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Constellations Q and A
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Matilda to Maturing With Analise Scarpaci
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sombr's Rise or a Fandom's Demise
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Don Giovanni At The Met Is Not Hot
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Constellations Q and A
Milagros Luis is an Argentina-born, New York City-based artist who recently made her off-off-Broadway directorial debut at Caveat with Constellations by Nick Payne. Luis talks in-depth about her background and artistic process.
Why Gen Z Is Bringing Back the Glossy Magazine Dream
Gen Z, of all generations, is bringing the glossy magazine back to life. Not as a relic. Not as nostalgia. But as something tender, intentional, and heartwarmingly hopeful.
Making Women out of Children
Yes, there are differences between 15-year-olds and 8-year-olds. At 8 years old, you hope you’ll get your fairytale ending. At 15, you have a sneaking suspicion you never will. But you’re still a kid, and that hope lingers. It permeates every conversation with a cute person, every interaction with your high school crush. Until it happens to you.
Wicked’s Storylines Wrap, For Good
From manic wand battles to effervescent sets to emotional goodbyes, Wicked: For Good left my heart emotionally full, yet I felt like there was one vital piece missing.
5 Books For Your News-Amplified Winter Blues
The winter blues are here, and some people, like myself, a woman with chronic depression and anxiety, feel it deeply. The antidepressants may not give you the usual cheer-up you need, or you may miss the free vitamin D of summer. There’s value in rest, though. So while you’re lounging with a hot cup of cocoa, here is a list of five books that you can read instead of doomscrolling.
Masking Burnout During the Holidays: 5 Tips to Make it Through
Onstage or off, the holiday season can make joy feel like a nonnegotiable. It’s a time of year where audiences, friends, and family expect constant smiles, causing burnout for people who are emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted from the heaviness of the year.
Making Homemade Gifts as a Special Interest
Sometimes, we simply can’t afford the kinds of gifts we wish we could buy; however, that doesn’t mean you can’t maintain the holiday spirit. That’s where creativity enters the chat. For some of us, creating homemade gifts can not only be more cost-efficient, but also more personal.
The Moravian Vespers Tradition in Bethlehem
Vespers is a Christmas tradition celebrating the arrival of Christ, with the candlelit portion symbolizing the light of Christ through the darkness of sin. Many of the hymns sung in the Bethlehem ceremony hint at the 26-pointed Moravian star and refer back to Bethlehem’s history.
What Happened to Black Friday?
The second Halloween ends, emails about pre-Black Friday sales flood my inbox. These major corporations proudly brag about giving “VIP” customers 25% off their orders in exclusive deals before the “big day.” But who really are these “exclusive” customers, if everyone who's signed up for a company’s marketing list gets the same. exact. offer.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Bull Durham follows minor league baseball’s Durham Bulls navigating the season, and one longtime fan, Annie Savoy (Carmen Cusack), navigating the locker room. Annie and veteran catcher Crash Davis (Nik Walker) find themselves working against each other to influence rookie starlet Nuke LaLoosh (Will Savarese).
Don Giovanni at The Met is Not Hot
I attended the Met Opera’s 2025 Production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, so you don’t have to. Here’s why you definitely shouldn’t.
Small Bat, Big Cave
The cult classic musical was an intriguing inclusion in City Center’s Encores season. Last produced in New York at the petite Union Square theatre in 2001, who could have guessed that over 20 years later, its return would be in a theatre nearly 5 times larger?