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I brought my friend Andrew Fox creator, composer, lyricist of Slam frank with me to see Archduke Off Broadway. I'm late posting this so sadly both shows have just closed. I hope you caught them!
#archduke #RajivJoseph #slamfrank
#archduke #RajivJoseph #slamfrank
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I brought my friend Andrew Fox creator, composer, lyricist of Slam frank with me to see Archduke Off Broadway. I'm late posting this so sadly both shows have just closed. I hope you caught them!
#archduke #RajivJoseph #slamfrank
#archduke #RajivJoseph #slamfrank
Taking my friend visiting from LA to see the Off Broadway Musical 44 at the Daryl Roth Theater Downtown! Are your ready for some political nostalgia? #44themusical #offbroadway #musicalrevue #newyorktheater Watch the revue: youtu.be/GzN4c45Kg0Q
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Taking my friend visiting from LA to see the Off Broadway Musical 44 at the Daryl Roth Theater Downtown! Are your ready for some political nostalgia? #44themusical #offbroadway #musicalrevue #newyorktheater Watch the revue: youtu.be/GzN4c45Kg0Q
Hot take: In modern politics, Oedipus would just hire a PR team and spin the scandal.
The tragic ending feels almost quaint in 2025 when no scandal is too big to overcome.
But you CAN'T change Oedipus. The tragedy IS the ending.
Thoughts? youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
The tragic ending feels almost quaint in 2025 when no scandal is too big to overcome.
But you CAN'T change Oedipus. The tragedy IS the ending.
Thoughts? youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
December 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hot take: In modern politics, Oedipus would just hire a PR team and spin the scandal.
The tragic ending feels almost quaint in 2025 when no scandal is too big to overcome.
But you CAN'T change Oedipus. The tragedy IS the ending.
Thoughts? youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
The tragic ending feels almost quaint in 2025 when no scandal is too big to overcome.
But you CAN'T change Oedipus. The tragedy IS the ending.
Thoughts? youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
I caught a matinee of LIBERATION at the James Earl Jones theater on BROADWAY. This is a great play! Run, dont' walk and get your tickets!
#liberationonbraodway #greattheater #besswohl #tonyawards
#liberationonbraodway #greattheater #besswohl #tonyawards
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I caught a matinee of LIBERATION at the James Earl Jones theater on BROADWAY. This is a great play! Run, dont' walk and get your tickets!
#liberationonbraodway #greattheater #besswohl #tonyawards
#liberationonbraodway #greattheater #besswohl #tonyawards
OEDIPUS has a literal clock on stage counting down from 2 hours in real-time.
The entire play = 2 hours until election results.
No need to check your watch. Brilliant theatrical device that makes a 2,500-year-old story feel URGENT.
Review: youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
The entire play = 2 hours until election results.
No need to check your watch. Brilliant theatrical device that makes a 2,500-year-old story feel URGENT.
Review: youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
December 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
OEDIPUS has a literal clock on stage counting down from 2 hours in real-time.
The entire play = 2 hours until election results.
No need to check your watch. Brilliant theatrical device that makes a 2,500-year-old story feel URGENT.
Review: youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
The entire play = 2 hours until election results.
No need to check your watch. Brilliant theatrical device that makes a 2,500-year-old story feel URGENT.
Review: youtu.be/sbRABD7TZ0s
Tonight I'm seeing Oedipus at Studio 54. This is a modern day adaptation from the West end. Can a Greek tragedy from the 5th century still resonate in modern times? Let's find out!
#oedipusonbroadway #greektragedy #oedious #sophocles
#oedipusonbroadway #greektragedy #oedious #sophocles
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tonight I'm seeing Oedipus at Studio 54. This is a modern day adaptation from the West end. Can a Greek tragedy from the 5th century still resonate in modern times? Let's find out!
#oedipusonbroadway #greektragedy #oedious #sophocles
#oedipusonbroadway #greektragedy #oedious #sophocles
QUEEN OF VERSAILLES biggest challenge? It's based on a documentary - character-driven, not plot-driven. Lucky for them, Kristin Chenoweth is a STAR who makes you watch no matter what. Full review: youtu.be/AmdUSVib3cI #QueenOfVersailles #Broadway
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
QUEEN OF VERSAILLES biggest challenge? It's based on a documentary - character-driven, not plot-driven. Lucky for them, Kristin Chenoweth is a STAR who makes you watch no matter what. Full review: youtu.be/AmdUSVib3cI #QueenOfVersailles #Broadway
Not bored by PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, but this show is BEGGING for a bigger stage! Too much talent crammed into too small a space 🎭 Full review: youtu.be/nQub1b1uPTk #MusicalTheater #OffBroadway
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Not bored by PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, but this show is BEGGING for a bigger stage! Too much talent crammed into too small a space 🎭 Full review: youtu.be/nQub1b1uPTk #MusicalTheater #OffBroadway
The mystery musical PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK needs to lean INTO the magic realism, not away from it! 🌙 Here's what would make it work better: youtu.be/nQub1b1uPTk #MusicalTheater #OffBroadway #TheaterReview
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The mystery musical PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK needs to lean INTO the magic realism, not away from it! 🌙 Here's what would make it work better: youtu.be/nQub1b1uPTk #MusicalTheater #OffBroadway #TheaterReview
In honor of the closing of The Queen of Versailles here is a flashback to just a month ago when I bought a last minute ticket so I could attend the opening and do my review live!
