So last week Taproot Theatre opened Man of La Mancha. I get the privilege of singing "The Quest" or as it's more popularly known, "The Impossible Dream." While thrilled to have the opportunity to take on the role of Don Quixote, there is also something daunting about singing such a classic song. Fortunately, the song …
“Places”
Each night I stand backstage pacing back and forth, running a small ritual that has become important to me as a preparation for a coming night of emotional journeying. The role of Eric Weiss in Brooklyn Boy is a challenging one, one that I relate to all too well. And then, inevitably, my friend Carla …
Alone
Musical theatre types exude energy; young, beautiful people (or those who used to be) who sing like angels, though what they sing about often falls somewhat short of angelic. I'm sitting in the Falls Theatre at ACT last night at a showcase for New Musical Theatre songs and shows, waiting, along with Anjie, my daughter …
Enchanted April’s Closing Weekend
Friday morning, as I stood with Scott and Pam Nolte in the Gordito's parking lot watching water cascading into the lobby of Taproot Theatre, one thing was very clear: there would be no performance of Enchanted April that night. There would be a mountain of work, sorting everything out, getting the theatre back on its …
The Near-Taproot Fire
So I'm sitting at the coffee shop at 6:10, when a prayer request from one of the women at church comes across my desktop. Something about a 3-alarm fire near 85th and Greenwood, and that my good friend Scott Nolte is being interviewed. It takes a minute to register. I go to KING 5 News' …
JEFF BERRYMAN 