Julia Stroud

SENIOR COLUMN: There Is Life Outside of Spec; It Ain't Pretty

This is the story of the summer before I gave my life to Spectator. Everything you're about to read is 100 percent true.

By Julia Stroud | May 2 12:00 am ET

Decades Later, Wind Is Still Evolving

Studied in liberal middle schools across the nation and shown on Turner Classic Movies at least once a day, or at least so it seems, Inherit the Wind does not seem like prime material for a Broadwa

By Julia Stroud | Apr 24 12:00 am ET

On the Lookout for Gordon-Levitt's Rising Indie Star Power

Anyone who watches American Idol knows that the key to success is picking the right song. The basic principle applies to actors, too-half the battle is picking the right project.

By Julia Stroud | Mar 29 12:00 am ET

An American Triumph in Spring Awakening

Those lamenting the death of the American musical need look no further than Spring Awakening for proof of its survival.

By Julia Stroud | Dec 11 12:00 am ET

Classic's Revamp a Redundant Spectacle

Les Miserables is back on Broadway, and producers are banking on the fact that you've been missing it since it closed three years ago.

By Julia Stroud | Dec 11 12:00 am ET

Grey Gardens Turn Green

"It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present-know what I mean?"

By Julia Stroud | Mar 29 12:00 am ET

John Jay Gives Us More Than Bad Food

It may be tough to imagine, but there are some people sitting in Butler who aren't pulling all-nighters for their CC mid-terms.

By Julia Stroud | Mar 3 12:00 am ET

A Steamy Sleepover

For the first time in years, the sexiest thing in New York can be found on Broadway.

By Julia Stroud | Mar 1 12:00 am ET

Limping From Page to Stage

While Oprah Winfrey may be the national arbiter of taste, she must have been a little distracted when she decided to sink her money into Broadway's newest musical, The Color Purple.

By Julia Stroud | Dec 11 12:00 am ET

Doyle Ditches the Band in Meaty Musical Revival

While the prospect of human meat pies may not sound appetizing, in the hands of Stephen Sondheim it makes for enticing and surprisingly palatable musical theater.

By Julia Stroud | Dec 8 12:00 am ET

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