• Left to Their Own Devices

    I passed through the Beaumont lobby and made my way to the Beaumont dressing rooms, wondering: How have devices changed life backstage?

  • Getting to Know the King

    Getting to Know the King

    Speaking with me the other day about THE KING AND I, Jose Llana, now portraying His Majesty, said, “Everything for me started with this show.”

  • The Man with the Merchandise

    The Man with the Merchandise

    Every time I pass by THE KING AND I merchandise booth, I think: I’d really like a pair of those pajamas.

  • Watching Patti LuPone

    Watching Patti LuPone

    I first saw Patti LuPone, currently starring as the community-theater maven Irene in SHOWS FOR DAYS, onstage in THREE SISTERS.

  • Matinee Days

    The mood inside Lincoln Center Theater, as the crowd trickles in before a hot day’s matinee, suggests the casual friendliness of small town.