Don’t be a Scrooge.   Photo courtesy of Thrillist The season of giving is upon us! While that most often means an exhausting list of shopping, wrapping, and gift giving and receiving, I also like to think that it’s a time to think even more than usual about giving back

This is the one. The one I’ve been waiting for.   Photo by Matthew Murphy I can’t describe to you how incredibly excited I was to see The Band’s Visit last night. I was hooked ever since seeing Katrina Lenk’s magnificent performance of “Omar Sharif” at the 2018 Tony Awards

What would happen if the Coen Brothers wrote a script for the stage?   Photo courtesy of Dark and Stormy After seeing The Norwegians by Dark and Stormy Productions (my first ever time!) last weekend, I think it would look similar to that. Part whodunit, part murder mystery, part dark

It is a truth universally acknowledged…   Photo by Dan Norman That holiday season stagings need a refresh. Don’t get me wrong; I will always harbor love for How the Grinch Stole Christmas or A Christmas Carol. That said, do we need to see them *every* year? Done exactly the

Which of the old grand dame musicals is your favorite?   Photo by Matthew Murphy I’m thinking the tours that never seem to die – Lion King, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, basically anything Andrew Lloyd Webber has ever made – and return time and again to our historic

Dare to keep up with this witty new con caper.   Photo courtesy of Theater Mu As we roll into holiday season, the typical reason for the season spiel, while appropriate, can start to get really tired. Photo by Rich Ryan I mean I’ll readily admit that I’m a Grinch,

Feeling a little shut in this winter?   Photo courtesy of Thrillist Consider a change of scenery and check out some of the best U.S.-based winter destinations you can enjoy to get away from home but still have that snowy winter experience. I rounded up 7 awesome options across America

This is a big one for me. Photo courtesy of Thrillist As long-time readers know, I’ve been writing for Thrillist for a couple of years now. Most of what I’ve had the chance to write has been listicle style roundups, but I was recently afforded the chance to write a

The air was thick with nostalgia as the audience settled into their seats.   Photo by Dan Norman After all, you’d have to live under a rock not to remember the infamous 1989 film featuring a veritable who’s who of a pillar pre-#metoo feminine Hollywood. I mean how can you

I know it didn’t work out this time, but can we have a little Ichabod Crane again later? Sometimes I think my mind exists in a vortex and I’ll never catch up. Let me explain: in my busy day to day of late, I seem to be missing basic facts.