Name: Gwen
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Bio: Gwen Orel is a freelance writer, based in NY, who writes about theatre, music and culture for many publications (credits include Back Stage, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Forward, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out New York, and many others). She has a PhD in theatre, but Celtic Music owns her.
Bio
Gwen Orel is a freelance writer, based in NY, who writes about theatre, music and culture for many publications (credits include Back Stage, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Forward, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out New York, and many others). She has a PhD in theatre, but Celtic Music owns her.
Entries By Gwen Orel
I am way behind on this! Expect another Inner Monologue sooner than later because doing two weeks at once is too cumbersome. And I’m leaving out my meandering thoughts on the musical events, my own playreading, and the party at the new Forward building– at least for now– to focus on the plays themselves.
Billy Elliott
Friday, [...]
I recently wrote a review of “Next to Normal” for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. You can read the entire review here.
My editor received two letters about it– a mother and daughter tag team insisted that I had spoiled the show by revealing a particular plot point. The exchange got me thinking. When is a “spoiler” necessary [...]
