Author: blaschet

Thanks to YA author Laura Whitcomb for noticing that The Fantasticks (Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt) is closing after fifty-five years off Broadway. I have a special place in my heart for this musical, having played El Gallo in my senior year at Geneva College. That was well-over fifty years ago but I still recall Read More …

I write. Such a simple statement but filled with so much pleasure and frustration, both sides of the coin in equal measure. But if it’s a zero sum gain, why bother?   For me, the reason is personal rather than financial. Like a majority of writers, I have no illusions of swimming in advances and royalties, Read More …