One of my earliest memories of seeing a musical is seeing Hair at the Media Theatre. I was thirteen years old…my mom lied about my age to get me a ticket. It hadn’t been a good day. I was struggling with mental health issues, and I learned I had a C in English. But I went in and everything felt better. The Media Theatre is a lovely theatre, and they went all out. There were hippies handing out leaflets and a general feel of something amazing brewing. I was so excited t

Lindsay Smiling is Philadelphia theatre. You can find him everywhere…onstage, off stage, in charge…I’m pretty sure this man can do everything. I have interviewed Lindsay before, but this time was different. This was the first time I got to see Lindsay act! I know I’m sort of late to the party on that one, but it was something that excited me from the very start. Going into The America Play, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. All I knew was that I couldn’t wait to see L

As seasons are starting to wind down, I still need things to write about! So from this thought comes my newest segment, Musical Notes. I know I’ve talked before about being a huge musical theatre nerd, so this is where I get to talk about musicals! I’m super excited about this, because musicals are one of my favorite things to talk about. I’m going to start off with a long overdue post…RENT. RENT has been a part of my life for a very long time. I think I started listenin

(Photo credit to Ashley Smith with Wide Eyed Studios) Dear Evan Hansen is a show that I have wanted to see for a very long time. It had a good run on Broadway, and a good tour. At one point, I had a front row ticket for a performance on the tour stop in Philly, which was ultimately permanently canceled due to COVID. When I saw The Arden was doing it this season, I was ecstatic. I’ve seen a few musicals at the Arden, and they’ve all been phenomenal. I was entirely certain

(Photo credit to Johanna Austin) Last week, I wrote a piece on The America Play after seeing it at The Wilma. And I absolutely hated what I wrote. This was extremely weird for me, because I’ve never hated a post as much as I hated what I wrote about this play. I don’t think I hit all of the important parts. I don’t think I highlighted the actors’ performances. I don’t think I properly articulated what I was trying to say about this absolutely mind blowing play. I took t