Yes, we're nervous about our picks. Who wouldn't be? In a year that's been wild since week one, we know anything can happen.
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American Bard: Bob Dylan Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
Anyone who has listened to Dylan’s songs has known that they are pure poetry.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’
The Woodlawn Theatre offers up a bloody Halloween treat with an absolutely superb production of Sondheim's deliciously dark musical.
Read More »Theatre Review (Philadelphia): ‘Grounded’ by George Brant Delves into Drone Warfare and PTSD
Instead of being deployed half a world away, a drone pilot can drive home to her family every night – until war and home jumble and the separation between the two is erased.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Marriage Play’ by Edward Albee
Even minor Albee is still Albee — a voice, now silenced, that will be much missed in American theater.
Read More »Sinister Clown Sightings Prove the Joke Is On Us
With apologies to the great Cole Porter, all the world does not love a clown.
Read More »NCAA Fact or Fanatic: Week Five Myths, Week Six Picks
Delaying the decision to cancel the Florida-LSU game because of Hurricane Matthew put people and resources in harm's way. Epic fail, Gators.
Read More »Three Simple Ways You Can Become More Self-Aware
Start within and then turn to others to keep you accountable – that’s the recipe for becoming more self-aware. Have patience and you’re bound to see results.
Read More »Interview: Gil Marsalla on His Production ‘Piaf! The Show’ in Paris, France – Part II
"We are at the stage that we are ready for Broadway. We have promotional videos and I am thinking that we might be on stage on Broadway for five or six months."
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Tulis McCall on Her One-Person Show ‘Are You Serious? A Woman of a Certain Age Inquires’
'Age is something that we avoid talking about in our Western society. We either ridicule it or try to ignore it, or we box people in by calling them senior citizens. So I say let's bring it out into the open and shine a light on this aging process.'
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