Have you ever been blindsided by a song you’ve heard a thousand times? The familiar words posing a question that you’ve wrestled with constantly? I had this experience while playing music from Jorge Rivera-Herrans’s new musical, Epic.   A few days ago, I was practicing free writing. I sat at my computer, typing away and letting my thoughts paint the page. “Monster” kept replaying; I listened, though I knew the words by heart. ...

In 2019, my girlfriend and I scored tickets to see Dear Evan Hansen, my favorite musical. As I walked into the theater, the buzz of excitement charged the air and surged through me like lightning. I had always been a fan, so the opportunity to see it on Broadway made my heart race as if ...

Gray clouds covered the evening sky. It had been raining since noon, and several streets were already flooded. Outside a tall skyscraper, a woman with dark hair and a trench coat stood on the sidewalk. She opened a blue umbrella and went left. Rain splashed everywhere, but she didn’t care if it entered her boots. ...

The noblest art is that of making others happy. ~ P. T. Barnum First announced in 2009 with Hugh Jackman in the title role, The Greatest Showman would not be released for another eight years because studios were reluctant to take a risk on an original musical. Thankfully, it was released in late 2017 for the ...