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Seen November 16, featuring the Trisha Paytas casting that broke the internet and possibly the underworld. Broadway has always been a little haunted. Some theatres claim ghosts; others merely host them. But Beetlejuice doesn’t wait for spirits to wander in – it drags them onstage, shoves them under a strobe light, and hands them a mic. On
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The night I attended The Book of Mormon was not just another show on Broadway. It was a milestone, a celebration, and a farewell. This particular performance marked the final bows for Cody Jamison Strand, Keziah John-Paul, PJ Adzima, and Lewis Cleale – with Cleale closing an incredible fourteen-year chapter as an original cast member in the role of Joseph Smith
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This production of Waiting for Godot arrived at a moment of personal resonance for me. It is one of my favorite plays. I often write in the absurdist tradition (my piece Funeral of god springs from that same space of uncertainty and strange humor) so I came with both affection and expectation. What I found was a
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The Broadway production of The Great Gatsby is a dazzling and heartfelt reimagining of Fitzgerald’s classic, blending roaring-twenties glamour with timeless emotional truth. I saw the show on October 19, 2025, and it was a night of remarkable performances, lush design, and surprising intimacy. While audiences eagerly anticipate Jeremy Jordan’s return to the role of Jay Gatsby, Ryan
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Structuring a Closing Argument Like a One-Act Play The difference between a good closing argument and a forgettable one is the same difference between a standing ovation and a bored cough in row B: structure. Not evidence. Not emotion.Structure. Because whether you’re pleading for justice or staging a one-act in a black box theatre with three
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Building Narrative Weight from Seemingly Mundane Objects There is a particular kind of arrogance that arises during early drafts, where we playwrights believe our themes will be obvious because we’ve written them in capital letters and made two characters argue about Nietzsche in the rain. They won’t be. What audiences remember – what they feel –
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By Brian S. Brijbag, Esq. There’s a special kind of theatre that doesn’t just entertain — it unhinges your expectations, flips them inside out, and then serves them back to you with a sly wink and a perfectly timed blackout. When people ask what kind of plays I write, I sometimes fumble.“Absurdist.”“Dark comedy.”“Meta-theatrical, structurally chaotic, character-driven…
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