Badia Farha plays many roles in her life, including wife, mother, actor, and singer, so taking on multiple characters in the recent Joe Iconis off-Broadway musical, Broadway Bounty Hunter, was a case of art mimicking life. Farha played Sienna, Madam, and others, as well as […]

I had the honor and privilege to speak with the delightful Kirsten Wrinkle. We talked about musicals, mental health, and the power of live theater. Take a listen (link below) to hear all of this and my pick for the next great mental health musical. […]

Producers Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, and David Geffen recently announced casting for an intriguing revival of West Side Story helmed by visionary director Ivo Van Hove. Among the talented cast is Amar Ramasar, a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet (NYCB). Ramasar was […]

We have witnessed it frequently as of late, Broadway audience members vocally complaining about actors, with their ire focused “missing” shows (aka, having prior engagements or attending to a family emergency) and not stage dooring. Actors including Ben Platt, Laura Benanti, Shoshana Bean, and Jeremy […]

What do you get when you cross humility, talent, dedication, spirituality, and humanity? You get an actor who can move audiences in performance as Martin Luther King, Jr., Coalhouse Walker, Jr. and George Washington. Darnell Abraham is one such performer, a man of the stage […]

Loved co-hosting this episode of the OnStage Blog podcast Movie Musical Shakedown about Sweeney Todd. We talked about the psychology of obsession, the empty motivation of revenge, the relative success of the film adaptation, and who would make our ideal leads. Let us know what […]

If you want to see theater that will leave you indelibly changed, dive into the immersive theatrical experience of The Hidden Ones. This 90-minute, limited dialogue show, interactive piece is the brain-child of actor and director, Anthony Logan Cole. The show is set in the […]

I am pleased to share this piece from a new collaboration with Shrink Tank (“If psychology and pop culture had a baby…”) exploring Alexander Hamilton and Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder? Why Hamilton Wrote Like He Was Running Out Of Time Best, Dr. Drama

Dr. Drama will be presenting at the following BroadwayCon panels this year (see below or click on the link for the Con

(Photo: Nina Westervelt) Imagine the surprise of my patients when I tell them that the most important part of my job as their psychologist is my own self-care. The natural confusion comes from the assumption that taking care of others means putting yourself second. But […]