Personal Reflection

Thoughts and dreams from playing in the world of musical theatre

When the Dream is Big Enough to Intimidate

Hold an elephant-eating party! Last week, I wrote about my goal to launch a global, intentional and organized movement to build the...

Feb 27, 20254 min read

When the world gathers to Salt Lake City for the 2034 Winter Olympics, the city will be flooded with living proof of musical theatre's power

Feb 20, 20256 min read

Henry Higgins ( Harry Hadden-Paton) and Eliza Dolittle (Laura Benanti) dance together. When Lerner and Loewe turned Shaw’s Pygmalion into...

Feb 13, 20259 min read

Finding a solid pattern is the first step to a newbie making an impressive cake How does one create a great musical? That’s a question...

Jan 1, 20256 min read

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash I’ve mentioned a couple times in this newsletter that I am co-directing a community production of...

Nov 14, 20244 min read

Concept art by Sage Booher for The Princess and the Witch I’m writing this today because last week, we blocked the Chava scene in Fiddler...

Oct 10, 20247 min read

When you are using musical theatre to build Beloved Community, every aspect of putting on a show becomes an opportunity. Even an issue as...

Oct 3, 20244 min read

We need to brave the messiness of those conversations that don’t have a roadmap, because it’s the only way to the Beloved Community.

Sep 26, 20246 min read