ARTS & THEATER

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

Milo Rau at the Down to Earth Festival
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . September 2, 2025
By . Jelinek’s radical play THE SECOND COMING against autocracy and fascism will premiere at the Down to Earth Festival

Four Decades, Three Versions, but Only One Real Women Have Curves
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . August 30, 2025
By Carlos Morton. For almost forty years, Real Women Have Curves has pulled audiences in with its story of Latine

Consistent Craft with Aganza Kisaka
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . August 27, 2025
By Yura Sapi, Aganza Kisaka. Aganza Kisaka, Founder of Yenze Theatre Conservatoire, discusses being an entrepreneur, a teacher, and an

What Makes a Perfect Opening Number? — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . August 24, 2025
What makes these songs unforgettable is not only their music but their confidence. They know exactly what they need to

Quentin Tarantino Coming to the Stage? I Can’t Wait — OnStage Blog
- By fromermedia@gmail.com
- . August 21, 2025
by Chris Peterson Quentin Tarantino is writing a play. Just typing that feels like a plot twist. For three decades,