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Trans-Inclusive Casting Requires Musical Flexibility — OnStage Blog

Noah Webster submitted this, and it got me thinking, “If musical directors really wanna be trans-inclusive in their casting, they’ve

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Stories Miss the Adult Version of Toxic Femininity — OnStage Blog

Nick Lopez wrote, “Toxic femininity is real in the adult world and it’s time to start putting it in stories

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You Don’t Always Have to Be Besties With Your Castmates — OnStage Blog

Johnny J. Gordon(Great performer name) left the following comment, “Cast mates are coworkers. Not automatically your friends. You are not

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Queer Tragedy, Queer Joy, and the Space Between — OnStage Blog

Stephen Callum Bryum left an interesting comment. “Is it time to stop over-producing queer tragedy and instead produce queer joy?”

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Let Middle-Aged Women Take Center Stage — OnStage Blog

This comment, from Megan Gifford, has been circling my head: “Middle-aged women are the lifeblood of theater, yet almost zero

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Give Us an Intermission, Please — OnStage Blog

Kate Peckham put it plainly: if a show runs longer than an hour and a half, it needs an intermission.

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Fat Characters & Actors Deserve Better — OnStage Blog

Noah Webster wrote the following: “There need to be more roles written for fat actors that don’t also lock fat

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Junior Programs, Inc. Taught Kids About Democracy and Racial Equity. Can It Teach Us to Use TYA to Build a Better Future for the United States?

By Joan Lancourt. Junior Programs, Inc brought the values of democracy and racial and ethnic diversity to children across the

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“I Know It’s Today” – The Song That Saved Shrek the Musical — OnStage Blog

On paper, it looks like a gag number—three versions of Fiona, little girl, teenager, and adult, sit in her tower

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“Some Things Are Meant to Be”

That stillness, the calm acceptance in Beth’s voice, is what makes the song devastating. We expect tragedy to roar, but