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The Hidden Ones – Explosive, Emotive, Immersive Theater

The Hidden Ones – Explosive, Emotive, Immersive Theater

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 […]

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

Dr. Drama at BroadwayCon 2019!

Dr. Drama at BroadwayCon 2019!

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

Oh, Ti Moune – What Show Closings Teach Us About Death, Loss and Saying Goodbye

Oh, Ti Moune – What Show Closings Teach Us About Death, Loss and Saying Goodbye

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 […]

Nelba Marquez-Greene – It’s Quiet Uptown

Nelba Marquez-Greene – It’s Quiet Uptown

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 […]

Jelani Alladin – Wildest Dreams

Jelani Alladin – Wildest Dreams

(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 […]

Alexandra Silber – Book Talk Live

Alexandra Silber – Book Talk Live

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 […]

Alexandra Silber – Grief, Theater & The Miraculous Healing

Alexandra Silber – Grief, Theater & The Miraculous Healing

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 […]

Alton Fitzgerald White – How the Lion King was Healed

Alton Fitzgerald White – How the Lion King was Healed

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 […]

Megan Kingery – Lady Producer

Megan Kingery – Lady Producer

Megan Kingery is a self-proclaimed #LadyProducer, a co-producer of  of Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 that put forward a thrilling, immersive piece of theater with the most diverse cast on Broadway. Not only is she a thoughtful, vocal advocate for bringing a […]