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Swiftology: Theology, Scriptures, and Sacraments
If you have no sense of humor, this isn't for you.
Sep 53 min read
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I Watched All of SOUTH PARK and I Love Eric Cartman
I watched all of SOUTH PARK and all I got was this lousy towel.
Jun 146 min read
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Throwback: The Theatre and the Blues
The essay "The Theatre and the Blues"
May 306 min read
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The Fishbowl
A short essay on being talented.
Apr 254 min read
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Who is Bobby?: An Inquiry into Sondheim's COMPANY
Who is Bobby? An Inquiry
Apr 1810 min read
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Down with the Sickness (To Thine Own Shelf Be True)
A short tour of my book collection
Mar 283 min read
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Lost Classics: THE PRODUCERS (2005)
Another in the on-again/off-again series "Lost Classics," an examination of Susan Stroman's movie musical version of THE PRODUCERS.
Mar 77 min read
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The Art from the Artist: A Primer and Plea
A new essay from your resident contrarian.
Feb 511 min read
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David Lynch. Artist. 1946-2025.
David Lynch. Artist. David Lynch was an artist from Missoula, Montana. He wrote and directed the films Inland Empire , Mulholland Drive...
Jan 2414 min read
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Columbus Day and the Offended Generation
Not all holidays are created equally, but there is a ubiquity about them. It is necessary, for example, to have a bright spot in the...
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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Lost Classics: DON JUAN DeMARCO
Searching for something to watch this last weekend, I stumbled upon a movie that loomed large in my mind as a kid while, when it...
Aug 2, 20244 min read
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My 4th of July Tradition (Revealed on the 5th)
I suppose most people have burgers and hot dogs and pools and fireworks and I enjoy all those things, but my 4th of July tradition is to...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
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Stephen Sondheim: A Remembrance
Stephen Sondheim is a musical theatre composer and lyricist from New York City, New York. He wrote the scores for the musicals Here We...
Jun 7, 202433 min read
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EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH: 20th Century Masterpiece
In the mid-1970s, when the country was in a deep malaise over Watergate, Vietnam, the failure of most of the late-60s protests, artists...
May 3, 20245 min read
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Lost Classics: Disney's THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE
One need only look at the output from Walt Disney Studios in the 1960s and see that, progressively, Walt was less and less interested in...
Jan 19, 20245 min read
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MAESTRO: WaySide Story
** out of **** We find ourselves in that time of year where films in which studios have no faith are dumped on the American public. The...
Jan 5, 20247 min read
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Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023): A Legend
After seven weeks of hashing out words (when I was able) about the rehearsal process for a production of Waiting for Godot I’m currently...
Sep 8, 20236 min read
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One More Time Again with James Taylor
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing James Taylor and his All-Star Band at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham, Alabama. I’ve...
Jul 7, 20236 min read
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David Henry Hwang, pt 2: Musical Voyages
For the next two weeks, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I continue to celebrate my mentor and teacher...
May 19, 202318 min read
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My Favorite Alice in Wonderland
I remember reading Neal Gabler’s Walt Disney. A magnificent book, supposedly the first to tell of the man’s warts as well as his...
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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