“This is what an American looks like,” exclaims Emilio Estefan in On Your Feet, the Broadway production that is based on the lives of Gloria and Emilio …
Deaf West: A Sign of the Times
Deaf West Theatre and director Michael Arden have recreated the 2006 Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening. The show is based on the 1891 play …
The Hip Hop, Ten-Dollar-Bill Founding Father: Alexander Hamilton
As I sat in the theatre watching Lin-Manuel Miranda’s revolutionary new musical, Hamilton, all I could think was: “Genius.” Miranda is pushing Broadway to change and …
Theater Review: “Something Rotten” Soars on Broadway!
How often are there standing ovations in the middle of a Broadway musical? Something Rotten is a show that celebrates theatre along with taking a …
The Magical World of Mermaids in Weeki Wachee
Do mermaids really exist? In a sleepy, small town called Weeki Wachee, Florida, they do! Three times a day, the mermaids in this underwater theater …
Musical Review: Come to the Fun Home!
The Tony Awards is Broadway’s biggest night of the year, and they are less than two weeks away. Fun Home has been nominated for 12 Tony …
Meet “The Shoe That Grows”: A Shoe That Can Grow with a Child’s Foot
Inspiration is everywhere. In 2007, Kenton Lee was living in Kenya, where he noticed a little girl in a white dress while he was walking …
Esther Okade: Belief in Yourself Makes Dreams Come True
It’s been said that when you wish upon a star, dreams can come true. Or, when you believe in yourself, you can blaze your own …
Leanna Archer: Teen CEO
When most kids were still playing with toys, Leanna Archer started her own business called Leanna’s Hair. Archer’s Haitian grandmother would send Leanna’s family homemade …