In case you hadn’t heard, I’m officially in my Jim Parsons era. We’re basically destined to be BFFs…We were born at the same hospital in Houston on March 24 (exactly 7 years apart) and both went on to graduate from the University of Houston. Our lives obviously took very, very different turns from there. Like…
Continue reading ➞ Spoiler Alert: Life lessons from my Jim Parsons era
I survived a close encounter of the Jason Bateman kind last Monday at the opening night of Good Night, Oscar on Broadway. If you followed my Instagram stories that day, you watched it all unfold in real time at the Belasco (Tabasco?) Theatre. For the rest of you, I’ll recap here and share some photos…
Continue reading ➞ Let’s recap Good Night, Oscar’s star-studded opening night
While I still haven’t fully recovered from the unbelievable lineup of shows I hit over the course of one jam-packed week earlier this month, I need to share the highlights with y’all right now. My winning streak started with the first preview of Summer, 1976, starring Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht. The draw for me…
Continue reading ➞ Following my Faves for a Week on Broadway
Prepare yourselves for one of the most Jason Bateman-centric weeks we’ve had on deck in a long time! We’re in for a super stacked lineup in the Jason universe (think of it like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only revolving around Jason and his work), ranging from screen to stage. Unless you’ve been living under a…
Continue reading ➞ Six degrees of Jason Bateman this week in NYC
While I waited outside the Good Morning America studios in Times Square almost a year ago to stake out a pre-work Jason Bateman sighting as he promoted the final season of Ozark, I had a lot of time to myself and my thoughts during those wee morning hours. As I listened to Smartless to set…
Happy New Year! Hard to believe it’s already February, and I’m just now sitting down to reflect on my 2022. It’s my own fault, of course…there’s always something happening somewhere in NYC, and it’s hard not to get caught up in the constant FOMO of it all. So this year, one of my goals is…
Last month, I snagged a rush ticket to one of the many, highly anticipated shows hitting Broadway this spring, Second Stage Theater’s production of Take Me Out. A revival of the Tony-Award winning play by Richard Greenberg, I wasn’t overly familiar with the storyline beyond the blurb I read online while grabbing by ticket. Even…
Continue reading ➞ An Afternoon at the Theater without my Phone
This week, I saw two spectacular shows that just recently hit Broadway: • Plaza Suite — An inside look at three different couples’ experiences in Suite 719 at NYC’s Plaza Hotel — A couple on the verge of divorce on their anniversary, a big-time Hollywood filmmaker and his high school girlfriend, and a married couple…
Last night, I had one of Broadway’s hottest tickets in my hot little hands. I finally saw the show I’ve been looking forward to since before Covid shut down the world — The Music Man with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. And the night before, I treated myself to a Valentine’s Day date with the…
Continue reading ➞ Broadway on a Budget: How to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck
