Introducing Spookier Times. This is a new biweekly podcast about everything horror, Gothic, and weird fiction across media. I’m incredibly proud of the project and the opportunities it affords in media criticism.
All in Theater
The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced that the 75th Annual Tony Awards will happen at some point. We don’t know when. We don’t know how. But they will happen.
Hamilton Review (Film, 2020)
For the uninitiated, Hamilton is the 2015 Broadway musical by writer/composer/star Lin Manuel Miranda about Alexander Hamilton. Act I deals with the Revolutionary War; Act II deals with the foundation of the US government and the succession of the presidency. Told with an iconic hip-hop score and cast with a diverse company mostly comprised of performers of color, Hamilton is meant to tell the founding of the United States from the voices of people all too often ignored and erased from the history books.
73rd Annual Tony Awards
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards happened last night. This is my favorite awards show because it is a celebration of the art form I grew up in and have worked in for most of my life. The Tonys offer a glimpse into one of the creative work for one of the best cities for theater. Is NYC the end all, be all? No, of course not. It is, through Broadway, the city that established itself as event viewing for a nationally broadcast awards show. Any opportunity to people have to experience theater is a great opportunity to get keep building support for this medium.
Zombie Musicals and You: A Guide to What You Never Knew You Needed More Of
Anything can be turned into a musical. That’s not a signifier of quality. It’s an invitation to try.