Theater: Green Day’s Soldier Stark Sands

Stark Sands probably never thought of himself as a casting director’s go-to choice for a young GI. But take a glance at the 31-year-old Dallas native’s résumé and a pattern emerges: He’s played military men in Flags of Our Fathers and HBO’s Generation Kill, and in 2007 he garnered a Tony nomination for his role Read More

Rock Opera Spring Awakening A Wake Up Call for Musicals

If we’re very lucky, once in a generation an unexpected new musical comes along and changes everything. That is the thrilling achievement of Spring Awakening, which has been brilliantly directed by Michael Mayer, at the Atlantic Theater Company.

The Atlantic is on a roll! The theater has followed its production of Martin McDonagh’s staggeringly Read More

Rock Opera Spring Awakening A Wake Up Call for Musicals

If we’re very lucky, once in a generation an unexpected new musical comes along and changes everything. That is the thrilling achievement of Spring Awakening, which has been brilliantly directed by Michael Mayer, at the Atlantic Theater Company.

The Atlantic is on a roll! The theater has followed its production of Martin McDonagh’s staggeringly Read More

What Ith Happineth? Happineth Ith Blue Blue Kettle

As some of you may know, I was born in England. It was an accident. Please accept my deepest apologies just the same. There are more than enough Brits dominating New York life and culture as it is. I’m with you on that one.

The only reason I bring up my Englishness is to explain Read More