Last November, Ed Harris, 69, took over the role of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway; his predecessor, Jeff Daniels, is 64. Andre De Shields, 73, won a Tony Award in 2019 for his role in the Broadway musical Hadestown. And previous T… Continue reading
Creative inspiration can strike when it is least expected. For Richard Hitchler, co-founder and artistic director of Theatre 55, an early summer bike ride in 2018 past the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minn. provided a light bulb moment as he w… Continue reading
I was 11 years old when my parents brought my younger brother and me to Manhattan to see the musical Annie. Even though we lived in Queens, trips to the “city” were a big deal. Broadway tickets cost much less than today, but still expensive for a famil… Continue reading
It could have been raising chickens, or playing piano or doing double-entry bookkeeping. The point is, learning something completely new while in my 50s — and sticking with it — was a revelation. In my case, it was carpentry. As a lifelong school and c… Continue reading