• How YouTube Inspired Chris O'Shea
    The Hard Problem  |  Essays

    How YouTube Inspired Chris O'Shea

    Brendan Lemon  |  Nov. 16, 2018

    To research his role in THE HARD PROBLEM, Chris O’Shea explored intellectuals not only via books but via debates on YouTube.

  • High School Alumni Visit MY FAIR LADY
    My Fair Lady  |  Essays

    High School Alumni Visit MY FAIR LADY

    Brendan Lemon  |  Nov. 12, 2018

    It’s a slogan but a true one: the arts can bring people together. For evidence look no further than this past Saturday’s matinee of MY FAIR LADY.

  • My Fair Lady  |  Essays

    A Word About Replacements

    Brendan Lemon  |  Nov. 8, 2018

    Over the past month or two, much of the media attention surrounding MY FAIR LADY has involved cast departures and arrivals.

  • The Hard Problem  |  Essays

    Design In Perspective

    Brendan Lemon  |  Nov. 5, 2018

    I had a couple of brief conversations with David Rockwell, the set designer for THE HARD PROBLEM.

  • The Antique of Speak
    My Fair Lady  |  Essays

    The Antique of Speak

    Brendan Lemon  |  Oct. 30, 2018

    What is the heavy-looking piece of machinery that Higgins uses to teach Eliza how to speak properly in MY FAIR LADY? And where was it found?

  • The Hard Problem  |  Essays

    THE HARD PROBLEM: First-Preview Party

    Brendan Lemon  |  Oct. 26, 2018

    If you had had scans of the actors’ brains last night, as they entered PJ Clarke’s restaurant, after the first preview of THE HARD PROBLEM, I’m sure you would have seen intense activity in their right orbitofrontal cortexes. In layperson’s terms: they were hungry.

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