“Chicago” is another one of those properties that I only know about in a rudimentary way. I never saw the film or any other version of...

The list of Broadway productions that can be revamped or reworked and still keep its popularity intact to pack a performance hall is very...

Get your BB guns and leave the bunny suits at home because it’s time for “A Christmas Story: The Musical”! Making its second trip...

With the Christmas season upon us again, the old holiday traditions come with it. Whether formed back in our formative years or added as...

With the Christmas season each year comes my annual viewing of “A Christmas Story” when it does its twenty-four hour marathon on TBS. I...

There are certain aspects of pop culture that I have always been aware of but never have given myself the chance to partake in, and...

I’ve never truly embraced the truly warped and “wonderful” world of John Waters. I know the man has a devoted following and most of his...

When you put the names Steve Martin and Edie Brickell in the same sentence, my attention can be grasped pretty quickly. To most people,...

Steve Martin was probably the first stand-up comic that I became a fan of during the ‘70s. Wildly unpredictable and an irreverent...

Generation gaps have been a discussion a long time. Growing up in Montana and Wyoming (which are not known as traditionally metropolitan...

“Jersey Boys” is back in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and I could not be more excited! This time around, it is a VERY quick run (through...

Success can be a wolf in sheep’s clothing, with the fame and fortuned coming at a price. Whether it is the invasion of privacy, the...

As I am getting older, I no less shocked when things that were created when I wore a younger man’s clothes celebrate milestones. In that...

Music has an unshakable power; it can take you on a journey of the mind, body, and spirit, moving you in a way both mentally and...

It’s been a while, but here is another fact about yours truly: I am half German, from my mom’s side (what do you expect with a family...

As a theatre critic, I have had the unique privilege of witnessing some truly amazing musical stage productions from modern day...

In May of 1955, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel published a poem in Redbook magazine entitled “The Hoobub and the Grinch” introducing a...

It’s a fairly common occasion where a written work makes its way to the stage, as it is the origin of theatre from the ancient Greek...

Coming out of the closet is a major life event, but when a person gets “outed” by someone else, the emotional trauma can last for years. ...

Have you ever wondered how “Peter Pan” came to be? How did J.M. Barrie come up with the idea for a story that would still have versions...