Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

In the past I’ve had trouble waking up by 9am on Thanksgiving morning in order to catch the Broadway portion of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. This year was very different, since our new puppy, Sookie, had me up at 4:30am to take her out.

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I liked to watch the first hour of the Macy’s parade, because it’s a rare opportunity to get a free sample of what’s playing on Broadway. Here’s my take on this year’s shows:

In the Heights

Not sure what to make of this one. Yes, they were in the Heights, where … [ more ]

One great part of Thanksgiving is getting up early and catching the Macy’s Parade on TV in order to get a preview of what is hot on Broadway right now. You can hear year-round about what’s worth seeing on Broadway, but for a short hour or so on Thanksgiving morning … [ more ]

Selena has been working at the Shakespeare Theatre for six years now and in that time we have not missed a summer Shakespeare Free-For All in the park here in DC. Her theatre takes the best show from its previous season and restages it for free in … [ more ]

In college, my buddy Jim and I took this theatre critiquing course. The class never met; to earn the 1 credit, you had to go see 10 plays over the course of the semester and write a review of each. It was stone simple, … [ more ]