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Tag: loss

Oh, Ti Moune – What Show Closings Teach Us About Death, Loss and Saying Goodbye

Oh, Ti Moune – What Show Closings Teach Us About Death, Loss and Saying Goodbye

Alex Newell & Hailey Kilgore in Once on this Island (Photo: Joan Marcus) The recent news of the January 6th twin closing notices of audience darlings Head Over Heels and Once on this Island has left fans of those shows reeling. It is a disheartening […]

Alexandra Silber – Grief, Theater & The Miraculous Healing

Alexandra Silber – Grief, Theater & The Miraculous Healing

Photograph: Michael Kushner In performance, Alexandra Silber brings an open heart that invites the audience into her emotional journey. Theatergoers in the West End have had the opportunity to see her as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, the daughter who bids farewell to her […]

It’s Quiet Uptown – When Tragedy Strikes

It’s Quiet Uptown – When Tragedy Strikes

When celebrated lyricist Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the song “It’s Quiet Uptown” for Hamilton: An American Musical about the loss of a child, he acknowledged in the lyrics that sometimes words simply fail. “There are moments that the words don’t reach. There’s a grief too […]

Hello Dolly!: The Case for Joy

Hello Dolly!: The Case for Joy

We live together in unprecedented times. Politics have sent a fissure through the center of this country, creating a sense of division from our neighbor. Regular gun attacks in our schools are leaving us feeling unsafe and disoriented. Despots challenge each other to nuclear “Who’s […]

Rodney Hicks – Finding Meaning in Art

Rodney Hicks – Finding Meaning in Art

Rodney Hicks is a 43-year-old Broadway veteran but it would be easy to mistake him for a master yogi. He has a fitness worthy of an athletic professional, creating an appearance that defies age, and a public presentation that exudes a level of peace and knowledge that comes from decades of philosophical study. […]