I was surprised to see nj.com hadn’t done any features on Women’s Theater Company so I jumped at the chance to do so. Here’s the lede: More than a quarter century ago, Barbara Krajkowski was working with a professional theater…
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Moliere’s “Tartuffe”
Vivian Reed was a lovely interview. She is one of the stars of this stage production of “Tartuffe. Here’s the lede: Broadway actor/singer Vivian Reed often chooses projects based on the part she’ll play, both the roles that suit her…
Baseball takes the stage
Hoboken brags it’s the birthplace of baseball and Frank Sinatra. I’m a fan of both, and will one day attend this annual event featuring 7 10-minute plays with a baseball theme. The lede, in which I casually drop the word…
At the crossroads with Crossroads
Here’s my recent story about Crossroads Theatre. The lede: Keeping a regional theater afloat is challenging in the best of times. Doing so for four decades — through economic downturns, and social and cultural changes –is even more difficult. Now,…
From “Brain and Life,” finding a balance in knowing how much care to give
From “Brain and Life,” a story for caregivers walking the balance between helping too much and not helping enough.
Three cool/Kool dudes
No one knows how a story will begin before they actually write it. I mean, anyone could go with the straight lede — “THISPERSON will perform at THISPLACE on THISDATE,” but most of us try a bit harder than that.…
Newark’s First Lady of Jazz, a genius and a goddess walk into a bar…
OK, I really don’t know how that joke ends, but if anyone has any ideas, let me know. The first lady in question is Dorthaan Kirk. The genius is MacArthur Genius grant awardee/Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe and the…
You’ll laugh… Some funny folks here
It’s a good problem for a freelancer to have so many pieces being published regularly that she can’t keep up on her website. I tell myself this. Here are a few funnymen I interviewed. Next post will be about some…
From the Associated Press: A new symphony celebrating Philadelphia and a rapper on trial
When you write for the Associated Press, you never know where your stories will turn up. Here are a few of my recent ones as seen in “The Chicago Tribune” and the “Press of Atlantic City.” “Symphony with ‘cheesesteak interlude’…
Jason Alexander, Ruben Studdard, a world premiere play and a dog!
Jason Alexander was the nicest. Read about him here. “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard loves himself some Luther Vandross. A new play explores how the past can effect the future. And a musical starring a dog!