When Lin-Manuel Miranda is on it, it thrills me to watch him perform. His Broadway show In The Heights is admittedly fraught with clichés, but seeing true hip-hop live on a Broadway stage sent chills up my spine. In this video, Miranda performs at the White House. I hope his description of The Hamilton Mixtape [...]
Life is but a dream.
I mentioned once before that I have a little problem with theater works. On a related note, I have an issue with contemporary musicals. Historically, I believe that musical theater is an outgrowth of opera and that influenced the arrangement and performance of the songs. Starting in 1967, with Hair, comes the rock influence. Broadway [...]
The Drowsy Chaperone
I have mixed feelings about theater. While there are works I love, I often have trouble dealing with the artificiality of the form. There you sit, in a large room with a lot of other people, while actors stand on a raised platform pretending you’re not there, shouting out as they parade back and forth [...]