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A Supreme Court justice. The governor of New Jersey. A prominent MSNBC host. Practically half the tech world. What’s behind this moment of thespian power? (Repost from The New York Times August 20, 2023) They’re everywhere. Muttering “thank you, five” under their breath when you swing by their cubicles to remind them about a team meeting happening in five minutes. Performing slightly too well at office karaoke after protesting slightly too much about getting onstage. Former t

(Reposted from The New York Times) Today we’ll solve for x and y, where x is a group of high-level mathematicians and y is an...

PERSONAL NOTE: I’m HORRIFIED by the reports in this article. Adults should know better. Think outside the box people!!! THIS. IS....

Phil Cutrone & Rodney Ingram Could not be more ‘proud of my boy’ Rodney Ingram who is now STARRING as ‘Aladdin’ in the Mexico production of Disney’s ALADDIN. Rodney starred as ‘Prince Eric’ in my production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID at White Plains Performing Arts Center in 2014. Little story…Rodney had a callback for the Broadway production of ALADDIN during our tech week for ‘MERMAID’ and he asked if he could miss part of tech rehearsal to go to his callback. Clearly,

PERSONAL NOTE: Believe it or not, this was also my story…maybe that’s why later in life I fell into directing and found THAT was where I...

PERSONAL NOTE: Read this as many times as is necessary for it to sink in. Greatest culmination of advice I’ve seen in a LONG, LONG while....

It was recently announced that, when Broadway reopens this year, all 7 of the new plays being produced are written by black playwrights....

I remember going for a walk one day in the summer while listening to the album, Sondheim on Sondheim. While I knew most of the songs...

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the...

Artistic Director Jeremy Quinn goes behind the scenes of the Sondheim musical, told from Toby’s perspective. There’s Sweeney Todd, and...

Wouldn’t it have been nice if the all-mighty Lord, right after handing down the five Books of Moses, issued a short addendum listing all...

Click HERE for the Venü Magazine Article – the story begins on p. 87