Theatre, Trump

The show must go on. Or go broke.

June 9, 2025 PBS recently served up a treat for musical theatre fans: the recent London revival of the classic "Kiss Me, Kate." It was extra special for me because I appeared in that show myself when I was just out of high school, in a production of the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Community Youth Theatre. If… Continue reading The show must go on. Or go broke.

Family, history, life, Politics

Their past, our present

When a movie star lies about his past to protect his image, it's usually a non-story. In fact, in Hollywood, it's probably considered PR 101. But Ben Affleck went way over the line when he persuaded the PBS genealogy program “Finding Your Roots” not to mention an ancestor who owned slaves. As a result, PBS… Continue reading Their past, our present