ARTS & THEATER

Trans-Inclusive Casting Requires Musical Flexibility — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . October 2, 2025
Noah Webster submitted this, and it got me thinking, “If musical directors really wanna be trans-inclusive in their casting, they’ve

Stories Miss the Adult Version of Toxic Femininity — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 29, 2025
Nick Lopez wrote, “Toxic femininity is real in the adult world and it’s time to start putting it in stories

You Don’t Always Have to Be Besties With Your Castmates — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 26, 2025
Johnny J. Gordon(Great performer name) left the following comment, “Cast mates are coworkers. Not automatically your friends. You are not

Queer Tragedy, Queer Joy, and the Space Between — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 23, 2025
Stephen Callum Bryum left an interesting comment. “Is it time to stop over-producing queer tragedy and instead produce queer joy?”

Let Middle-Aged Women Take Center Stage — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 20, 2025
This comment, from Megan Gifford, has been circling my head: “Middle-aged women are the lifeblood of theater, yet almost zero

Give Us an Intermission, Please — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 17, 2025
Kate Peckham put it plainly: if a show runs longer than an hour and a half, it needs an intermission.

Fat Characters & Actors Deserve Better — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 14, 2025
Noah Webster wrote the following: “There need to be more roles written for fat actors that don’t also lock fat

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 fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 11, 2025
By Joan Lancourt. Junior Programs, Inc brought the values of democracy and racial and ethnic diversity to children across the

“I Know It’s Today” – The Song That Saved Shrek the Musical — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 8, 2025
On paper, it looks like a gag number—three versions of Fiona, little girl, teenager, and adult, sit in her tower

“Some Things Are Meant to Be”
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 5, 2025
That stillness, the calm acceptance in Beth’s voice, is what makes the song devastating. We expect tragedy to roar, but