Broadway

When I was 14 and thought I was going to die, there was one thing that could still bring a smile to my face: a worn “La Cage aux Folles” CD, featuring the Broadway revival cast. At the time I was suicidal, in a constant fog, and in a perpetual state of mental and physical [...]

When I saw “Newsies” in 2013, I realized I wanted to be on Broadway. Not as Crutchie, the newsboy with a limp like me, but rather as Katherine, the intelligent journalist trying to break out. Kara Lindsay won me over as she belted out “Watch What Happens” with her golden voice. “That’s what I want [...]

“What are you thinking for your birthday?” my daughter asked. “Got anywhere special in mind?” It was the big 50, but I wasn’t feeling very celebratory. This multiple sclerosis (MS) really puts a damper on everything. My heart and my family wanted to “do it up big.” My body – not so much. I’m not really [...]

Dear Idina Menzel, I discovered your album “I Stand” right before my Mom got diagnosed with cancer for the first time. I instantly fell in love with every song and lyric. You were saying everything I was thinking and feeling but couldn’t articulate. You got me though those days. After a long day filled with [...]

Though not everyone has had the chance to see their favorite musical live (hey, it’s expensive!), thanks to recorded soundtracks, movie remakes and streaming services, our favorite show tunes are now more accessible than ever — and they’re doing way more than entertaining. Often, a song from a play, musical or movie carries a powerful [...]

On Wednesday, September 23, Kelvin Moon Loh left work feeling upset. Loh is an actor in Rodgers and Hammerstien’s “The King And I” at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City. During the second act of Wednesday’s matinee performance, a child with autism could be heard yelping in the audience, Loh said on his Facebook [...]