I recently attended a performance of Evita at the famed American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA and left feeling incredible pathos for the character of Che. This surprised me, as I had always experienced Che as an angry stand-in for the audience’s perspective, a single […]

Director Sammi Cannold is at the helm of the current production of the famed musical, Evita, currently playing at the American Repertory Theater (ART) in Cambridge, MA with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Time Rice. She is an exciting and young director […]

To listen to Eleri Ward perform is to hear a vocal journey in tone, lyrics and emotion. Her covers of Sondheim songs, which are intimate and haunting, catapulted her career and her notoriety in the NYC theater community. She made her off-Broadway debut this past […]

This past weekend, I moderated a panel on Musicals & Mental Health during the pandemic at BroadwayCon, theater’s annual fan convention. This conversation featured Hailey Kilgore (Once on this Island), Brittney Mack (Six the Musical), Sky Lakota-Lynch (Dear Evan Hansen) and Lesli Margherita (Matilda) to […]

(Photo: AP) The irreverent puppet/human hybrid musical Avenue Q explored how we navigate early adulthood in contemporary times. This loving satire concluded with the song, “For Now”, reminding us that everything is ephemeral and, in that recognition, there is an unburdening. We are currently standing […]

By Ashley Kleinman Martinez, MA, RDT, LCAT, LPC I am a self-described and proud theatre nerd. This shows up in the obvious ways.  For example, rarely do I feel more seen and connected with another than when we are able to spontaneously reference theatre lyrics […]

“Grow up, Heather; Bulimia is so ‘87.”  – Heathers the Musical. I wish that was the case, but it seems that eating disorders and disordered eating are on the rise in every demographic – especially the arts. Being a performer is to be insanely driven, […]

This pandemic is infecting hundreds of thousands of Americans with the virus and all of us with fear. In response to dealing with the anxiety, uncertainty and isolation, I am launching a Mental Health Series: Instagram Live. Each episode will feature discussion of coping skills […]

We are living in scary times. The Coronavirus is threatening people’s health, financial stability and emotional well-being. Within our own beloved theater community, regional and community theaters are canceling current productions, and Broadway just closed it’s doors for one month (https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-will-go-dark-amid-coronavirus-concerns).  The fear this is […]

(Photo: Marc Franklin) Emojiland, currently running off-Broadway at The Duke on 42nd Street, is a delight of a musical, laugh-out-loud performances with an ear-worm score. It features characters based on well-known emojis, such as Skull (Lucas Steele), Princess (Lesli Margherita), Prince (Josh Lamon), and Smiling […]