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Alex Wong – Athletic Grace

Alex Wong – Athletic Grace

Alex Wong is a tremendous dancer, singularly embodying beauty and power. The 30-year-old grew up in Canada, where his love of dance was evident from a young age. With the encouragement and support of his parents, he pursued his love for movement, taking classes from […]

Jeremy Jordan – Accidental Actor

Jeremy Jordan – Accidental Actor

To watch Jeremy Jordan perform is to witness confidence and swagger personified, whether leading the newsboys’ strike in Newsies, exploring childhood imagination in Finding Neverland, or charming his way through a string of heists in Bonnie & Clyde. So you might be surprised to learn […]

So You Think You Can Dance –  Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

So You Think You Can Dance – Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

  In honor of my upcoming interview with So You Think You Can Dance alum, Alex Wong, I am running a contest to for a signed SYTYCD Season 14 tour poster. To enter: 1. Subscribe to Dr. Drama at www.drdrama.com (worth 5 entries) 2. Follow […]

Alexandra Silber – Radical Awe

Alexandra Silber – Radical Awe

Alexandra Silber has played many of the great roles in the West End, Broadway, and major concerts, including Julie Jordan in Carousel, Sophie de Palma in Master Class, Maria in West Side Story, and Amalia in She Loves Me. But the world she has spent the most time inhabiting by […]

Hamilton – Sing Out, Louise

Hamilton – Sing Out, Louise

Ask fans of musical theater to name the best musical of all time, most will quickly say Gypsy. This 1959 musical is the penultimate stage mother story, led by a pedigreed creative team that included Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Jerome Robbins and […]

Story Pirates – The Power of Play

Story Pirates – The Power of Play

Play is the work of childhood. It is practice for our adult roles, exploration of ourselves, trying on identities, the excavation and examination of emotions. A child at play is a child who is learning. Story Pirates has been honoring and elevating play since 2004 […]

MJ Rodriguez – The Importance of Being Seen

MJ Rodriguez – The Importance of Being Seen

MJ Rodriguez is a force on and off the stage. She has had breakthrough roles in Rent (playing Angel in the 2011 off-Broadway production), Runaways at Encore! City Centers, and the world premiere of Burn All Night this past summer at the American Repertory Theater, […]

Calling All Theater Nerds! You, Yes You!

Calling All Theater Nerds! You, Yes You!

I have lots of great interviews in the works, some in the process of editing and some exciting Broadway favorites scheduled. Continuing to work on setting up great folks for upcoming pieces. I would love to hear from YOU who you want to see interviewed […]

Ilana Levine – The Power of Yes

Ilana Levine – The Power of Yes

There is no way to introduce this guest except to say that if you are not yet listening to her podcast, Little Known Facts, you need to start now. Ilana Levine is doing some of the most in-depth, intimate interviews out there. Her guests have […]

Joseph Morales – Are They Listening?

Joseph Morales – Are They Listening?

Hamilton: An American Musical is a singular piece of theater for any number of reasons, including the creative team’s ability for plucking young talent. Joseph Morales is one of the few actors on the planet who have earned the distinct honor of playing Alexander Hamilton […]