comment for Arts Advocacy Day But is it gravity, the arts, and...
View ArticleLin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights and The Broadway Breakthrough
In the Heights opened on March 9, 2008 — eight years ago today. By the time it closed exactly 34 months later, it had won five Tony Awards including best musical, and launched the Broadway careers of...
View ArticleNew York Theater Quiz March 2016
How well were you paying attention to New York theater news and reviews in March? Answer these ten questions to find out.
View ArticleHamilton wins Pulitzer Prize in Drama 2016; The Humans, Gloria Finalists
Lin-Manuel Miranda has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his musical “Hamilton.” The choice was widely expected. In my first review of Hamilton, Off Broadway, I wrote “Hamilton” is Lin-Manuel...
View ArticleEverything Hamilton
My most popular Hamilton post has been Quiz: Which character in Hamilton are you? Also popular, my more general Hamilton Quiz — 20 questions that span the history of the show. My most popular Hamilton...
View ArticleWatch Hamilton’s America Online
If you missed “Hamilton’s America” on the PBS TV series Great Performances, you can watch the documentary here on their website. (Update: The full video is now only available to members of Channel 13.)...
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