“some ways, this is the most difficult aspect of the role; it demands that Mariela portray a wealthy, professional, and mature woman, accustomed to control and decorous behavior, whose world has just been upended by her own child. One of… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“There are amazing stories of people who made it from the bottom to the top. But what happens on average? What is the chance… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“He does not tell her how. He never does. It is the essential aspect of his genius as an educator. The world is full… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“some ways, this is the most difficult aspect of the role; it demands that Mariela portray a wealthy, professional, and mature woman, accustomed to… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“One part of the study looked specifically at the impact on students involved in theater. Between ninth and twelfth grades, their reading levels increased… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“Theater gives them what a computer takes away, what no classroom teacher can teach. They learn to work with other people. They learn patience… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“In April 2012, The New York Times published a heart-wrenching essay by Claire Needell Hollander, a middle school English teacher in the New York… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“Volpe expands their worldview and shows them that struggle and suffering are universal, but so are hope and resilience.” — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“Along the way, he published a novel about the music business with the title Sweetie Baby Cookie Honey.” — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“Maybe that kid was in the back of the ensemble and he wasn’t even good, or he was an abomination. I don’t care. He… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry, but this is musical theater, guys. Okay? You’ve just got to do it all.” — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
“Everything now has to be fully accountable,” Peter Plagens, a New York painter and art critic, told the online magazine Salon in a 2012… — Michael Sokolove Copy Share Image
