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The base of the Tony is….?

The Fairy Princess and most of Broadway is still reeling from the announcements of our highest theatrical honor – The Antoinette Perry Awards. This week were the TONY Award Nominations, which were both...

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Oh Tell – whoa! #ENO

The Fairy Princess had a lot on her mind the last week or so- and the initial announcement of the casting of Australian Tenor, Stuart Skelon as Otello, a part that is designated as a person of color, a...

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The Fairy Princess Gives Interview

The Fairy Princess‘s  toddler had four “Revolutionary Costumes for the Day’ – four, before Noon.   “Oh HIIIIIII‘. Indeed. Grandmas should not be handing out chocolate covered strawberries like it was...

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Fresh Outta Bullsh*t

The Fairy Princess eagerly awaited “Up-fronts’ this year like a small child whose dreams of sitting on the lap of a costumed man of girth had not yet been dashed by the commercialization of the holiday...

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Accent-uate the Positive

The Fairy Princess had an audition and she was required to use an Accent. If you have been reading along, you might guess that The Fairy Princess has a problem with this, and the answer is – within...

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When the BBC told the BEAs to take a Slow Boat to China….

The Fairy Princess needs some sleep. Seriously, between the time zones and demands for this or that to be put on tape, she is too tired to function and well, to say she is needing some intervention…...

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Post Traumatic TONY Syndrome

The Fairy Princess had a Broadway day the other day- dinner and a show. Magical, yes? Actually, yes it was – she went to see IF/THEN and if one was looking for any indication of PTTS (Post Traumatic...

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What’s after, After Midnight? No CD, apparently!

After Midnight, the kickass Broadway show that takes the audience on a ride through the music of Harlem’s well known Cotton Club, has announced it is closing – far quicker than originally planned....

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Small House of Uncle White Guy….

The Fairy Princess wanted the weekend off. After all, she had brought up a few uncomfortable topics in the last week – the TONYS and AFTER MIDNIGHT not having a Cast Recording…she thought she was done...

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Can He See? An Innocent Question about my Son’s Eyes

The Fairy Princess has a two year old – most people who read my blog know that. She blogs, generally, about diversity in theater and representation on television – and Diversity is an ongoing...

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This particular matter does matter, matter, matter – an answer to “30 Under...

The Fairy Princess had a pretty busy week, and she has a busy week ahead. For those who read my blog regularly, yes, I am working on something in regards to performing PACIFIC OVERTURES without Asians...

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I have “A Little List’ too – buckle up. #TheMikado #Gilbert&Sullivan

As someday it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list, I’ve got a little list. Of Society’s Offenders who live proudly above ground, and who never would be missed, who never...

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11th Anniversary? Impossible!

Last night The Fairy Princess had a somewhat humbling moment realizing that a show she was part of has been on the New York stages for 11 years. That’s right 11 years! So, nothing ‘political’, no...

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….RIP Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, James Foley, and Michael Brown

The Fairy Princess is having a bad few weeks, along with the rest of the world. The news has been devastating each and every night. While she normally does not write about events that are ‘newsworthy’...

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#Dim4Joan ya Dimwits! – UPDATED!

UPDATE: In a, ahem, remarkable turn around,  after Jordan Roth announced that his theaters would dim in honor of Joan Rivers,  and after this blog was published, The Broadway League has reversed it’s...

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Congrats to the British East Asians…#TheOrphanOfZhaoRedux

The Fairy Princess once twittered that if Producers wanted to keep her from blogging, they should just keep her employed – and that is what has been happening. That, and, of course, a toddler who likes...

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Indie-a-Sandra-Oh-Go #WindowHorses

The Fairy Princess likes to…you know…keep up with what’s happening in the world – yesterday it was the British East Asians and their remarkable video rebuttal to The Royal Shakespeare Company entitled...

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Debbie Allen…MisOriented

The Fairy Princess is not a Halloween fan. Not because she does not enjoy a good costume, she enjoys a good costume as much as the next person and she does not look down on anyone who dresses up their...

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No one wins in St. Paul

The Fairy Princess is shaking her head – and Taylor Swift is not even playing. She is shaking her head because the CEO of The Ordway Theater in St. Paul, MN has caved to a small group of protestors and...

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Dear #ThatAsianKid from #Playbill ‘s #AskJohnny

The Fairy Princess has not been blogging much, she’s been paying attention to world events that are too sad to reiterate here, though she has, of course, written at length, sadly,  in the past. Image...

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