Dr. Drama

Alex Newell & Hailey Kilgore in Once on this Island (Photo: Joan Marcus) The recent news of the January 6th twin closing notices of audience darlings Head Over Heels and Once on this Island has left fans of those shows reeling. It is a disheartening […]

(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 […]

Few events are more incomprehensible and profoundly disorienting than the loss of a child.  In Hamilton: An American Musical, we bear witness to Alexander and Eliza Hamilton dealing with the death of their son, Phillip. In her grief, Eliza starts an orphanage, speaks out for […]

Death is among the most challenging of realities that we as humans are ever challenged to process. When someone in our sphere passes away, we are forced to grapple with our own mortality and the ephemeral nature of life. Rituals are a manner of organizing […]

It’s Dr. Drama’s one year anniversary! We launched on September 6, 2017 and it’s been a year filled with insightful conversations, engaging with audiences, and exploration of mental health in musicals.  To celebrate, we are giving away a $100 gift certificate to the Playbill.com store […]

(Photo: Emilio Madrid-Kuser) Jelani Alladin made his Broadway debut this year in the eagerly anticipated musical, Frozen. He plays Kristoff, the ice-selling, reindeer-talking, argument-engaging man who ultimately becomes the object of Princess Anna’s affections. His performance is effortlessly endearing and incredibly athletic.  Most audiences are […]

In the grand tradition of the greats whose comedy dances with the darkness (a la Bill Murray), Jennifer Simard has a rare brand of humor that is rooted in pathos. She embodies her roles, even the larger-than-life characters, as whole humans who you can imagine […]

Live event this Sunday, August 26th @ 10:30 am, co-hosted by Dr. Drama.  Silber will discuss starring in Fiddler on the Roof in the West End and Broadway, her novel following Tevye’s family called After Anatevka, and her recently published memoir White Hot Grief Parade.     Hope to […]

Photograph: Michael Kushner In performance, Alexandra Silber brings an open heart that invites the audience into her emotional journey. Theatergoers in the West End have had the opportunity to see her as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, the daughter who bids farewell to her […]

Imagine having the distinction of playing one of our culture’s most identifiable great fathers over a record-breaking 11 years when the experience with your own father was that of an emotionally distant alcoholic.  That is precisely what Alton Fitzgerald White has done, having played Mufasa […]