#queenofversailles #openingnight #closingnight #broadway #newmusical #kristinchenoweth
#queenofversailles #openingnight #closingnight #broadway #newmusical #kristinchenoweth
December 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In honor of the closing of The Queen of Versailles here is a flashback to just a month ago when I bought a last minute ticket so I could attend the opening and do my review live!
#queenofversailles #openingnight #closingnight #broadway #newmusical #kristinchenoweth
#queenofversailles #openingnight #closingnight #broadway #newmusical #kristinchenoweth
Are they holograms or robots? 🤔 The staging of MARJORIE PRIME left me confused about what the "primes" actually ARE. The movie made it clearer! Where's the charging station?? Full review: youtu.be/EVN8wvHnvhM #MarjoriePrime #Broadway#HelenHayesTheater #TheaterTech #ProductionDesign
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Are they holograms or robots? 🤔 The staging of MARJORIE PRIME left me confused about what the "primes" actually ARE. The movie made it clearer! Where's the charging station?? Full review: youtu.be/EVN8wvHnvhM #MarjoriePrime #Broadway#HelenHayesTheater #TheaterTech #ProductionDesign
Missing the Kit Kat Club? Head over to the Hidden Jewel Box Theater at Port Authority bus terminal to see a show sexier than Broadway would ever dare! You have to see what this spunky group of performers has created in a former Mrs. Fields Cookie shop!
#burlesque #secretNYC #sexy
#burlesque #secretNYC #sexy
December 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Missing the Kit Kat Club? Head over to the Hidden Jewel Box Theater at Port Authority bus terminal to see a show sexier than Broadway would ever dare! You have to see what this spunky group of performers has created in a former Mrs. Fields Cookie shop!
#burlesque #secretNYC #sexy
#burlesque #secretNYC #sexy
I went to opening night of Picnic at Hanging Rock at the historic Greenwich House Theater (aka Barrow Street Theater) last night! I was blown away by the talent involved in this new musical. Review coming soon!
#picnicathangingrock #newmusical #offbroadway
#picnicathangingrock #newmusical #offbroadway
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I went to opening night of Picnic at Hanging Rock at the historic Greenwich House Theater (aka Barrow Street Theater) last night! I was blown away by the talent involved in this new musical. Review coming soon!
#picnicathangingrock #newmusical #offbroadway
#picnicathangingrock #newmusical #offbroadway
🤖 MARJORIE PRIME feels like it was written yesterday! The AI companion concept is RIGHT at our doorstep. Incredibly timely + smart foreshadowing. Full review: youtu.be/EVN8wvHnvhM #MarjoriePrime #Broadway #AITheater
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🤖 MARJORIE PRIME feels like it was written yesterday! The AI companion concept is RIGHT at our doorstep. Incredibly timely + smart foreshadowing. Full review: youtu.be/EVN8wvHnvhM #MarjoriePrime #Broadway #AITheater
“Three Bedroom House” from BAT BOY is one of the greatest musical theater songs! 🏠 It’s tuneful, funny, gives us a love confession, then flips into a dark, brilliant reprise. The emotional journey in one number is wild. Full review: youtu.be/uvTYKh1S1jo... #MusicalTheaterSongs #LaurenceOKeefe
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“Three Bedroom House” from BAT BOY is one of the greatest musical theater songs! 🏠 It’s tuneful, funny, gives us a love confession, then flips into a dark, brilliant reprise. The emotional journey in one number is wild. Full review: youtu.be/uvTYKh1S1jo... #MusicalTheaterSongs #LaurenceOKeefe
The question every musical must answer: WHY does this story need to be a musical?
"Reunions" has lovely music and great actors, but the characters don't need to burst into song. It felt like singing dialogue.
Not every story needs to sing.
Review: youtu.be/vvSghzPVW2M
"Reunions" has lovely music and great actors, but the characters don't need to burst into song. It felt like singing dialogue.
Not every story needs to sing.
Review: youtu.be/vvSghzPVW2M
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The question every musical must answer: WHY does this story need to be a musical?
"Reunions" has lovely music and great actors, but the characters don't need to burst into song. It felt like singing dialogue.
Not every story needs to sing.
Review: youtu.be/vvSghzPVW2M
"Reunions" has lovely music and great actors, but the characters don't need to burst into song. It felt like singing dialogue.
Not every story needs to sing.
