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…

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   On February 4th, we started selling tickets to Disney’s The Lion King to the general public. Within days, we heard people tell us they thought the show was sold out.…

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   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…

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“Whoa.” said Tara Miller, one of our head electricians. “That’s gone.”

The “that” she was referring to was a semi-permanent piece of scaffolding we have backstage to…

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   What does it take for you to get comfortable with a play?

   Do you want the sets and costumes to look realistic, or are you okay with shapes and colors to…

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   On Tuesday night, I spoke for a few people over at Bookworks about Mary Poppins. I had been invited to give a talk about the differences between the book, the movie and the musical. The…

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     When my daughter, Nina, was almost three, her favorite movie was Disney’s Cinderella. She also liked the black and white made-for-TV version starring Leslie Ann Warren. She had learned how to operate the VCR and would play the tapes at…

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If you want to save your friends money and grief, please share this blog with them.

Since we at Popejoy Hall began bringing shows like Wicked, Les Misérables and…

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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…

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The stock character of the Broadway producer probably has a cigar, a large belly and as much appreciation of art as my dog. Yes?



It’s not true, at least not always. Many producers are part of the artistic team and, in a few cases, are part of the artistic impetus.



Scott Sanders, who produced The Color Purple for Broadway fell in love with the book, secured the rights to adapt it to… Continue

Peter Meineck discusses mirror neurons.



The word “community” has cropped up from three distinct sources lately, and always in relation to theater. I’ll take that as a sign.



First, I stumbled on a video where Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatricals, discusses why attending live theater — or working to create a theatrical production — is… Continue