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Jimmy Levy sings "United We Stand" in Plandemic: The Musical This week, I am visiting my daughter with a two-year-old and a two-week-old...

Mortals and gods sing modern hits in ancient Greece This week, I’m reviewing The Olympians, a new musical recently highlighted by...

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...

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

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.

George Wallace and Shirley Chisholm, photos from Wikimedia Commons This week's newsletter is inspired by an original song I heard this...

Fiddler on the Roof -- National Tour Photo I’m such a big fan of happy endings, that you might wonder why Fiddler makes my list, despite...

Jerry (J.J) First Charger Jr. In recent weeks I’ve brought you inspiring stories from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and a visionary...

The story of how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was established between bitter enemies is so inspiring it needs to be made into a musical

Zach Kautter launched PK productions to heal divides by helping people understand each other and connect with their common humanity.

Charles St. Clair was alienated and on a fast track to nowhere until theatre changed his life and many others.

Carriage House Theatre production of Jane Eyre the Musical Last week, I watched a local production of Jane Eyre the Musical . It was a...

Luqman Ali's Khayyal Theatre has been transforming the way Britons see Muslims and the way Muslims see the arts for 1/4 century.

Despite no formal training in musical theatre, Burton and van de Graaff have a world-class show: vibrant, entertaining and touching.

The symmetry between Evan’s desperate loneliness in the opening scenes and his peaceful loneliness later, has troubling understones.

I apologize for missing the newsletter last week. I’d just returned from a trip to my childhood home, where I gathered with most of my 10...

The Music Man was delightful, but with a treacherous message that left me musing on the need for new musicals to build Beloved Community.

This week's story centers on a play that was produced 30 years ago. I remember reading news reports about it at the time, but it's taken...

When Utah’s Do Good Theater decided on their inaugural musical, they didn’t pay attention to what else was being produced nearby. If they...

Choosing a tagline for an initiative like this isn’t easy. You want to convey your why and the essence of your vision in just one...