Review: youtu.be/vvSghzPVW2M
Heading to the Duke at 42nd Street Studios for Messy White Gays! Love this little black box—built in the ’90s, seats about 200, home to Peter and the Starcatcher. Got lost, found it, had thoughts. Full review: youtu.be/ah4vRpjCDbc
🎭✨
#MessyWhiteGays #OffBroadway#BoredAndConfused
🎭✨
#MessyWhiteGays #OffBroadway#BoredAndConfused
December 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Heading to the Duke at 42nd Street Studios for Messy White Gays! Love this little black box—built in the ’90s, seats about 200, home to Peter and the Starcatcher. Got lost, found it, had thoughts. Full review: youtu.be/ah4vRpjCDbc
🎭✨
#MessyWhiteGays #OffBroadway#BoredAndConfused
🎭✨
#MessyWhiteGays #OffBroadway#BoredAndConfused
Wicked's moral: pretend to agree with authoritarians until you can overthrow them? That's... concerning. Especially now when politicians keep saying they're waiting for the "right moment" to stand up.
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Wicked's moral: pretend to agree with authoritarians until you can overthrow them? That's... concerning. Especially now when politicians keep saying they're waiting for the "right moment" to stand up.
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Tonight! 🎭 Took my friend Director/Writer DJ Salisbury (in town for The Man Who Would Be King) to see Marjorie Prime at the Helen Hayes Theatre. A beautiful, thought-provoking Broadway premiere from Second Stage Theater—highly recommend! 🎟️✨ #MarjoriePrime #Broadway #Theatre
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Tonight! 🎭 Took my friend Director/Writer DJ Salisbury (in town for The Man Who Would Be King) to see Marjorie Prime at the Helen Hayes Theatre. A beautiful, thought-provoking Broadway premiere from Second Stage Theater—highly recommend! 🎟️✨ #MarjoriePrime #Broadway #Theatre
The "As Long as You're Mine" staging was SO awkward. They're singing "hold me too close, kiss me too deep" while standing across the room from each other?? Why. 😬
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The "As Long as You're Mine" staging was SO awkward. They're singing "hold me too close, kiss me too deep" while standing across the room from each other?? Why. 😬
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
The Wizard built a HOVER VEHICLE and an entire Emerald City but we're supposed to believe he's powerless without Elphaba? The core conflict makes no sense! 🎭
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Wizard built a HOVER VEHICLE and an entire Emerald City but we're supposed to believe he's powerless without Elphaba? The core conflict makes no sense! 🎭
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
Full review: youtu.be/pUS3-yhOMt8
#WickedForGood #WickedMovie #MovieReview
FINN's Kennedy Center tour got canceled by the government takeover. Plot twist: The show got picked up by Concord Theatrical & is now available EVERYWHERE. What was meant to hurt it actually launched it! 🦈 youtu.be/W649e8ti-1o #FinnMusical
#FinnMusical #KennedyCenter #TheaterCommunity #NAMT2025
#FinnMusical #KennedyCenter #TheaterCommunity #NAMT2025
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
FINN's Kennedy Center tour got canceled by the government takeover. Plot twist: The show got picked up by Concord Theatrical & is now available EVERYWHERE. What was meant to hurt it actually launched it! 🦈 youtu.be/W649e8ti-1o #FinnMusical
#FinnMusical #KennedyCenter #TheaterCommunity #NAMT2025
#FinnMusical #KennedyCenter #TheaterCommunity #NAMT2025
I look so tired.
#instantfacelift #beard #bearded #beardstyle #beardlife #beardgang #beardsofinstagram #beards #beardlove #beardedmen #beardnation
#instantfacelift #beard #bearded #beardstyle #beardlife #beardgang #beardsofinstagram #beards #beardlove #beardedmen #beardnation
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
MESSY WHITE GAYS = 80 min of rapid-fire jokes. Even if one doesn't land, the next one hits. The rhythm is SO strong you just ride the wave of laughs. Hell's Kitchen gays were LIVING for it. Pure fun! Review: youtu.be/ah4vRpjCDbc
#MessyWhiteGays #DrewDroege #ComedyTheater #OffBroadway #NYCTheater
#MessyWhiteGays #DrewDroege #ComedyTheater #OffBroadway #NYCTheater
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
MESSY WHITE GAYS = 80 min of rapid-fire jokes. Even if one doesn't land, the next one hits. The rhythm is SO strong you just ride the wave of laughs. Hell's Kitchen gays were LIVING for it. Pure fun! Review: youtu.be/ah4vRpjCDbc
#MessyWhiteGays #DrewDroege #ComedyTheater #OffBroadway #NYCTheater
#MessyWhiteGays #DrewDroege #ComedyTheater #OffBroadway #NYCTheater
NAMT 2025 was DARK: 6 of 8 shows dealt with death/grief. Fathers dying, Civil War deaths, twins dying... Only 2 comedies in the lineup! Writers are processing some heavy themes this year. Full breakdown: youtu.be/W649e8ti-1o #NAMT2025
#NAMT2025 #NewMusicals #MusicalTheater #TheaterDevelopment
#NAMT2025 #NewMusicals #MusicalTheater #TheaterDevelopment
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NAMT 2025 was DARK: 6 of 8 shows dealt with death/grief. Fathers dying, Civil War deaths, twins dying... Only 2 comedies in the lineup! Writers are processing some heavy themes this year. Full breakdown: youtu.be/W649e8ti-1o #NAMT2025
#NAMT2025 #NewMusicals #MusicalTheater #TheaterDevelopment
#NAMT2025 #NewMusicals #MusicalTheater #TheaterDevelopment