Viewpoints, John Henry, and Heat Oh My!
Anne Bogart is an iconoclast, who with Tina Landau, revolutionized how contemporary theatre is practiced and perceived. Last evening I saw her latest work, Steel Hammer. The piece concerns John … Continue reading
Colors
I was out running errands yesterday and had to run into the local grocery store. I walked up to the door and was about to grab the handle when suddenly … Continue reading
Care giver
The place, my parents house, the setting my childhood bedroom, the reason: my mother recovering from her cancerous tumor being removed today. The time: 10 minutes ago. As I lay … Continue reading
Trouble on My Mind
So I’m on my way back to Louisville soon. As fortune has it, my mother has cancer again… It first sprang up during the week of my thesis defense. That … Continue reading
Buffalo
Enough. Seriously. All games are over, no joking, ENOUGH with the snow. Especially after we get teased with a warm week for the region. Let me inform you a warm … Continue reading
On the subject of Passing
In the jargon of the young ones today, my meeting with Suzan Lori Parks last night in Buffalo brought up, “so many feels.” She talked about the folks in the … Continue reading
Black Girls
Quevanzhane wallis is starring as Annie. Academy Award winning actor Jamie Fox is starring as Daddy Warbucks, with a new name. Apparently Annie needs to stay white, because the Internet … Continue reading
But pardon me, I transgress
Today is Ash Wednesday as you know if you are a follower of TheWay and for a queer black male, it is powerful and intersectional. I recognize the first day … Continue reading
Adele Dazeem
Ok. Everybody has been talking, (or at least people in the musical theatre community) about the john travolta incident. The Travolta Moment Musical Theatre purists are appalled. “How could he … Continue reading
Oscar Oscar the sequel
Here are my thoughts on Oscar part two. I love movies. Films snobs like to call them. When I like a movie or it has moved me some way or … Continue reading
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