A couple of weeks ago, Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, was in town to talk about the contributions performing arts make to a local economy and…

I expect the calls to start any minute now, from people who ask if there might be any way they could just peek in on a rehearsal of Wicked, or maybe bring their class to see a dress rehearsal.

If you were thinking about making that call, know this: rehearsals are rarely open to the public. Rehearsals are where actors work out any problems before they show their work to the public. Also, …