Member Stories
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How a Trio of Off-Broadway Shows Inspired Me to Shed My Shame
Seeing Heaux Church, Saturday Church and Oh Happy Day made me call my mom
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My Eighth and Maybe Final ‘Gypsy’
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For Some Families TDF Serves, One Program Is Not Enough
Kevin Chimilio and his son, Brandon, outside Aladdin before an autism-friendly performance. Photo courtesy of the family.
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How Playwright August Wilson Can Change NYC Teenagers’ LivesA participant in the 2024 August Wilson New Voices finals. Photo by Chazz Rolle.How Playwright August Wilson Can Change NYC Teenagers’ Lives
A participant in the 2024 August Wilson New Voices finals. Photo by Chazz Rolle.
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Summer Camp Musical Memories
Fiddler on the Roof at Balfour Lake Camp, 1967: Hodel’s Wedding, David Kruh as Hodel, center, with the author, seated far left, as Golde. Photo courtesy of David Kruh.
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They Fell in Love with Theatre Through TDF. Now They’re Inspiring the Next Generation of Audiences
Wendy Wasserstein Project alum Gina Femia returns to TDF as a teacher for our Young Playwrights Program
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Thank You TKTS for My Love of Theatre and the Love of My Life
How theatre enhanced my romance with my late wife
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I’ve Seen ‘Phantom’ 25 Times and It’s Still Not Enough
In my late teens as a newish fan of musical theatre, a friend and I met up in New York City hoping to catch a show. She was an avid fan of The Phantom of the Opera , but I was reluctant to go. I thought it seemed dated, not to mention problematic , and there were many other musicals ( Chicago, Hamilton, Wicked ) I was more interested in. However, since my friend had journeyed much farther than I,
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Attending (and Attending and Attending) the Tale of ‘Sweeney Todd’
God, that’s good! How I fell for my favorite musical