That time that I fired a genius (Note: Duh! AI generated image.) As Fray and I hunker down on our new business (Pacheco Insurance Services), we haven't had much choice but to lean into AI. It is kind of miraculous but using artificial intelligence is like hiring the most talented employee you've ever met—and discovering almost immediately that they're unmanageable and insubordinate. They're brilliant, unbelievably fast, work 24/7 and can accomplish three hours of work in 30 s

ChatGPT's perfect image for my post about my letter from Harold Prince. Sweeney Todd was among my earliest theatre obsessions. The original two-record cast album was released in 1979, when I was twenty years old and an English literature major at Towson University. I remember locking myself in my bedroom, listening from beginning to end while following along with the lyrics and devouring the liner notes (remember those?!). When it was over, I just sat there in shock. The oper

Perfect theatre is a gift. Shows like "Hadestown" hit on all cylinders and grow on you as you peel the onion down to the heartbreaking but inspirational core.

Maybe questioning faith is not the abandonment of faith at all. Maybe it is how we rescue the baby from the bathwater.

Published in October 2025 by Grand Central Publishing, Vagabond: A Memoir is a delightful surprise and an unexpectedly charming read.

This Immersive version of the Phantom of the Opera doesn’t replace it. It haunts it, reshapes it, and lets you step inside it. It’s less a revival than a séance.

On June 10, 2026. the New York Times published an article called "How Trump Skewed Presidential History: Eight historians evaluate Trump’s gold plaques for each president." Take the time to read this article/these plaques and be prepared to be astounded. They. Are. Horrifying!!!

Choose happiness (ChatGPT enhanced image) I used to hate roller coasters. They scared the hell out of me and every time that I would convince myself that they "might be fun" or would get on one to placate my friends and try to get value from the super expensive park entrance fee, I would be cranking up that first big hill but eying the service steps along the uphill and think: "it's not too late! I could just get out and walk down." And then one day, I got on one of those old