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Tag: musicals and mental health

Orpheus & The Fates: How Hadestown Musicalizes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Orpheus & The Fates: How Hadestown Musicalizes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Pictured above from L to R: Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Reeve Carney, and Kay Trinidad (Photo: Charles Sykes) A man is walking alone, wondering out loud if he is worthy of the journey. He is leading his lover and the workers out of Hadestown, a stop […]

Entrance Theatre Talk Podcast

Entrance Theatre Talk Podcast

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. […]

Hamilton & Bipolar Disorder & Shrink Tank

Hamilton & Bipolar Disorder & Shrink Tank

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

You Oughta Know – 7 Truths About Addiction in Jagged Little Pill

You Oughta Know – 7 Truths About Addiction in Jagged Little Pill

Sean Allan Krill as Steve Healy and Elizabeth Stanley as Mary Jane Healy In Jagged Little Pill at the American Repertory Theater (Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva) Jagged Little Pill, which premiered last year at the American Repertory Theater and opens on Broadway December 5, 2019, is […]

Jagged Little Pill Explores Mental Health

Jagged Little Pill Explores Mental Health

The sounds of an angry beat drive the protestations of a scorned lover, reminding her ex, “I’m here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away. It’s not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to […]

Top 10 Musicals about Mental Health

Top 10 Musicals about Mental Health

Art is a powerful medium for understanding ourselves and each other. As one of those art forms, theater can elucidate and educate, allowing us inside of the internal lives of the characters through song and dance in a way that other genres cannot, making it […]