This was a question that was recently posed to me during a coffee chat with a theatre friend. To be quite honest, I didn't have an answer. Reason being, it makes no logical sense to me. At this point, I have to believe that there is some sort of dark conspiracy to prevent this man from ever winning a Tony Award.
Becuase if you look at his resume, it bewilders me how he doesn't have multiple spinning medals already.
Read MoreIt’s no secret in the theatre world that stage managing is difficult. Between creating schedules, tracking each and every change and development in rehearsal, making sure the show runs smoothly each night, and of course, managing actors and tech staff, it gets hectic. You are ultimately charged with creating order out of varying amounts of chaos. And one thing that must be kept in order is your own attitude.
Read MoreAs we embark on a new year that means SUMMER STOCK THEATRE are about to start or are just around the corner. I wanted to tell a true story of what happened to me four years ago and why your mental health is key.
Read MoreMusical theatre in both American and Mexican cultures has turned around and showed us that historical musical theatre can succeed. America has productions like "Hamilton and in Mexico's case, we have "Josefa".
Read MoreIt’s audition season. Over the coming days and weeks I know I’m going to see plenty of requests for men. Extending auditions or callbacks looking for more male participants. Male actors receiving phone calls asking, begging, pleading with them to not merely come audition but come be in the show. Because for seemingly every 10 females to audition, maybe 1 or 2 males come out. And yet theaters continue to produce works that require more men than women in roles. Why? I think it’s more than time the ladies took center stage. And there’s more than enough works for us to do just that.
Read MoreDear “Everyone who told me that I can’t”,
If it wasn’t for you
I wouldn’t be here before you today.
There is no doubt that the musical theatre fandom is a passionate bunch. Musicals, no matter if they are successes or flops, can be fiercely defended. So we here at OnStage Blog wanted to find out what is your favorite musical over the past 17 years.
Since Facebook now has a really fun poll feature. We'd figured the easiest way to do this is to do it bracket style.
Read MoreMusical theatre is in an odd position within the theatre world. Musicals grace Broadway stages and car stereos across the nation. They become pop culture icons and films.
They also get a bad rap.
Read MoreA recent article about Green Room Etiquette on OnStage Blog took me back to all of the great times I’ve had in Green Rooms, and had me looking forward to all the great times I (hopefully) have ahead of me in them. I can picture the furniture, layout, and shade of green (or other color) of each Green Room in which I have spent a significant amount of time, as well as the faces of the people I shared them with (probably because they were made up in some distinctive way). When I first heard the term “Green Room,” it was in reference to a room the defining feature of which was that it was bright green. I didn’t know it had anything to do with theatre beyond my high school. Now I know better, and I know it was probably not green by accident, but because of theatrical tradition. I’ve also noticed that not all Green Rooms are green, and yet they all retain the color in their name. The name’s the thing, and so I went in search of the definitive origin of that name, and reader, I will tell you right now that there is none. If you keep reading, though, you will get to consider, as I did in my research, all of the wild reasons and theories that have been given based on centuries of theatre history.
Read MoreNothing brings people together like theatre. Student theatre is no exception to this and is a huge uniting force on campus. It is an opportunity for people who are not pursuing professional careers in the industry to get involved in an amazing community of people. Never in my life have I met a more diverse, hard-working group of people than those that put on shows as students.
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