"A ballet may contain a story, but the visual spectacle, not the story, is the essential element." George Balanchine believed that dance should remain the star of a production -- a reason the father of the New York City Ballet de-emphasized plot. While the choreographer's legacy might leave something to...

Imagine, you're a television network that has produced a hit show. Viewers are live tweeting up a storm during every broadcast. They've created viral fan accounts on Tumblr and Instagram. Critics have deemed the program a "phenomenon." Now imagine having too many legal restrictions in place to fully extend that...

Social TV Needs an Upgrade. Your move, Apple.

The trick to social media adoption in the world of entertainment is to move beyond the label of "social media." Imagine a computer and how, over the last five years, technology has allowed the physical understanding of a computer to disappear. People...

Earlier this week, social media was in a tizzy over an app allowing people to tweet six-second videos. "Will Twitter's Vine App be the Next Big Social Media Thing?" one journalist asked. But is a single app seriously the definition of a "big thing"?

Big ideas are what...

@JoeTheatreFan: Premium ticket prices to @GlengarryBway are how much?!?

@GlengarryBway: @JoeTheatreFan What's the problem, pal?

@JoeTheatreFan: At $377 a seat, you're the problem.

@GlengarryBway: @JoeTheatreFan I made $1.2M last week. How much you make? You see pal, that's who I am, and you're nothing. Nice guy? I don't give a...

The Performers, the newest play to open on Broadway, will close after only playing 23 previews and seven performances following a bloodbath of reviews late last night. This despite having an all-star cast including Cheyenne Jackson, Alicia Silverstone, and Henry Winkler, and a subject matter -- pornography -- sure to...

Have you seen the new PSA for New York City tourism? It opens with the sun rising over the Empire State Building, cuts to the warm awakening of Central Park's treetops and is followed by the mellow waters of the East River. Come visit New York. There's plenty of pretty...

When Donald Trump did his best Dr. Evil impression, essentially holding "donation money" ransom unless President Obama released his college transcripts--one can never be too sure of the evildoings one undertook while at Columbia University--it was immediate fodder for the social media world, including myself. How could one resist picturing...

Facebook is so over. At least, that's what a college-age coworker told me this summer while discussing arts marketing. The mega social network may be waning with a younger demographic, but a recent Facebook acquisition is growing exponentially. More than 80 million people are sharing photos on their...

There was something endearing about Jed Clampett and gang when they first appeared on television screens in the early '60s, bringing their wacky tobacky charm from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills. The series was created by Missouri-born Paul Henning, who based the fictional characters on residents of the Ozarks he...

Empathy is a strange emotional trait. I had been successful in my avoidance of any deep empathetic feelings towards another person for nearly 30 years. Sure, there were moments of misty eyes when hearing of a tragic story, but nothing that gutted me to the core. That all changed last...

Watching this week's episode of "Glee" and seeing its rendition of the classic '80s charity song, "Do They Know It's Christmas," brought to mind the debacle that was Bob Geldof's last attempt at re-creating his Band Aid group.

For those that grew up without access to MTV, VH1, or...

Looking around the Broadway scene these past few months, it appeared as though musicals were the only fare in town. But with the fall season approaching, straight plays are headed back to Times Square, and they've got a big list of stars in tow.

Some of the A-list talents headed...

During a recent performance of Broadway's new musical, Catch Me If You Can, audiences were treated to a special guest appearance, although it's likely that nobody watching the show had any idea who was stepping into a role for a one-night stint. As a handful of ensemble cast members situated...

As Nick Adams left the stage following a matinee performance of Broadway's La Cage aux Folles last year, he headed to his dressing room and discovered a voicemail message from his agent. He looked at one of his co-stars and said that he knew exactly what the message said. It...

Red hair. Green tights. Cap and feather. It's a getup every child could recognize and quickly pick out as belonging to Peter Pan, that mischievous youth that never seems to grow up. He might be an English character, penned by a Scottish writer, but Peter Pan embodies a timeless personality,...

It seems almost fitting that Ben Vereen's performance debut at New York's The Town Hall is taking place as lawmakers in Washington are debating the issue of federally funded arts programs. The stage veteran isn't just known for his legendary performances, but also a continuing effort to raise...

Publishers might be the ones mulling over the future of digital publishing, but the Broadway community has an opportunity take advantage of the new wave of digital consumption created by Apple's iPad. While 2010 might have been considered the "year of the tablet computer," -- Apple's iPad was the big...

Actress Sheryl Lee hasn't watched an episode of Twin Peaks in two decades, yet despite her hesitation to revisit the David Lynch creation that turned her into a cult celebrity, she recently went back to the world of dancing dwarves and cherry pie thanks to USA Network's Psych.

"There's a...