Join me for "A Tale of Two Theatrical Adventures" as two longtime out actors have separate, but thrilling experiences with New York Theater on the same weekend. I followed both on social media as they shared the euphoria and elation of their personal milestones.
The first, Stephen Blackwell. As his 50th birthday approached, Stephen recently made the decision to venture forth to the Big Bad Apple for the first time and see his first productions on the Great White Way.
The other gentleman, Ed Dixon, has enjoyed a long, successful career on Broadway, off-Broadway and beyond. He’s an actor, playwright, composer and author. After more than four decades of great work, Ed was honored by the Drama Desk Awards for his latest project on the same weekend Stephen was experiencing NY theater for the first time.
At a time when it feels there’s so much doom, gloom and grousing on Facebook, I loved watching these stories play out in front of me in real time on the Book of Face.