2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Chris O'ConnorHometown: Cedar Falls, IowaEducation: BFA in acting from Carnegie-Mellon University; MFA in directing from Rutgers UniversityFavorite Credits: Recent favorites for acting…
By Michael BlockA year since her appearance on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Cynthia Lee Fontaine returns to the Laurie Beechman Theater with Cynthia Lee Fontaine's More intimate …
By Michael BlockOnce upon a time on RuPaul's Drag Race season 7, Kennedy Davenport roared her way to victory by eliminating fan goddess Katya in an epic lip sync. Based on the ridiculous cha…
Name: Edward HeinemannHometown: Philadelphia, PAEducation: Coker College B.S. Psychology Minor in Theatre Arts; Two Year Conservatory Program The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (NY…
By Kaila M. StokesFeeling like you're living in a world where your voice is not heard? Ever think that our government was never going to take us seriously unless we do something drastic? Sho…
By Michael BlockJohn Cage was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher, and artist. He seemed like the perfect subject for a work of theatrical art. Presented by Abingdon Th…
By Michael BlockFirst it was Shakespeare. Ibsen and Chekhov followed after. Even Miller has been reinvented. Now's the time for Tennessee Williams to be redefined on stage. In the latest rev…
Name: Alexander Sage Oyen Hometown: Orlando, FloridaEducation: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training ProgramFavorite Credits: I played Willy Loman as a 17 year old in hi…
By Michael BlockWhat brings two humans together? Is it fate? Or maybe circumstance? Perhaps it's a superpower. A play about human connection, Omega Kids by Noah Mease is a subtly stunning dr…
Name: Sarah Beth PfeiferHometown: Elliott City, MDEducation: BM in Musical Theatre from The Catholic University of AmericaSelect Credits: Enid Hoopes in the national tour of Lega…
By Michael Block What do millennials in New York City love most? Brunch! Tell an audience you're giving them brunch food, you might get them to the theater. Brunch Theatre is brining ei…
In a very special Block Talk, I sat down with the Diva himself, Sean Patrick Monahan to chat about being a diva and Diva: Live from Hell!Diva: Live from Hell plays Theater for the New C…
Name: Darcy DunnHometown: Warren Township, NJEducation: BASelect Credits: Carmen, Rosina, Cherubino, Hansel, DidoWhy theater?: I'm a classical singer who in recent years has enjoyed doing so…
By Michael Block Blood is thick. Family is forever. Cliches are real. And they're the center of Arthur Miller's The Price. Receiving a starry revival at Roundabout Theatre Company, this…
photo by Kurt SneddonName: Taylor FreyHometown: Las Vegas, NevadaEducation: Brigham Young University, Provo, UTSelect Credits: Venice Film Festival: Summertime (Matt- Dir. Gabriele Muc…
By Michael BlockWhen catastrophic life events happen, it can feel like the world is ending. Finding light in the darkness is the hope. In Rachel Bonds' Sundown, Yellow Moon, a time of uncert…
By Michael BlockAddiction. She's a bitch. In Hollis James' grungy Kyle, a man falls down the rabbit hole of addiction as he's seduced by the devil on his shoulder, convincing him to continue…
By Ed MalinBarbara Kahn's new play Ghost Light Now & Then is playing at Theater for the New City. This is a time-fluid story which takes place in the Greenwich Village Theater, onc…
photo by Ben StrothmannName: Virginia Baeta Hometown: Fremont, CaliforniaEducation: Officially, I trained in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at UCLA. Unofficially, I learned prett…
Name: William BroderickHometown: Woodside, QueensEducation: BA Hunter College, English; Acting: E. Katherine Kerr; Voice: Richard GordonSelect Credits: Robert in Company; Emile in South Paci…
By Ed MalinJonathan Leaf's new play Deconstruction is a refreshing and contemporary take on love and philosophy circa 1949. The three brainiac characters in this story are Belgian"born…
By Ed MalinThis March at The Brick, Theater of the Apes is presenting Zamboni Godot (written and directed by Ayun Halliday) in repertory with Lunchtime (written and directed by Greg Kotis). …
By Michael BlockThere's always time for a show at the Laurie Beechman Theater for the incomparable Mrs. Kasha Davis! Returning once again to New York, the iconic Drag Race star brings her la…
By Michael Block We long for human connection. How we find it is the catch. Sometimes all it takes is proximity. In Jean Ann Douglass' delightfully beautiful The Providence of Neighbori…
Name: Nat CassidyHometown: I was born in Raleigh, NC, and raised in Phoenix, AZEducation: BFA from the University of Arizona, post-graduate work in the School of Hard KnockzSelect Credits: L…
