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Column: AND… SCENE! A Soulless Tribute to the Queen of Soul

It’s a shame Hudson had to be wasted in a joyless, pointless, and entirely soulless recounting of the Queen of Soul’s early life and career.‍

Column: AND… SCENE! Jagged Little Tina

It’s Stanley versus Warren, and this predicament places me at an annoying gay crossroads.

Column: AND… SCENE! Lillias White’s Parade

As we listen to “Zero to Hero” for the billionth time this weekend, let us all reflect on how best to put White back on the Great White Way.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezJuly 16, 2021column, and scene, and... scene!, theatrely, lillias white, don't rain on my parade, barbra, funny girl, sheridan smith, dreamgirls, i am changing, hercules, delacorte

Column: AND...SCENE! Sweet, Sweet, Charity

To paraphrase MacArthur Genius Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “We Should All Be Sweet Charity Stans.”

TheatreJuan A. RamirezJune 18, 2021column, theatrely, theatre, film, sweet charity, britney spears, fosse, bob fosse, You Should See Yourself, If My Friends Could See Me Now, i’m a Brass Band, baby dream your dream, where am i going, I’m the Bravest Individual, sutton foster

Column: AND... SCENE! Suddenly Screaming

Ellen Greene scream-singing in this Little Shop of Horrors medley is glorious.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezJune 11, 2021ellen greene, little shop of horrors, and scene, column, cameron mackintosh, miss saigon, phantom, teddy kempner, ariana grande

Column: AND… SCENE! Everybody’s Disappointed About Jamie (and Evan)

While the rest of the world throws open its doors, Amazon has decided to shut us out of what could have been the glitziest, most high-energy screenings of the fall.

Theatre, ColumnJuan A. RamirezMay 22, 2021theatrely, and scene, column, everybody's talking about jamie, dear evan hansen, ben platt, marc platt, tobias fünke, arrested development, cats, amazon prime, love simon

Column: AND… SCENE! The TikToker’s Frug

It came as a delightful shock (or with loving horror), to receive a text yesterday asking whether I knew that the Rich Man’s Frug was quickly becoming the latest TikTok dance trend.

Column, Theatre, CultureJuan A. RamirezApril 23, 2021sweet charity, bob fosse, fosse, gwen verdon, rich man's frug, beyonce, get me bodied, tiktok, billy magnussen, follies, garrett clayton, hairspray live, column, theatrely

Column: AND… SCENE! Whatever Verdon Wants...

No thoughts this week, just Gwen Verdon.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezApril 16, 2021column, gwen verdon, theatrely, and scene, damn yankees, sweet charity, tim curry, rocky horror picture show, tab hunter, bob fosse, fosse, chicago, stanley donen, tom & jerry

Column: AND... SCENE! John Cullum and the Broadway Divo

While this column is usually a site of diva worship, “John Cullum: An Accidental Star” got me thinking about Broadway’s leading men and the curiously small place they occupy in our cultural awareness.

Column: AND... SCENE! As If We Never Said Goodbye

And...Scene! is Juan A. Ramirez's weekly column with his hot takes, musings, and all that jazz.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezApril 2, 2021column, and scene, and... scene!, silence, covid, covid-19, pandemic, socially distant, cuomo, simon stephens, donmar warehouse, theatrely

Column: AND... SCENE! A Word on Jessica Walter’s Legacy

And...Scene! is Juan A. Ramirez's weekly column with his hot takes, musings, and all that jazz.

Theatre, ColumnJuan A. RamirezMarch 25, 2021column, and scene, and... scene!, jessica walter, arrested development, anything goes, theatrely, mama who bore me, spring awakening, dinosaurs, lucille bluth, liza minnelli

Column: Miniseries should stay mini

Let’s learn to respect brevity as a valid artistic virtue and let good things go once they conclude. If not, well I’ll still be interested in who gets cast in “2 Big 2 Little: Lies Reloaded.”

Column, TVJuan A. RamirezApril 13, 2017column, tv, big little lies, 13 reasons why, huntington news, boston

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