Brian Lenz

I have a confession to make. I, Brian Lenz, lifelong artistic person and professional theater critic know nothing about Shakespeare...

Opera usually tries to be the most extreme version of something. Wagner loved being the most epic, Mozart was usually...

Have you ever had a conversation with someone from an Amish community? How about with a non-Amish professor who is...

What’s the phrase? “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? If you’re speaking metaphorically of people as books then yes...

This is an amazing time to be alive. I’m not saying this is the best time to be alive but...

Do you like surprises? Not the kind where your friends jump out from behind the couch on your birthday… more...

Full disclosure: I know some members of this show’s cast

Fuller disclosure: I would never hesitate to give my friends...

Have you ever seen a Monet in person? Specifically, have you ever seen Small Country Farm at Bordighera (Un coin...

I used to teach middle school. Each year we would stage a 1-act ‘junior’ version of a musical to the...