On the first Monday in May, I gave a talk at the Aux Dog Theatre to half a hundred people who had an interest in Jersey…

   As we prepare to open our 46th season this Sunday, I’m packing up my office. With the Capitol Steps on their way in this Sunday, I’m on my way out this Tuesday. I’m…

   Outside, a million people streamed through the streets in revolt. Inside, a million thoughts swirled through my head.

   On May Day, 2006, protestors across the…

   The Broadway cast of Disney’s The Lion King has it easier than their counterparts on the road if for no other reason than they don’t have to learn a new theater every few…

     I love talking to people about theater, especially people who do it on bigger stages than I, so to speak. I got that opportunity last spring when I interviewed Jeff Moss, director for both …

For her 11^th birthday, in 1998, I gave my Capricorn daughter, Nina, a summertime gift: tickets for her first Broadway show, The Lion King, in July. She had practically memorized the animated movie…

If you invited 1,975 people to your house, you'd lay down some rules, wouldn't you? We do. The hard part for us at Popejoy Hall is to create rules that don't restrict people's ability to have fun. Some of the rules we have do cause a few grimaces, so I thought an explanation might help.

We…

About 20 years ago, I wrote a play for Mystery Cafe called "Guns and Poses." The show required an actor to cross-dress as the female cabaret singer, Bella.

The Sunday before we opened the show at La Posada (now Hotel Andaluz) where…

Auditions are all about long lines and long waits, some longer than others.

Louie Napoleon, Skimbleshanks in the national touring company of Cats, stood in line to audition for…