A Teaser & Frustration

March 22, 2022

If people bother to have a bucket list, it’s usually an entire list of things they want to do before they die. I only have one bucket item at a time, not even a list. I wanted to go to Ireland.. My sister, Linda, and her husband and I went six years ago. Ireland...

Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks

April 25, 2021

I don’t know if Mariah Fredericks’ Death of a Showman is that much better than the other three Jane Prescott mysteries or if it’s my passion for Broadway that makes this one shine. She excels at the behind-the-scenes machinations of a Broadway...

Singular sensation by Michael Riedel

December 27, 2020

I don’t ever remember staying up late to finish a nonfiction book before. I seldom even stay up to finish a mystery or other novel. But, Michael Riedel’s Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway was worth it. Riedel admits in the introduction that the...

A is for Audra by John Robert Allman

December 06, 2019

As a Broadway fan, even before I actually saw the book, I wanted a copy of John Robert Allman’s A is for Audra. He wrote the book, but this picture book wouldn’t be anywhere near as wonderful without Peter Emmerich’s illustrations of Broadway’s...

New York City Trip – Days 1 & 2

June 06, 2018

I’m a little late in sharing this, but, if you’re interested, you probably don’t care. If you’re not interested, you’ll skip it anyways! My sister, Christie, drove in from Ohio on Monday. Tuesday morning, I made her get up hours before...