2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Blake ZolfoHometown: Crown Point, INEducation: Crown Point High School; Boston Conservatory of Music - BFA Musical Theatre (class of '15)Select Credits: Kid Victory (Off-Broadway, Vine…
Name: Jan SportHometown: Old Bridge, New JerseyEducation: BFA Musical TheatreSelect Credits: I Am Kris at The Green Room 42, GLAM Awards Performer, Winner of Lady Liberty Cycle 3, Clubland a…
By Michael Block This may be a shocking declaration but reality stars have personal stories too! And if you knew their story, you may just fall deeper in love with them. Making her Laur…
Name: Yeujia LowHometown: The island city of SingaporeEducation: BFA in drama from NYU TischSelect Credits: Playing a wench from the 18th century in full costume in an immersive theater…
By Ed MalinSomething lovely from Québec has landed in New York. Award-winning Canadian playwright David Paquet's play Porcupine is now playing in downtown Brooklyn, directed by Leta T…
By Michael Block Some people would pay to watch Bette Midler eat. Well, here's your chance! Hello, Dolly! has made a glorious return to the Great White Way in a delightful production. D…
By Ed MalinDuncan Pflaster's A Touch of Cinema is part of Spotlight On: Rise of the Phoenix at The Wild Project. Aliza Shane directs this story of resistance, set in a land far away bu…
Name: Jef Canter (Jef with one F)Hometown: Tallahassee, FLEducation: BS Marketing Florida State University; Young Actors StudioSelect Credits: I loved playing Dr. Watson in the East Coast Pr…
Name: Kimberley BechtoldHometown: Menominee, Michigan (the Upper Peninsula for those of you who have heard of it). Yes, I am a Yooper!Education: I recently graduated with a Maste…
By Michael Block Most of us have pride when it comes to where we're from. It tends to be a great theme for a show. Just ask drag's pop princess Courtney Act! Courtney Act, one of the mo…
Name: Jonathan Louis DentHometown: Denville, New JerseyEducation: MFA NYU Grad Acting; BA Brown UniversitySelect Credits: Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout); The Broken Record (NYC Fringe); Ro…
On a very special edition of Block Talk, my theater collective, Rhapsody Collective gets the spotlight! I was joined by a roundtable of Cycle 5 collective members to talk about our upcoming …
By Michael BlockIf you were a child of the 90s, you likely remember the 20th Century Fox animated musical "Anastasia." Bringing history and an infusion of fantasy, the film held its own up a…
Name: Shay GinesHometown: Salt Lake City, UTEducation: University of Utah (Actor's Training Program)Why theater?: Because it is a communal experience that incorporates the audien…
In today's episode of Block Talk, I chat with Jen Sandella and Victoria Teague about Random Access Theatre's Resistance and Rebellion in Rep!For more on the event, visit http://www.rand…
By Michael BlockFilling the classical quota of the season, Noel Coward's Present Laughter is the surefire show that won't upset the status quo. But rather than just be another production of …
By Michael Block There are just some franchises that are so iconic that reinventing it seems taboo. That was the case for one. Until this millennium, Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, the Oo…
By Ed MalinCasblancaBox is a riveting, immersive theatrical collage about the making of the classic film "Casablanca". Playwright Sara Farrington and Director Reid Farrington developed…
By Ed MalinIldiko Nemeth and New Stage Theatre Company have a new avant-grade and socially relevant show called The Rules, which draws on the play of the same name by Charles Mee as well as …
By Ed MalinBoomerang Theatre Company presents the starkly substantial play The Reckless Season by Lauren Ferebee. Dominic D'Andrea directs. In the modern world, sometimes…
In today's episode of Block Talk, I sit down with Josh Young to talk about The Playwriting Collective and their upcoming fundraiser Godzilla vs My Ex-Girlfriends coming to Dixon Place!F…
By Michael BlockThe Laurie Beechman Theater is the hub for the RuPaul's Drag Race queens to showcase their talents off the screen. Unlike a club, the stage is theirs to do what with they ple…
Name: Joshua De JesusHometown: I've moved around a lot during the recent years so I don't have one set hometown. Born in Washington Heights, raised in Bushwick, moved out to Bay Shore, Long …
By Ed MalinRising Sun Performance Company begins its 16th season with Child's Play, written by Kevin D. Ferguson and directed by Brock Harris Hill. Vera, a child psychologist (Crystal Edn) f…
Name: Brian MulayHometown: Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Been in NYC since 1999.Education: BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of MichiganFavorite Credits: Fa…
